Anchorage Municipality, AK County is a vibrant community that is home to plenty of political and civic engagement. The local politics in the area are shaped by a number of entities including the Anchorage Assembly, the mayor, and various city departments. The Anchorage Assembly is made up of 11 members who are elected every three years by citizens in the municipality. These elected representatives work together to develop policies, approve budgets, and create ordinances. Additionally, each member has their own district which they represent and serve as an advocate for at the assembly level. The Mayor serves as the chief executive officer of the municipality and is responsible for implementing laws and regulations issued by the Assembly while also developing initiatives to better serve citizens. There are also numerous city departments such as Public Works, Parks & Recreation, Community Development, Education & Early Learning, and Police & Fire Services that have a direct impact on politics within the municipality. All of these entities work together to ensure that Anchorage Municipality continues to be a great place to live work and play.
The political climate in Anchorage Municipality County, AK is leaning liberal.
In Anchorage Municipality County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anchorage Municipality flipped Democratic, 49.5% to 46.4%.
Anchorage Municipality flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2016, 2012, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anchorage Municipality County, AK is leaning liberal.
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.
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska: D R R r r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Anchorage Municipality County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,598 contributions totaling $2,747,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,072 contributions totaling $2,799,194 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)