Hoonah, Alaska is a small town located on the Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska. It has a long history of fishing and subsistence living that is reflected in its politics today. The city is governed by a mayor and six city council members who are elected by residents every two years. Additionally, Hoonah sends one representative to the Alaska State Legislature to represent their interests in Juneau. Local elections typically feature several candidates with different policies and ideas competing for the same positions, giving voters an opportunity to choose leaders who reflect their values and beliefs. Through this political system, Hoonah's citizens are able to maintain control over their lives and make decisions that will benefit their community for the long term.
The political climate in Hoonah, AK is leaning conservative.
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal. In Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County, AK 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hoonah-Angoon Borough flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 47.0%.
Hoonah-Angoon Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hoonah, AK is leaning conservative.
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County, Alaska is leaning 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.
Hoonah, Alaska: D R r D r 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 Hoonah, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $5,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,127 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)