Ester tends to be a [[liberalism|liberal]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]-leaning area within the Fairbanks North Star Borough. In the [[2016 United States presidential election in Alaska, 2008|20082016 presidential election]], 54% of the Estervotes precinctwent gaveto Democrat [[BarackHillary ObamaClinton]] 379 votes (50.9% of the total) compared withto 320 votes (43.032%) for Republican [[JohnDonald McCainTrump]].<ref name=":0">http{{Cite web|url=https://www.electionsnytimes.alaska.govcom/resultsinteractive/08GENR2018/dataupshot/sovcelection-2016-voting-precinct-maps.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=image&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news#9.00/hd864.pdf<847/-148.014/ref>142426|title=An Extremely InDetailed theMap [[Alaskaof gubernatorialthe 2016 election|last=|first=|date=July 25, 20102018|2010website=The gubernatorialNew York Times|access-date=}}</ref> There was a wide range in election]],Democratresults [[Ethanin Berkowitz]]the receivedprecincts 419surrounding votesEster; results (54.8ranged from 18%) to Republican62% [[Seanfor Parnell]]'sClinton, 321and votesfrom (42.020%) to 70% for Trump.<ref name=":0" /> In the [[United2018 StatesAlaska Senategubernatorial election|2018 inelection Alaska,for 2010|2010 Senate electiongovernor]], Democrat [[ScottMark McAdamsBegich]] received 335295 votes (43.765%) compared withto 211139 votes each (27.531%) for RepublicansRepublican [[LisaMike Murkowski]] and [[Joe MillerDunleavy (Alaska politician)|JoeMike MillerDunleavy]]. Statewide, McAdams came in third with 23% of the vote.<ref>http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10GENR18GENR/data/sovc/hd8hd4.pdf</ref>
In the 2016 presidential election, 60% of the votes went to Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] compared to 28% for Republican [[Donald Trump]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/election-2016-voting-precinct-maps.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=image&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news#9.00/64.847/-148.014/142426|title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 election|last=|first=|date=July 25, 2018|website=The New York Times|access-date=}}</ref> There was a wide range in election results in the precincts surrounding Ester; results ranged from 18% to 62% for Clinton, and from 20% to 70% for Trump.<ref name=":0" />
The Ester voting precinct typically has relatively high voter turnout (~30% or more) in municipal elections (precinct 130 in [http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/polling.htm#08 District 08]). The fire station serves as the precinct's polling place; in years past polling took place in the community center, Hartung Hall. Party affiliation tends strongly toward the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], followed by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], with [[Green Party of Alaska|Greens]] and [[Alaska Independence Party]] voters in a rough tie for third. The majority of Ester's residents are listed on state records as unaffiliated or undeclared.<ref>[http://www.elections.state.ak.us/regbyprty9-6-06.htm#8 Alaska Voter Registration by Party/Precinct]</ref>
