Port Alexander, AK is a small fishing town located on the southeast coast of Alaska. The town has a population of just over 200 people, and has been around since the late 1800s. Despite its small size, Port Alexander has a vibrant local politics scene. The town has an elected mayor and town council that work together to ensure the best interests of the community are taken into consideration when making decisions. Local elections occur every two years and feature candidates from both major parties as well as independents running for office. Issues discussed in Port Alexander’s elections range from zoning ordinances to preserving traditional lifestyles and protecting the environment. In addition, many issues center around how to best manage commercial fishing opportunities, which are essential to Port Alexander's economy.
The political climate in Port Alexander, 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
Port Alexander, 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.
Port Alexander, 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 Port Alexander, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $8,095 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 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)