Holy Cross, AK is a small town located in the rural interior of Alaska. It has a population of just over 400 people and is largely isolated from the rest of the state. The local politics in Holy Cross are centered around issues that directly affect the town’s residents and their way of life, such as services access, education opportunities, infrastructure maintenance, and more. Local elections are held every two years and feature candidates from both major political parties, who seek to represent the interests of the community. Local candidates typically focus on providing better services for residents, improving communication between local government and citizens, facilitating economic development, and strengthening community bonds. Overall, Holy Cross has a strong sense of community spirit which is evident in their commitment to engaging in politics that positively impact the lives of all its citizens.
The political climate in Holy Cross, 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
Holy Cross, 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.
Holy Cross, 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 Holy Cross, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)