The politics in 99712 Steele Creek, AK are mainly focused on the local issues that affect the small community. The tight-knit atmosphere of Steele Creek encourages residents to learn about their local representatives and be informed on important decisions that may be made at a city or state level. Local elections are held every two years, and the people of Steele Creek carefully select who they feel is best for the job. The candidates come from various backgrounds and feature different ideas on how to handle the responsibilities of running a small town. Residents always make sure to keep an eye out for any changes in policy or initiatives that will benefit their community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 99712 (Steele Creek, AK) is somewhat conservative.
Fairbanks North Star Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative. In Fairbanks North Star Borough County, AK 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairbanks North Star Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.4% to 41.3%.
Fairbanks North Star county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99712 (Steele Creek, AK) is somewhat conservative.
Steele Creek, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
Fairbanks 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.
Steele Creek, 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 99712 (Steele Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 661 contributions totaling $43,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $25,311 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)