Kodiak, Alaska is a small city with a population of around 6,300 and is located on the second-largest island in the United States. It is home to an array of wildlife and attractions that make it popular with tourists year-round. The politics in Kodiak are overseen by the City Council which consists of six members and a mayor. The Mayor serves as the head of government and is responsible for proposing legislation, executing ordinances, managing daily operations, appointing committees, and representing the city. Elections are held every two years in October to decide who will become the new Mayor or join the City Council. Issues that are important to local residents include protecting local fisheries, investing in infrastructure improvements, providing high-quality public education, preserving natural resources for future generations, and improving public safety. Local political candidates can be found through online searches or by attending local forums or debates.
The political climate in Kodiak, AK is leaning conservative.
Kodiak Island Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative. In Kodiak Island Borough 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, Kodiak Island Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Kodiak Island county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kodiak, AK is leaning conservative.
Kodiak Island Borough County, Alaska is somewhat 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.
Kodiak, 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 Kodiak, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 839 contributions totaling $45,215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $23,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)