The politics of 99515 Anchorage, AK are largely dictated by the state and federal governments, as this is a major city in the region. As such, there are a number of representatives that citizens can contact for local government services or to discuss political issues. At the local level, the mayor and other elected officials represent their constituents and work to ensure that the city functions properly. The Anchorage Assembly also holds meetings where citizens can come and voice their opinions on important matters of policy. Election season is an exciting time for Anchorage residents, as they have the chance to vote on who will be representing them in city offices. During election season, candidates often attend public events to make their case for why they should be elected into office. Ultimately, it is up to voters to decide who will best fulfill their needs and represent their interests at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 99515 (Anchorage, AK) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 99515 (Anchorage, AK) is leaning liberal.
Anchorage, Alaska is leaning liberal.
Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska 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, 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 zip 99515 (Anchorage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,222 contributions totaling $159,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 784 contributions totaling $242,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)