Teller, Alaska (99778) is a small city located on the Seward Peninsula. It is home to a tight-knit community of people who have strong political beliefs and values. The politics in Teller are rooted in the indigenous heritage of the area and its history as an important fishing village. The residents elect leaders that represent their needs and interests at all levels of government, from local to state to federal. At the local level, residents vote for city council members who work together to manage the city’s resources and make decisions about taxation, development, and public safety. State representatives elected from Teller are in charge of drafting legislation and advocating for their constituents' interests when they arrive at the state capital. On the federal level, Alaska's senators represent Teller in Congress while Congressman Don Young has been representing them since 1973. Despite its small size, Teller is an important part of Alaska's political landscape due to its history and culture.
The political climate in Zip 99778 (Teller, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Nome Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Nome 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, Nome Borough remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 32.7%.
Nome county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99778 (Teller, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Teller, Alaska is somewhat liberal.
Nome 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.
Teller, 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 99778 (Teller)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 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)