The 99701 zip code in Fairbanks, Alaska is home to a diverse population of residents who are all deeply involved in local politics. Issues such as education, healthcare, and the economy are top of mind for many of the people living in this area. Local elections have become increasingly important as more people recognize the influence their decisions can have on their community. Candidates running for office often bring their own unique perspectives and policies to the table, giving voters a wide range of choices when it comes to selecting representatives. During election season, you’ll find many Fairbanks residents rallying around their preferred candidates and discussing key issues with friends and neighbors. It’s clear that these conversations will continue long after elections are over, helping to shape the political landscape of 99701 for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 99701 (Fairbanks, AK) is leaning conservative.
Fairbanks North Star Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative. In Fairbanks North Star Borough County, AK 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairbanks North Star Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.4% to 41.3%.
Fairbanks North Star county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99701 (Fairbanks, AK) is leaning conservative.
Fairbanks, Alaska is leaning conservative.
Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
Fairbanks 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.
Fairbanks, 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 99701 (Fairbanks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,393 contributions totaling $83,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $58,431 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)