Alba, MN is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The local politics are largely determined by the residents of Alba and the surrounding area. Residents tend to elect candidates who prioritize issues that affect them directly, such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and local job markets. The political atmosphere in Alba is generally conservative, with most candidates being Republicans. However, there has been an uptick in third party candidates running for office in recent years due to discontent with both major parties. Locally elected officials are typically well-known figures within the community who actively participate in working groups and organizations to better serve their constituents. In addition to local elections, residents also take part in state and national elections as they impact the people of Alba most directly.
The political climate in Alba, MN is very conservative.
Jackson County, MN is very conservative. In Jackson County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.0%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alba, MN is very conservative.
Jackson County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
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.
Alba, Minnesota: 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 Alba, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $2,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)