Kaltag, Alaska is a small town located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of Alaska. Although it has a population of only about 200 people, Kaltag is home to an active local politics scene. The city council governs the area, and meetings are held regularly to discuss important issues and make decisions related to the community. The mayor of Kaltag is elected by residents every three years and works alongside the four city council members. Local residents are heavily involved in politics here, attending monthly meetings and voicing their concerns at each meeting. These individuals have varied interests that range from economic development to environmental protection and public safety. Kaltag also has committees that focus on specific areas of concern for the community, such as health care, education, housing, and infrastructure development. As with any local politics in Alaska, participation is essential for making sure that everyone's voice is heard within the community.
The political climate in Kaltag, 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
Kaltag, 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.
Kaltag, 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 Kaltag, 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)