99903 Wrangell, AK has a rich history of politics that has shaped the city and its people. The city is part of Alaska’s First Congressional District which is represented by Congressman Don Young. In terms of local politics, the city council consists of seven members who are elected at-large from the citizens of Wrangell. Elections for these positions are held every two years in October with each position being allowed to serve up to three two-year terms. The mayor is also elected from within the City Council and serves a term of four years. All elections are held on the same day and all registered voters have an equal say in who they would like to see representing their interests in government. Through local election cycles, Wrangell continues to create its own unique culture and identity rooted in the shared values of its community members.
The political climate in Zip 99903 (Wrangell, AK) is moderately conservative.
Wrangell City and Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative. In Wrangell City and Borough County, AK 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wrangell City and Borough flipped strongly Republican, 54.8% to 40.7%.
Wrangell City and Borough flipped Republican in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2016 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99903 (Wrangell, AK) is moderately conservative.
Wrangell, Alaska is moderately conservative.
Wrangell City and Borough County, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Wrangell, Alaska: D R r R D 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 99903 (Wrangell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 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)