Soldotna, Alaska is located in the Kenai Peninsula Borough and is part of the greater Anchorage area. The city has been governed by a mayor and six members of the city council since its incorporation in 1947. Soldotna’s local government works to ensure the community is safe and prosperous while preserving its unique environment. The mayor and city council are responsible for making policy decisions, appointing citizens to various boards, commissions, and committees, approving all tax levies, budgeting all public funds, enacting ordinances that promote public health and safety, and responding to citizen inquiries. The local political representatives strive to provide residents with effective services while keeping taxes low. Residents of Soldotna have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending meetings at City Hall or voting in local elections. Despite its relatively small population size, Soldotna has a vibrant political atmosphere that encourages civic engagement from its citizens.
The political climate in Soldotna, AK is moderately conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK is very conservative. In Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenai Peninsula Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.5% to 31.8%.
Kenai Peninsula county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Soldotna, AK is moderately conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska is very conservative.
Alaska is somewhat 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.
Soldotna, Alaska: D 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 Soldotna, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 978 contributions totaling $48,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 425 contributions totaling $96,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)