Sterling, AK is a small town in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough that has traditionally been conservatively minded in its political beliefs. Located approximately 36 miles northeast of Anchorage, it is home to a population of roughly 3,000 people. Though there are no local political candidates for Sterling specifically, the residents of Sterling usually tend to vote for candidates from both major parties as well as independent ones. The town itself is largely focused on economic development and growth as well as preserving its natural beauty through responsible development. Community members are passionate about their independence and strive to maintain their own unique identity. Overall, Sterling has strong civic ideals while still being open to different viewpoints and perspectives on politics and life.
The political climate in Sterling, AK is strongly conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK is very conservative. In Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenai Peninsula Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.5% to 31.8%.
Kenai Peninsula county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sterling, AK is strongly conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska is very 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.
Sterling, 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 Sterling, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,057 contributions totaling $50,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 510 contributions totaling $108,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)