Alba, TX is a small town with a population of about 1,000 people. Despite its small size, Alba still has a lively political atmosphere. Locally elected officials have the responsibility of governing the town and making sure that it is a safe and comfortable place to live. The political environment in Alba consists of an active mayor and several city council members that all have their own agendas. It is important for citizens to understand who their local leaders are so they can make informed decisions when it comes to voting in local elections. Additionally, there is a strong sense of community among the locals as they work together to ensure that Alba continues to remain a pleasant place to live.
The political climate in Alba, TX is strongly conservative.
Wood County, TX is very conservative. In Wood County, TX 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.4%.
Wood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alba, TX is strongly conservative.
Wood County, Texas 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.
Alba, 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 Alba, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $2,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $15,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)