Alta, IA 51002 is a small city located in the state of Iowa. The local politics in Alta revolves around making sure all residents have access to quality services such as health care, education, and job opportunities. The local government works hard to ensure that their citizens are provided with the resources they need to thrive. Over the years, many initiatives have been undertaken to ensure that Alta’s infrastructure is up-to-date and its services meet the needs of its residents. Recently, an initiative was passed by the City Council to make sure that all citizens have access to affordable health care options. This initiative has allowed Alta to become one of Iowa's most diverse cities. Local politicians work hard to make sure that Alta maintains its status as a vibrant and prosperous community for all who live there.
The political climate in Zip 51002 (Alta, IA) is moderately conservative.
Buena Vista County, IA is strongly conservative. In Buena Vista County, IA 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buena Vista county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.3%.
Buena Vista county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51002 (Alta, IA) is moderately conservative.
Alta, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Buena Vista County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Storm Lake Metro Area is strongly 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.
Alta, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 51002 (Alta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $3,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)