Craig, Alaska is a small city located in the southeastern part of the state. It is home to a population of around 2,000 people and is an important fishing port for the region. The city is governed by a mayor and five-member council who are elected to represent the community’s interests in local government. Issues facing Craig are often related to infrastructure and economic development while the citizens work hard to maintain their rural identity. The current mayor has been instrumental in bringing together industry and local government to ensure that jobs remain within the community, as well as investing in public amenities such as parks and recreation centers. Over the years, Craig has also been proactive in developing partnerships with outside organizations so that they can better address issues such as health care, education, transportation services, and other resources needed for their citizens. As a rural community with a strong sense of civic pride, Craig remains active politically and provides its residents with many exciting opportunities for involvement.
The political climate in Craig, 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
Craig, 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.
Craig, 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 Craig, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)