Unalaska, AK is a small fishing town located in the Aleutian Islands. It is a small community of about 4,000 people and has been an important part of Alaskan life for centuries. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in Unalaska. The political landscape within the city is largely dominated by local issues and concerns that directly affect the citizens in this remote area. Elections often feature a variety of candidates from both major and minor political parties, with most of them focusing on environmental protection, public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and other matters important to Unalaskan residents. Although the heated debates can get passionate at times between the candidates, it's also important to recognize that every vote counts and every opinion matters when it comes to deciding what’s best for the city as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 99685 (Unalaska, AK) is leaning liberal.
Aleutians West Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal. In Aleutians West Census Area County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aleutians West Borough remained Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Aleutians West voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99685 (Unalaska, AK) is leaning liberal.
Unalaska, Alaska is leaning liberal.
Aleutians West Census Area County, Alaska is leaning 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.
Unalaska, Alaska: D R R 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 99685 (Unalaska)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)