Trapper Creek, AK is a small town located in the Matanuska Susitna Borough of Alaska. As with many small towns, Trapper Creek has a strong sense of community and local politics play an important role in the lives of its citizens. The town is governed by a mayor and six council members who are responsible for making decisions that affect the quality of life of all those who live there. Each year, local residents have the opportunity to elect their representatives to various positions on the governing body. Elections typically take place in April and November, drawing a large turnout from the citizens of Trapper Creek. Through these elections, Trapper Creek residents are able to make their voices heard on matters such as taxes, land use management, public safety, and more.
The political climate in Zip 99683 (Trapper Creek, AK) is very 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 99683 (Trapper Creek, AK) is very conservative.
Trapper Creek, Alaska is very 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.
Trapper 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 99683 (Trapper Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)