Eielson AFB, AK is a military base located in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The base is home to the Air Force's 354th Fighter Wing and several other units of the United States Air Force. It is also a major hub for local politics in its surrounding areas. The base has a variety of influence over local politics and often makes decisions that affect the entire borough. Local candidates have an opportunity to gain name recognition by speaking at public forums held on base or engaging with service members stationed at Eielson AFB, AK. Political platforms focus on issues that are important to service members such as healthcare, benefits, and infrastructure. Additionally, the installation commander plays a pivotal role in advocating for state-level initiatives through congressional engagement. The political involvement of Eielson AFB, AK ensures that the needs of those serving our country are met both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Eielson AFB, AK is leaning conservative.
Fairbanks North Star Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative. In Fairbanks North Star Borough County, AK 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairbanks North Star Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.4% to 41.3%.
Fairbanks North Star county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eielson AFB, AK is leaning conservative.
Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
Fairbanks 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.
Eielson AFB, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Eielson AFB, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 167 contributions totaling $6,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 396 contributions totaling $49,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)