Willow, AK is a small town situated in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and is home to a diverse population of individuals. Although the politics of Willow, AK are not widely discussed, there are several local candidates that have been campaigning for public office positions in recent years. These candidates have come from both major political parties and have sought to represent the interests of the citizens of Willow. In addition to providing excellent representation for local residents, these politicians also focus on issues such as economic growth, environmental protection, and public safety. The citizens of Willow take pride in their ability to select quality representatives for their town's government.
The political climate in Willow, AK is moderately 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
Willow, AK is moderately 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.
Willow, 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 Willow, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $9,503 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 252 contributions totaling $37,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)