Alaska, SD is a small rural town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. It is located in the north-central part of the state and is home to a variety of local industries and businesses. The local politics of Alaska are overseen by the town's mayor and four council members who are elected every two years. The mayor has the responsibility of managing day-to-day operations within the town and works closely with the council members to advance initiatives that are beneficial for their constituents. These initiatives often include working towards improving infrastructure, expanding economic opportunities, reducing crime rates, and addressing social issues. Additionally, the mayor and council members work together to hold regular meetings with community members to get feedback on important decisions facing them. Through these meetings, political representatives can garner support from citizens for their policies as well as discuss any issues or grievances they may have. Ultimately, local politics in Alaska serve as an important mechanism for engaging its citizens in decision making processes that will ultimately shape the future of their town.
The political climate in Akaska, SD is very conservative.
Walworth County, SD is very conservative. In Walworth County, SD 21.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.9%.
Walworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Akaska, SD is very conservative.
Walworth County, South Dakota is very conservative.
South Dakota is strongly 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.
Akaska, South Dakota: R 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 Akaska, SD
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 6 contributions totaling $2,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)