Kake, Alaska is a small town located on the southeastern side of Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago. It is considered a rural area and has been inhabited by indigenous people for hundreds of years. The politics in Kake are largely shaped by the local community, which is comprised of many different cultures and backgrounds. A governing body called the City and Borough of Kake manages municipal services such as roads, public safety, library systems, economic development, local elections, and other matters. There are several candidates running for office in the upcoming municipal election who strive to represent their neighbors' values and interests in order to better serve their community. They hope to bring new ideas to help improve access to healthcare, infrastructure support, education opportunities and more for all residents of Kake.
The political climate in Kake, AK is leaning liberal.
Petersburg Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In Petersburg Borough 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, Petersburg Borough flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 47.0%.
Petersburg Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kake, AK is leaning liberal.
Petersburg Borough 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.
Kake, 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 Kake, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 291 contributions totaling $18,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $24,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)