Aniak, AK is a small city located in the Bethel Census Area of Alaska. It has a population of about 500 people and is a rural community that relies heavily on subsistence living. Politics in Aniak are mostly focused on local issues, such as managing resources, supporting schools, and providing basic services to its residents. The city elections are managed by the Aniak City Council and the Mayor's Office. In these local elections, residents can vote for candidates who are running for office to represent their interests in the local government. Candidates must campaign based on their views and ideas about how to improve conditions in Aniak and ensure that all citizens have access to necessary services. Residents can also get involved in politics by attending public meetings and voicing their opinions on various issues affecting the community. Through this involvement they can help shape policies and regulations that best serve the needs of Aniak鈥檚 citizens.
The political climate in Zip 99557 (Aniak, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Bethel Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Bethel Census Area County, AK 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bethel Borough flipped overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 32.6%.
Bethel county flipped Democratic in most recent Presidential election (2016 and 2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99557 (Aniak, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Aniak, Alaska is somewhat liberal.
Bethel Census Area County, Alaska is strongly 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.
Aniak, Alaska: d R D D 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 99557 (Aniak)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 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)