Unalaska, AK is a small fishing town located in the Aleutian Islands. It has a strong sense of community and local politics is an important part of that. Residents of Unalaska are passionate about having their voices heard and ensuring their elected officials represent them well. Unalaska’s local government encourages involvement from residents, who have the opportunity to attend city council meetings and get involved in the democratic process. The city also offers citizens the chance to learn more about their representatives through public forums and other outreach initiatives. Unalaska values transparency, with all meetings documented for viewing online for those unable to attend in person. This dedication to inclusion ensures that all voices are heard when it comes to local decisions, allowing all residents to have a say in how their community is run.
The political climate in Unalaska, AK is leaning liberal.
Aleutians West Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal. In Aleutians West Census Area County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aleutians West Borough remained Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Aleutians West voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Unalaska, AK is leaning liberal.
Aleutians West 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.
Unalaska, 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 Unalaska, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $5,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $11,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $494 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)