Palmer, AK, located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, is a small town with a population of just over 7,000 people. The local politics in Palmer are part of the larger borough politics that govern the area. The mayor and six council members make up the governing body of Palmer's local government. Elections for the mayor and council members occur every two years. Local political candidates running for these positions have come from a range of backgrounds, including business owners, teachers and community volunteers. In addition to elections for mayor and council members, Palmer's citizens also vote on ballot initiatives that can impact town policies and funding. No matter what their political affiliations are, residents of Palmer take active interest in their local government to ensure they are represented and their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 99645 (Palmer, AK) is very conservative.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, AK is very conservative. In Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, AK 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Matanuska-Susitna Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 24.7%.
Matanuska-Susitna county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99645 (Palmer, AK) is very conservative.
Palmer, Alaska is very conservative.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska is very conservative.
Anchorage Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Palmer, 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 99645 (Palmer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,612 contributions totaling $76,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 739 contributions totaling $116,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)