The small Alaskan town of Pilot Station, zip code 99650, is home to a population of about 541 people. It is located on the banks of Yukon River, just east of St. Mary's and near Bethel and Nunam Iqua. The town currently operates under the traditional tribal government structure, guided by strong cultural values and beliefs, while also being part of the larger Bethel Census Area's government system. Politics in Pilot Station revolve around local issues that are important to residents, such as maintaining access to basic resources like schooling and healthcare. Residents prioritize safety and preserving their culture for future generations, so there is a heavy focus on making sure the local government works with both local and regional administrations to ensure these goals are met. To that end, citizens promote their voices through voting in elections for representatives who they feel will best represent them in decision-making processes.
The political climate in Zip 99650 (Pilot Station, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Kusilvak Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Kusilvak Census Area County, AK 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kusilvak Borough remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 32.7%.
Kusilvak county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99650 (Pilot Station, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Pilot Station, Alaska is somewhat liberal.
Kusilvak 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.
Pilot Station, Alaska: d R d 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 99650 (Pilot Station)
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)