Point MacKenzie, AK is a small, close-knit community that prides itself on its strong sense of local politics. The city government consists of five elected officials who focus on supporting the interests of their constituents. These include the mayor, two municipal council members, and two school board members. These elected officials meet regularly to discuss issues that affect the whole community, such as public safety, economic development projects, and environmental protection initiatives. The local political environment is one characterized by cooperation and collaboration among all involved parties. This allows for effective decision-making which ultimately improves the quality of life in Point MacKenzie.
The political climate in Point MacKenzie, 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
Point MacKenzie, 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.
Point MacKenzie, 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 Point MacKenzie, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 495 contributions totaling $24,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 630 contributions totaling $101,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)