Lower Kalskag, AK is a small city in the United States with a small population. It is located within the Bethel Census Area of Alaska and is part of the Lower Kuskokwim School District. Despite its small size, Lower Kalskag has an active and vibrant political scene. Local politics are governed by a mayor and city council made up of elected officials who make legislative decisions on behalf of their constituents. All candidates for local office must be registered voters living in the Lower Kalskag area for at least one year prior to running for office. Political issues that have been addressed in recent years include taxation, public safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure improvements and economic development opportunities. Residents of Lower Kalskag come together every election cycle to ensure that their voices are heard by choosing representatives who share their values and will advocate for them locally and regionally.
The political climate in Zip 99626 (Lower Kalskag, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Bethel Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Bethel Census Area County, AK 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bethel Borough flipped overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 32.6%.
Bethel county flipped Democratic in most recent Presidential election (2016 and 2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99626 (Lower Kalskag, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Lower Kalskag, Alaska is somewhat liberal.
Bethel Census Area County, Alaska is strongly 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.
Lower Kalskag, Alaska: d R D 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 99626 (Lower Kalskag)
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)