The small town of Lutak, AK is home to a close-knit community of just over 300 people. The politics in the area are centered around local issues such as small business development and public parks maintenance. Local elections often see a handful of candidates competing for the mayor’s seat and other positions on the town council. These politicians represent different points of view and all bring their unique perspective to the table when it comes to making decisions that impact the community. Residents of Lutak take an active role in politics by participating in debates, attending campaign rallies and voting for their chosen candidate in each election cycle. With a strong commitment from its citizens, Lutak is able to keep its political landscape focused on the best interests of all who call this special place home.
The political climate in Lutak, AK is moderately liberal.
Haines Borough County, AK is very liberal. In Haines Borough County, AK 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haines Borough remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 27.8%.
Haines voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lutak, AK is moderately liberal.
Haines Borough County, Alaska is very 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.
Lutak, Alaska: D R r D d 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 Lutak, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 566 contributions totaling $22,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $15,969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)