Larsen Bay, Alaska is a small fishing village located in the Kodiak Island Borough of Alaska. It is known for its vibrant Alutiiq culture and traditional subsistence lifestyles. The local politics in Larsen Bay are focused on ensuring that the community has access to resources needed for a safe and prosperous life. Local politicians focus on preserving the Alutiiq culture, providing basic services such as healthcare, education, transportation, and infrastructure, increasing economic opportunities for locals through job creation and business development efforts, protecting natural resources from exploitation, and advocating for the interests of the community on larger regional issues. Although the population of Larsen Bay is relatively small compared to other locations in Alaska, the impacts of local political decisions extend far beyond its borders; it is an important part of maintaining a healthy and thriving environment for future generations.
The political climate in Larsen Bay, AK is somewhat conservative.
Kodiak Island Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative. In Kodiak Island Borough County, AK 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kodiak Island Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Kodiak Island county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Larsen Bay, AK is somewhat conservative.
Kodiak Island Borough County, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
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.
Larsen Bay, Alaska: D R R R r R
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 Larsen Bay, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 839 contributions totaling $45,215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $23,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)