The small town of Alma, NY is located in Allegany County and has a population of approximately 471 people. Despite its small size, the town is very politically active. During election season, local politicians hold meetings at community centers to discuss their platforms and answer questions from residents. The local party committees also organize events throughout the year to encourage civic engagement and voter registration. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities available for residents to take part in such as working on campaigns or taking part in fundraisers for political candidates. All of these activities help to create a strong sense of community and ensure that everyone has a voice in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 14708 (Alma, NY) is very conservative.
Allegany County, NY is very conservative. In Allegany County, NY 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.1%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14708 (Alma, NY) is very conservative.
Alma, New York is very conservative.
Allegany County, New York is very conservative.
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New York is moderately 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.
Alma, New York: 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 14708 (Alma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)