Teller, AK is a small town located in the southeastern region of Alaska. It is known for its beautiful landscape and cultural history. Politically, Teller is home to many different political views and philosophies due to its diverse population. The town government consists of a mayor, five city council members, and a city manager who are all responsible for making decisions that will benefit the community as a whole. Local elections are held every two years to choose the new leaders of the town and these races are often very competitive. Issues such as economic development, public safety, and education are discussed amongst candidates in an effort to be elected into office. The people of Teller have always taken pride in exercising their right to participate in the democratic process and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Teller, AK is somewhat liberal.
Nome Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Nome Census Area County, AK 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nome Borough remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 32.7%.
Nome county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Teller, AK is somewhat liberal.
Nome Census Area County, Alaska is strongly liberal.
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.
Teller, Alaska: d R d D D D
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 Teller, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)