The politics in 99503 Anchorage, AK are varied and complex. The area is home to many diverse populations from across the world and the United States, with a wide range of political views. There is no one particular candidate or party that dominates the political landscape in Anchorage. Local elections are hotly contested and there are plenty of different candidates running for office each year. The area has seen a number of progressive movements over the past few years, including the election of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz in 2015 who was elected on a platform of change and reform. Political issues such as housing, health care, education and public safety have all been prominent topics for debate within the community. With so much at stake, Anchorage residents continue to be engaged in politics both locally and nationally to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 99503 (Anchorage, AK) is leaning liberal.
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 99503 (Anchorage, AK) is leaning liberal.
Anchorage, Alaska is leaning liberal.
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 99503 (Anchorage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,213 contributions totaling $146,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 358 contributions totaling $770,798 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)