Alta leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Alta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alta, ~37% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alta leans more Democratic than 9 of 13 neighbors.
Alta runs about 52 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole. Wyoming leans Republican overall, while Alta is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Alta. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+20) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Alta leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Alta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 64% of adults in Alta hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Alta have never been married, above 79% of cities. Alta runs against the grain of Wyoming, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Alta, WY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Alta looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Alta is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Alta have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Driggs, ID R+18
- Tetonia, ID R+36
- Felt, ID R+39
- Victor, ID R+16
- Bates, ID R+34
- Teton Village, WY D+19
- Vernon, ID R+31
- Moose, WY D+10
- Lamont, ID R+67
- Drummond, ID R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sheffield, VT R+19
- Manokotak, AK D+27
- Connersville, KY R+52
- Koonsville, PA R+49
- Pacific Beach, WA R+10
- Donnally Mills, PA R+60
- Carrie, KY R+67
- Honey Bend, IL R+53
- Crossnore, NC R+54
- Hughey, TN R+71
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.