Coffman Cove, Alaska is a small, rural town located on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. The town is home to approximately 450 citizens who are served by a mayor and four city council members who are elected through the local elections. The town has been known for its strong sense of community and involvement in local politics. Many public forums have been hosted to discuss important topics ranging from environmental protection to economic development initiatives. Through these forums, citizens can voice their opinions and affect change within the community. The City Council works hard to ensure that all voices are heard and that everyone’s concerns and ideas are taken into consideration when making decisions for the betterment of the town. Coffman Cove has established itself as a place where people come together to make decisions that benefit all residents, regardless of their political beliefs or background.
The political climate in Coffman Cove, AK is leaning 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
Coffman Cove, AK is leaning 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.
Coffman Cove, 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 Coffman Cove, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)