The politics in 99574 Cordova, AK are an important part of the community. The citizens of Cordova take their civic duty seriously, and actively engage in their local politics. There is a high voter turnout at every election, with the majority of residents having strong opinions on the issues that affect them. The city government consists of a mayor, five council members and four members of the Assembly. Cordova also has several active political clubs and organizations that meet regularly to discuss important local issues. These clubs provide an opportunity for citizens to be heard and have their say on how the city is run. Additionally, several candidates for local offices are actively campaigning in the area each year. It is clear that political engagement is alive and well here in Cordova.
The political climate in Zip 99574 (Cordova, AK) is somewhat conservative.
Not Found County, AK is 0. In Not Found County, AK 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valdez-Cordova Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Valdez-Cordova county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99574 (Cordova, AK) is somewhat conservative.
Cordova, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
Not Found County, Alaska is 0.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Cordova, 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 99574 (Cordova)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $9,939 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $3,864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)