The 99664 Seward, AK area is a vibrant and diverse community located in the south-central part of the state. It is home to a variety of political backgrounds, from strong conservative traditionalists to liberal progressives. Local politics are often dominated by issues affecting local businesses, education initiatives, healthcare access, environmental concerns and social justice. A range of local politicians have been elected in recent years to represent the views and interests of their constituents on a range of these issues. Recent initiatives have included improved healthcare access for low-income earners, improving public transportation options, increasing funding for schools and providing affordable housing. The people who make up this community are passionate about making sure their voices are heard in local politics and that their communities see positive steps forward.
The political climate in Zip 99664 (Seward, AK) is moderately conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK is very conservative. In Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenai Peninsula Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.5% to 31.8%.
Kenai Peninsula county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99664 (Seward, AK) is moderately conservative.
Seward, Alaska is moderately conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska is very conservative.
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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.
Seward, 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 99664 (Seward)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,138 contributions totaling $26,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $18,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)