Emmonak, AK, is a small town in rural Alaska with a population of about 700 people. Politically speaking, the town is represented in the Alaska State Legislature by Representative Neal Foster, who has been serving since 2013 and is a member of the Democratic Party. In addition to their representation at the state level, Emmonak also supports local efforts to elect officials to various offices within the community. These include positions for mayor, city council members, and other elected offices. The elections typically involve a period of campaigning and education from both candidates in order to inform constituents about their positions on local issues. Candidates must also work hard to gain support from voters who often feel disconnected from larger political entities due to the rural nature of Emmonak. Despite these challenges faced by local candidates, it is clear that people in Emmonak take an active interest in their local politics and strive for transparency between elected officials and their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 99581 (Emmonak, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Kusilvak Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Kusilvak Census Area County, AK 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kusilvak Borough remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 32.7%.
Kusilvak county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99581 (Emmonak, AK) is somewhat liberal.
Emmonak, Alaska is somewhat liberal.
Kusilvak 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.
Emmonak, Alaska: d R d D D 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 99581 (Emmonak)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)