Tanacross, AK is a small, rural town located near the Alaska-Yukon border in the United States. It is home to a close-knit community of around 300 people, most of whom are of Native American descent. The politics in Tanacross are largely focused on issues that directly affect the local population. This includes protecting traditional hunting and fishing rights for tribal members, preserving ancestral lands from development, and advocating for better infrastructure such as roads and improved access to utilities. In recent years, local citizens have also become increasingly vocal about issues related to climate change and environmental protection. Residents often come together to discuss these matters at meetings or rallies held in the village center or at the schoolhouse. There is no formal political party within the village, but strong relationships between members of the community allow for an informed dialogue about the future of Tanacross and its people.
The political climate in Tanacross, AK is moderately conservative.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, AK is strongly conservative. In Southeast Fairbanks 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, Southeast Fairbanks Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 34.4%.
Southeast Fairbanks county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tanacross, AK is moderately conservative.
Southeast Fairbanks 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.
Tanacross, 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 Tanacross, 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 11 contributions totaling $2,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)