Politics in 99547 Atka, AK are heavily focused on Native American rights and issues. Located within the Aleutian Islands, this small community is largely comprised of members of the Sugpiaq tribe. As such, local political candidates have a strong focus on protecting tribal resources and Native American sovereignty. These candidates understand the importance of upholding traditional tribal values while advocating for the needs and interests of their constituents. With an emphasis on environmental protection and conservation, they also strive to create a better future for generations to come. Atka's local government works with state and federal representatives to ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of lawmaking and policy-setting.
The political climate in Zip 99547 (Atka, AK) is leaning conservative.
Aleutians West Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal. In Aleutians West Census Area County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aleutians West Borough remained Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Aleutians West voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99547 (Atka, AK) is leaning conservative.
Atka, Alaska is leaning conservative.
Aleutians West Census Area County, Alaska is leaning liberal.
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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.
Atka, Alaska: D R R 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 99547 (Atka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 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)