The politics in Juneau City and Borough, AK County are often lively and engaging. The local government is led by a Mayor and Assembly that preside over the municipality’s day-to-day operations. These leaders are elected every three years during a municipality-wide election and represent the interests of their constituents in local decision making processes. There are also plenty of opportunities for members of the public to get involved in politics at all levels, from attending town hall meetings to running for office. The local political scene is constantly evolving as new ideas, initiatives, and policies come into play. As the largest city in Alaska's capital city, Juneau has long been known as an important political force in the state.
The political climate in Juneau City and Borough County, AK is somewhat liberal.
In Juneau City and Borough County, AK 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Juneau City and Borough flipped strongly Democratic, 53.4% to 42.1%.
Juneau City and Borough county flipped Democratic in most recent Presidential election (2016 and 2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Juneau City and Borough County, AK is somewhat liberal.
Juneau Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Juneau City and Borough, Alaska: d R D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Juneau City and Borough County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,136 contributions totaling $585,466 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 840 contributions totaling $203,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)