The small town of Talkeetna, AK (zip code 99676) is home to just over 900 people and is located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Its most popular political figure is mayor Stu Smith, who was elected to the office in 1998 and has been reelected ever since. He is known for his unorthodox approach to governing and has become a real fixture of the community over the years. In addition to Mayor Smith, the town has several other local politicians that take part in elections every few years. These candidates come from both major parties and also include independent voices as well. The politics of Talkeetna are generally focused on issues that are important to local residents such as improving infrastructure, increasing tourism, preserving natural resources, and ensuring public safety. Local politicians are committed to making sure that the needs of their constituents are being met, while also helping Talkeetna maintain its unique identity as a small Alaskan town.
The political climate in Zip 99676 (Talkeetna, AK) is strongly conservative.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, AK is very conservative. In Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, AK 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Matanuska-Susitna Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 24.7%.
Matanuska-Susitna county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99676 (Talkeetna, AK) is strongly conservative.
Talkeetna, Alaska is strongly conservative.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska is very conservative.
Anchorage 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.
Talkeetna, 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 99676 (Talkeetna)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 231 contributions totaling $13,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $10,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)