Alto, TX is a small rural town located in the southeastern part of the state. The local politics in Alto are dominated by conservative and traditional values, with most residents voting along party lines. With no major population centers nearby and no large employers, Alto relies heavily on locally-sourced businesses to create jobs and provide services for its citizens. In terms of candidates running for local office, there are usually several contenders from both major parties vying for each open position. These candidates typically present their views on issues such as taxes, education, public safety, and economic development in order to gain support from the local population. Though there may be some minor differences between candidates on certain issues, most of them tend to agree on the core values that help bring stability to the town of Alto.
The political climate in Alto, TX is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, TX is very conservative. In Cherokee County, TX 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 21.6%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alto, TX is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, Texas is very conservative.
Jacksonville Metro Area is very conservative.
Texas 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.
Alto, Texas: 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 Alto, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $49,413 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $668 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)