Anchor Point, AK is a small town located in Homer Census Area in the state of Alaska. It is home to a population of around 1,760 people. The politics here are defined by the local municipal government, which consists of a mayor and six city council members that make up the Anchor Point City Council. This council is responsible for making decisions regarding taxes, public safety, infrastructure and other important matters that affect the citizens of Anchor Point. Elections are held every two years for city officials and representatives from the Anchorage area come together to attend meetings to discuss local issues. The current mayor of Anchor Point is Jeff O'Loughlin who was elected in 2019. He has been focusing on economic development and creating new opportunities for locals in his first term. Although there are no federal or state candidates running from this area, local elections demonstrate that citizens care deeply about their community and have a vested interest in its future.
The political climate in Zip 99556 (Anchor Point, 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
Zip 99556 (Anchor Point, AK) is strongly conservative.
Anchor Point, Alaska is strongly conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska is very conservative.
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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.
Anchor Point, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 99556 (Anchor Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $2,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $8,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)