The Anchorage, AK Metro Area is a hub of political activity. It is home to both state and federal government institutions, as well as the Alaska State Constitution. There are numerous local, state and national political organizations that are based in the Anchorage metro area, focusing on issues ranging from economic development to civil rights. The area also hosts regular forums and debates on important topics that affect Alaskans. The major candidates for mayor of Anchorage include Forrest Dunbar, Eric Croft and Austin Quinn-Davidson. All three candidates have detailed platforms addressing various issues impacting the local community such as housing affordability, public safety, educational access and sustainability efforts. This past summer saw an influx of grassroots initiatives that provided an opportunity for residents to get involved in the election process by sharing their thoughts about each of the candidates’ policies. As Election Day approaches, it is important for residents to remain engaged with their local representatives by attending public events or simply learning more about what is happening politically in the Anchorage Metro Area.
The political climate in Anchorage Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Anchorage Metro Area 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Anchorage metro area remained strongly Republican, 53.3% to 42.6%.
The Anchorage metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Anchorage Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,195 contributions totaling $2,873,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,816 contributions totaling $3,070,809 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)