The politics in 99577 Anchorage, AK are heavily impacted by the local and state government. With a population of over 300,000, Anchorage is one of Alaska's largest cities and home to many different political views. In the 2020 municipal elections, Anchorage will have three mayoral candidates running for office: Forrest Dunbar, Dave Bronson, and Ian Deerinwater. Each candidate has their own platform on improving the city's economy, infrastructure and education system. Additionally, the citizens of 99577 Anchorage will be able to vote in numerous statewide ballot initiatives that could influence statewide policies such as healthcare access or taxation rates. Local leaders also advocate for voter rights and encourage individuals to get involved in their community through volunteering efforts or attending town hall meetings. Overall, politics in 99577 Anchorage is constantly changing and it is up to citizens to stay informed on current issues and make sure their voices are heard during election season.
The political climate in Zip 99577 (Anchorage, AK) is leaning conservative.
Anchorage Municipality County, AK is leaning liberal. In Anchorage Municipality County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anchorage Municipality flipped Democratic, 49.5% to 46.4%.
Anchorage Municipality flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2016, 2012, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99577 (Anchorage, AK) is leaning conservative.
Anchorage, Alaska is leaning conservative.
Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska is leaning liberal.
Anchorage 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.
Anchorage, Alaska: D R R r r 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 99577 (Anchorage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,474 contributions totaling $106,616 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 853 contributions totaling $152,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)