Aleknagik, AK is a small town located on the shores of Lake Aleknagik in Southwest Alaska. It has a population of around 600 people and is the traditional home of the Wood River Dena'ina Athabascan people. The local politics of Aleknagik are focused mainly on issues that have an immediate impact on the community; including local services, public safety, and economic development initiatives. Local leaders are committed to preserving Aleknagik's unique culture and way of life while also striving to provide the best possible services for their constituents. With its rich history and strong sense of community, Aleknagik offers a unique insight into Alaskan politics that can only be found there.
The political climate in Aleknagik, AK is leaning liberal.
Dillingham Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Dillingham Census Area County, AK 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dillingham Borough flipped overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 32.6%.
Dillingham Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aleknagik, AK is leaning liberal.
Dillingham Census Area County, Alaska is strongly 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.
Aleknagik, 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 Aleknagik, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $17,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)