Fairbanks, AK is a political hotspot in the state of Alaska. With a population of 31,535 according to the 2010 US Census, Fairbanks has a strong presence in local and state government. The city is served by two state representatives representing Districts 1 and 2 in the Alaska House of Representatives. On the local level, Fairbanks is represented by seven members on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly. This assembly makes decisions related to taxes, zoning regulations, election laws, public safety, and other issues affecting the city's citizens. As for national politics, Fairbanks is located in Alaska's at-large congressional district which is represented by Don Young from the Republican Party. In recent years there have been many heated debates related to environmental regulations, healthcare reform and other important issues that affect all Alaskans. Residents of Fairbanks are passionate about their political positions and are active participants in local and statewide elections.
The political climate in Zip 99703 (Fairbanks, AK) is leaning 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 99703 (Fairbanks, AK) is leaning conservative.
Fairbanks, Alaska is leaning 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.
Fairbanks, 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 99703 (Fairbanks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)