The Aleutians East Borough, AK County is a rural region located in the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. Politically, the area is part of Alaska’s congressional district and is represented by Republican Congressman Don Young. With regards to local politics, there are various borough assembly members and other elected officials who work together to determine policies for the Aleutians East Borough. As a whole, the region has a strong focus on providing economic development, conservation efforts, and protecting fisheries. In order to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard in making informed decisions about their community’s future, locals frequently host town hall meetings and other forums where local issues can be discussed openly. Additionally, they employ several committees tasked with evaluating various aspects of society such as education, infrastructure, public safety, health care, and job opportunities. By encouraging open dialogue and collaboration between different stakeholders in the region – including both residents and government representatives – Aleutians East Borough can continue to create an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
The political climate in Aleutians East Borough County, AK is leaning liberal.
In Aleutians East Borough 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 East Borough remained Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Aleutians East voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aleutians East Borough County, AK is leaning liberal.
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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.
Aleutians East Borough, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Aleutians East Borough County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)