Koliganek, a small town in Alaska located on the Nushagak River, is home to some 500 people. Despite its small size, the politics of Koliganek are still quite active. Locals participate in events such as town hall meetings and local elections to voice their opinions and make their voices heard. The town’s mayor is responsible for making decisions that will best serve the town, while a city council made up of elected representatives from around the community helps create regulations and policies that will benefit Koliganek residents. Local voters are also encouraged to stay informed on current issues, attend public forums, and get involved in local campaigns to ensure that their voices are heard. Though the population size may be small, residents of Koliganek take pride in their political initiatives and strive to make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Koliganek, 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
Koliganek, 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.
Koliganek, 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 Koliganek, 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)