The politics of Unalakleet, AK (99684) are heavily shaped by its location in the remote region of Alaska. Unalakleet is located in the Nome Census Area which provides a unique political perspective for the region. The local government consists of a Mayor and six Council Members, who are elected every two years. The office of mayor is non-partisan and elections are run on a nonpartisan ballot. Issues affecting Unalakleet include access to natural resources, health care, education, and public safety. The residents are also very active in advocating for their interests with local and state governments on issues such as environmental protection and economic development. Local candidates running for office typically have backgrounds in public service or advocacy that align with the values of the community.
The political climate in Zip 99684 (Unalakleet, 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 99684 (Unalakleet, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Unalakleet, 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.
Unalakleet, 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 99684 (Unalakleet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $3,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 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)