The town of Old Harbor, AK is located on the southwestern part of Chigagof Island in Alaska. It is a small fishing and crabbing community of about 300 people. The local politics are focused on maintaining the traditional lifestyle and preserving this area’s wilderness, while also addressing the needs of its citizens. Issues often discussed by local politicians include improving infrastructure, increasing job opportunities, and preserving the natural resources and wildlife that make Old Harbor such a special place to live. The town has had some success in recent years in restoring salmon runs as well as increasing efforts to attract tourists to the area. While there is no formal political party system in place for local elections, candidates often bring forward positions on issues related to these topics.
The political climate in Old Harbor, AK is somewhat 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
Old Harbor, AK is somewhat 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.
Old Harbor, 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 Old Harbor, 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 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)