McGrath, AK is a small city located in the interior of Alaska. While it does not have a large population, there are many local politics at play. There is an active mayor and city council, as well as various other local political candidates who are running for office and taking part in civic activities. Elections are held regularly to choose representatives for the local government, and the people of McGrath can always be counted on to show up and make their voices heard during voting season. In addition to selecting candidates, the citizens frequently convene to discuss community issues ranging from public safety to transportation projects. Through these conversations, McGrath residents establish their priorities and create a better future for their hometown.
The political climate in McGrath, AK is moderately conservative.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, AK is strongly conservative. In Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, AK 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough flipped overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 34.4%.
Yukon-Koyukuk Borough flipped Republican in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Democratic in 2016, 2012 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McGrath, AK is moderately conservative.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, Alaska is strongly 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.
McGrath, Alaska: D R R D D 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 McGrath, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)