The small city of Kaltag, Alaska is located in the northwest region of the state. It has a population of just over 300 people and is a remote yet vibrant community. Despite its small size, Kaltag has an active political life with plenty of opportunities for local residents to get involved and make their voices heard. Every few years residents can elect officials to serve on the city council which is responsible for making decisions on local issues like land use, budgeting, taxes, and more. In addition, candidates often run for various state offices such as governor or senator representing Kaltag's interests in Juneau. There are plenty of ways for individuals to engage in politics within the town and make sure their opinions and ideas are heard by their elected representatives.
The political climate in Zip 99748 (Kaltag, AK) is moderately conservative.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, AK is strongly conservative. In Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, AK 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough flipped overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 34.4%.
Yukon-Koyukuk Borough flipped Republican in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Democratic in 2016, 2012 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99748 (Kaltag, AK) is moderately conservative.
Kaltag, Alaska is moderately conservative.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, Alaska is strongly conservative.
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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.
Kaltag, Alaska: D R R D D 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 99748 (Kaltag)
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)