Alton, Iowa is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. It is known for its friendly, tight-knit community and rural charm. The politics in Alton are largely driven by local issues that have a direct impact on the town’s residents. Community members come together to discuss topics such as taxes, school funding, infrastructure projects, and other government services. Local elections can be especially important to ensure that all voices are heard and that those elected will best serve the town's interest. A variety of political views exist in Alton, with many citizens taking an active role in their local government by voting and attending meetings focused on making sure the town’s needs are met.
The political climate in Alton, IA is strongly conservative.
Sioux County, IA is very conservative. In Sioux County, IA 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sioux county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 15.8%.
Sioux county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alton, IA is strongly conservative.
Sioux County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Alton, Iowa: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Alton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $9,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)