99709 College, AK is the home of a diverse and vibrant political landscape. The town has many engaged citizens who care deeply about their local government and the decisions that it makes. Local elections are held at regular intervals and residents generally take part in the democratic process. In recent years, several initiatives have been taken to increase voter participation by providing more information on candidate platforms and making it easier to register to vote. There are also various civic organizations that have formed in order to promote active citizenship and provide a platform for people from different backgrounds to come together and discuss issues related to politics in the area. There are many candidates running for office in each election cycle, representing a variety of ideologies and promising to make positive changes for the town if elected.
The political climate in Zip 99709 (College, AK) is somewhat 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
Zip 99709 (College, AK) is somewhat conservative.
College, Alaska is somewhat 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.
College, 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 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 99709 (College)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,493 contributions totaling $168,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 739 contributions totaling $155,527 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)