Skwentna, AK is a small town nestled in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska. Politically, the town is part of the state’s nonpartisan blanket primary system where all candidates run against each other regardless of party affiliation. As such, local political candidates in Skwentna may be from a variety of backgrounds and ideologies. The community typically elects officials who will focus on improving economic opportunities and quality of life for residents while striving to keep taxes low. Local elections are an opportunity for citizens to engage with the democratic process and make their voices heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Skwentna, AK is strongly conservative.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, AK is very conservative. In Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, AK 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Matanuska-Susitna Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 24.7%.
Matanuska-Susitna county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Skwentna, AK is strongly conservative.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska is very conservative.
Anchorage Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Skwentna, 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 Skwentna, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)