The politics in St. Mary's, AK are strongly rooted in the community's traditional values and culture. The local government is made up of representatives from the various villages that make up the area, and each village has a strong voice in the decision-making process. Residents are encouraged to participate in local elections and cast their vote for candidates that they feel will best represent their interests. Local officials work hard to maintain an open dialogue between elected officials and citizens, ensuring that all residents have a chance to express their opinions and participate in decision-making processes. By actively engaging with citizens, elected officials can ensure that St. Mary’s remains a vibrant town where everyone is respected and valued.
The political climate in St. Mary's, AK is leaning liberal.
Kusilvak Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Kusilvak Census Area County, AK 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kusilvak Borough remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 32.7%.
Kusilvak county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Mary's, AK is leaning liberal.
Kusilvak 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.
St. Mary's, Alaska: d R d 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 St. Mary's, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 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)