Sitka, AK is a small city with a population of around 8,800 located in Southeast Alaska. It is known for its beautiful scenery, which includes mountains, forests and the sea. The city is also home to a vibrant political scene, with many local leaders working to ensure the best interests of their constituents are met. There are several elected representatives at the state level that represent the district of 99835 Sitka, AK. These politicians include Senator Bert Stedman and Representatives Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Dan Ortiz. They all work hard to ensure the residents in this area have access to quality education, healthcare services, and other vital resources. Furthermore, they fight for fair wages and improved environmental protections while prioritizing public safety initiatives that benefit all members of this community.
The political climate in Zip 99835 (Sitka, AK) is leaning conservative.
Sitka City and Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In Sitka City and Borough County, AK 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sitka City and Borough remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 47.0%.
Sitka City and Borough voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99835 (Sitka, AK) is leaning conservative.
Sitka, Alaska is leaning conservative.
Sitka City and Borough County, Alaska is leaning liberal.
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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.
Sitka, Alaska: D R r 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 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 99835 (Sitka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,913 contributions totaling $87,771 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $55,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)