Mekoryuk, AK is located on Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea. It is an isolated rural community with a population of around 200 people, making it one of the smallest cities in Alaska. Despite its small size, Mekoryuk’s politics are vibrant and active. The city is served by two traditional councils: Mekoryuk Native Corporation (MNC) and the Mekoryuk Traditional Council (MTC). Both of these entities operate within the framework of traditional law and have been critical in preserving local culture and traditions. As Mekoryuk does not have a mayor or other elected officials, all decisions are made by these two organizations. The MNC focuses on economic, education and health issues while the MTC handles legal matters surrounding tribal land use rights and subsistence hunting. There are no local political candidates running for office since most issues are decided upon by consensus between the two governing bodies.
The political climate in Zip 99630 (Mekoryuk, AK) is moderately 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 99630 (Mekoryuk, AK) is moderately liberal.
Mekoryuk, Alaska is moderately 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.
Mekoryuk, 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 99630 (Mekoryuk)
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)