Silver Springs, AK is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It has a vibrant and diverse community that is heavily involved in local politics. The town is served by a mayor, city council, school board, and other elected officials who are all dedicated to serving the residents of Silver Springs. Every election season is competitive with many local candidates vying for office and plenty of passionate debates about where the town should be headed. Residents take pride in being informed voters and ensuring their voices are heard during local elections.
The political climate in Silver Springs, AK is somewhat conservative.
Not Found County, AK is 0. In Not Found County, AK 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valdez-Cordova Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Valdez-Cordova county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silver Springs, AK is somewhat conservative.
Not Found County, Alaska is 0.
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.
Silver Springs, 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 Silver Springs, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $4,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)