The remote community of Chignik Lake, AK is known for its vast natural landscapes and abundance of wildlife. With a population estimated in the low hundreds, the politics of this unique area are not as defined or visible as those of larger cities. The local government consists of a tribal council that represents the villages of Chignik Lake, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay. The council is led by an elected president and maintains various departments such as transportation, public safety, and education to ensure the wellbeing of residents. There are no current elections or candidates for any political office in Chignik Lake, so the tribal council maintains control over all governance-related activities in the area. Nevertheless, they aim to create a safe and prosperous environment for all who live there.
The political climate in Zip 99548 (Chignik Lake, AK) is leaning conservative.
Lake and Peninsula Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In Lake and Peninsula Borough County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake and Peninsula Borough flipped Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Lake and Peninsula Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99548 (Chignik Lake, AK) is leaning conservative.
Chignik Lake, Alaska is leaning conservative.
Lake and Peninsula 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.
Chignik Lake, Alaska: D R R D 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 99548 (Chignik Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)