Editing Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska (section)

==Politics and government==
[[File:AKStateFair.jpg|thumb|The midway area of the [[Alaska State Fair]], held annually in [[Palmer, Alaska|Palmer]] during late August and early September]]
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{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,012|1,316|1,840|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,884|1,485|382|Alaska}}
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Republicans have carried the Matanuska-Susitna borough in every election except for [[1964 United States presidential election in Alaska|1964]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rrhelections.com/index.php/2021/04/13/alaska-presidential-results-by-county-equivalent-1960-2020/ | title=Alaska Results by County Equivalent, 1960-2020 | date=April 13, 2021 }}</ref> Though the borough has aligned with the statewide presidential election winner in Alaska in every election since statehood, it has come to stand out as one of the most Republican areas in Alaska, alongside the neighboring, less populated [[Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska|Southeast Fairbanks Census Area]]. In [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], around 20% of [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] vote share in the state came from this borough alone.

[[Edna DeVries]] is the mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The borough has a strong-manager form of government. Mike Brown is the borough manager. Long-time Manager John Duffy retired in 2010.<ref>[http://www.matsugov.us Matanuska-Susitna Borough]. Matsugov.us. Retrieved on August 2, 2013.</ref>

[[Sarah Palin]] was previously the mayor of [[Wasilla]], the largest city in the borough.