Chitina, Alaska is a small town located in the Copper River Valley with a population of just over 300 people. Politics in Chitina are largely focused on local community affairs and the well-being of its citizens. The small size of the town makes decisions easier to make and all residents have a say in their local political environment. With only four registered voters, many decisions are made by consensus or through direct discussion with each other. Elections for mayor and city council take place every two years but are non-partisan, so there is no campaigning or exacting ideological agenda from any one candidate. In addition to local politics, Chitina is also an active member of state-level politics as well, working closely with the surrounding communities to ensure that the region remains prosperous and vibrant for generations to come.
The political climate in Chitina, AK is somewhat conservative.
Not Found County, AK is 0. In Not Found 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, Valdez-Cordova Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Valdez-Cordova county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chitina, AK is somewhat conservative.
Not Found County, Alaska is 0.
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.
Chitina, 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 Chitina, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)