The small town of Whittier, AK, located in the municipality of Prince William Sound, is a picturesque community with a population of just over 200 people. Despite its size, the town still takes part in many local political activities and events. The mayor of Whittier is an elected position held by Paul Van Royen, who has been in office since 2019. He works alongside the city council and other members of the community to ensure that the town runs smoothly and efficiently for its residents. Elections are held every two years on the first Saturday in October at City Hall. All citizens over 18 years old are eligible to vote in these elections for both local candidates and issues that impact their community. The most recent election was held in 2020 and included several initiatives that would benefit educational resources, environmental projects, public safety measures, and economic growth opportunities throughout Whittier. It was an important and historic election that saw strong voter turnout from all corners of the community.
The political climate in Zip 99693 (Whittier, AK) is leaning conservative.
Not Found County, AK is 0. In Not Found County, AK 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valdez-Cordova Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Valdez-Cordova county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99693 (Whittier, AK) is leaning conservative.
Whittier, Alaska is leaning conservative.
Not Found County, Alaska is 0.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Whittier, 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 99693 (Whittier)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)