The small town of Thorne Bay, AK is known for its vibrant culture and community spirit. Though the town is relatively small with a population of just over 1,000 people, it boasts a strong sense of civic pride and participation in local politics. The governing body of the town consists of a Mayor and City Council who are elected by residents every four years. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending city council meetings, joining political action groups, or even running for office themselves. Thorne Bay is host to several events throughout the year such as town hall meetings, candidate forums, and even election night parties where residents come together to celebrate their involvement in the democratic process. With dedicated citizens who take part in politics, the future looks bright for this charming Alaskan town.
The political climate in Thorne Bay, AK is somewhat conservative.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal. In Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, AK 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 47.0%.
Prince of Wales-Hyder voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thorne Bay, AK is somewhat conservative.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, Alaska is leaning 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.
Thorne Bay, Alaska: D R R 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 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 Thorne Bay, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)