Anderson, AK is a small Alaskan town with a population of approximately 800 people. It is governed by a mayor and council members who serve as representatives of the local community. Anderson’s local politics are focused on the needs and concerns of its citizens, from ensuring clean drinking water to maintaining public safety. The Mayor and Council are committed to protecting the environment while also providing appropriate services for all residents. Community members frequently participate in town meetings to address issues, ask questions, and share their opinions about local government policies and decisions. As such, Anderson has an active political presence that seeks to ensure that its citizens’ rights are respected and their voices heard.
The political climate in Anderson, AK is moderately conservative.
Denali Borough County, AK is strongly conservative. In Denali Borough County, AK 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Denali Borough flipped overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 34.4%.
Denali county flipped Republican in most recent Presidential election (2004 also went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anderson, AK is moderately conservative.
Denali Borough County, Alaska is strongly 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.
Anderson, Alaska: D R d D D 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 Anderson, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $18,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $18,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)