Politics in 99587 Anchorage, AK are of great interest to the people living in the area. The city is represented at both the local and state level by elected officials who represent the interests of the people living in 99587 Anchorage. At the local level, citizens elect a mayor and members of the city council to lead their government, while at the state level they are represented by senators and representatives in Alaska’s State Legislature. These elected officials work to protect their constituents' rights and ensure that services and resources are allocated fairly across Anchorage. Additionally, important decisions concerning public safety, infrastructure, taxes, education, and other issues are debated on a regular basis by both local and state lawmakers. As a result, it is important for citizens to stay informed about current policies and upcoming elections so they can make an educated decision when casting their vote.
The political climate in Zip 99587 (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 99587 (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 99587 (Anchorage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 216 contributions totaling $9,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $18,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)