The small town of Alta, Wyoming has a population of just under 1,000 residents. Despite its small size, it is a vibrant and active community with strong local political involvement. The residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard on the local issues that affect them, from taxes to zoning. Local elections draw in plenty of interest from the townspeople, who take pride in voting on ballot measures and electing the local officials that will help guide their community into the future. The town boasts a well-rounded selection of politicians who represent both major parties and many points of view in between. Residents value honest debate and open dialogue, allowing everyone to feel represented as part of the political process in Alta.
The political climate in Zip 83414 (Alta, WY) is moderately liberal.
Teton County, WY is very liberal. In Teton County, WY 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Teton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 29.6%.
Teton county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 83414 (Alta, WY) is moderately liberal.
Alta, Wyoming is moderately liberal.
Teton County, Wyoming is very liberal.
Jackson Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Wyoming is very 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, Wyoming: R d D D D D
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 83414 (Alta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)