The politics in 99736 Deering, AK are mainly focused on local issues that impact the townsfolk. Locally elected officials strive to make decisions that will improve the lives of residents and ensure their safety. Important topics discussed range from services such as education, health care and public transportation to infrastructure development, tax rates and zoning regulations. While there are no specific political candidates in the area, local citizens still have a voice in their government by attending town meetings and participating in discussions about policy issues. People also have the opportunity to vote during elections on important countywide initiatives or constitutional amendments that may affect state-wide policies. All these efforts help to ensure that Deering stays a great place to live for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 99736 (Deering, AK) is leaning liberal.
Northwest Arctic Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In Northwest Arctic Borough County, AK 50.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northwest Arctic Borough remained moderately Democratic, 50.1% to 43.1%.
Northwest Arctic voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99736 (Deering, AK) is leaning liberal.
Deering, Alaska is leaning liberal.
Northwest Arctic 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.
Deering, 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 99736 (Deering)
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)