Port Alsworth, AK is a small and sparsely populated area located in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The town is home to only a few hundred people and has no local government entities. Although there is no local political representation, Port Alsworth residents participate in local elections by casting ballots for candidates from larger nearby cities such as Anchorage or Fairbanks. In addition, the community is actively involved in advocating for issues that are important to them, such as preserving the environment and protecting their way of life. Residents of Port Alsworth take pride in their place in Alaska and take an active role in shaping their future through engaging with state and national politics.
The political climate in Zip 99653 (Port Alsworth, AK) is leaning conservative.
Lake and Peninsula Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In Lake and Peninsula Borough County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake and Peninsula Borough flipped Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Lake and Peninsula Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99653 (Port Alsworth, AK) is leaning conservative.
Port Alsworth, Alaska is leaning conservative.
Lake and Peninsula Borough County, Alaska is leaning 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.
Port Alsworth, Alaska: D R R 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 99653 (Port Alsworth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)