St. Marys, Alaska, located in the Bethel Census Area, is a small city with a population of approximately 856 people. It is home to many different cultures and traditions that are woven into its rich history. Politically, St. Marys is managed by a Mayor and City Council who oversee the day-to-day operations of the city government. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for providing city services such as infrastructure maintenance, public safety, recreation programs and economic development. Elections for local officials are held every two years and voter participation is high as residents take a proactive role in their city’s politics. Additionally, the community is actively engaged in issues related to resource management, education, health care and other matters affecting their quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 99658 (St. Marys, 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 99658 (St. Marys, AK) is somewhat liberal.
St. Marys, 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.
St. Marys, 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 99658 (St. Marys)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 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)