Skagway, Alaska is a small town located in the far northwest corner of the state with a population estimated to be just over 1,000 people. The town is governed by the Skagway Borough Assembly, which consists of six elected officials who represent their constituents and serve three-year terms. The mayor is also elected on a three-year term as well. Skagway’s politics are largely divided along party lines with many residents identifying as Republicans or Democrats. There are several local political issues that often come up during elections, such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, taxation and tourism development. With its small population size and unique location, Skagway's politics are distinct from other parts of Alaska and the United States.
The political climate in Skagway, AK is moderately liberal.
Skagway Municipality County, AK is very liberal. In Skagway Municipality County, AK 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Skagway Municipality Borough flipped overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 27.8%.
Skagway Municipality Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Skagway, AK is moderately liberal.
Skagway Municipality County, Alaska is very liberal.
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.
Skagway, Alaska: D R r D R 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Skagway, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 303 contributions totaling $27,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $5,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)