The small Alaska town of Talkeetna is a picture of beauty with its rugged and rocky terrain, surrounding mountains, and the wonderful local wildlife. It's also a community rich in local politics. The residents of Talkeetna are passionate about their town and very involved in voting on local issues that affect them directly. Local political candidates are actively campaigning for election, and their platforms reflect the interest of the citizens in maintaining the quality of life they enjoy. These include wanting to keep taxes low, preserve access to nature, support local businesses, maintain a safe community, provide excellent educational facilities, and ensure fair representation in all activities related to local governance. The town has recently voted on a constitutional amendment regarding taxation that shows how seriously they take their responsibility as citizens to be informed and active when it comes to politics. Talkeetna's commitment to keeping up with current political events sets an example for other communities across Alaska.
The political climate in Talkeetna, 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
Talkeetna, 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.
Talkeetna, 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 Talkeetna, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 231 contributions totaling $13,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $10,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)