The politics of Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK County are shaped by the local government and its representatives. The government is made up of a three-member Board of Supervisors which oversees the day to day activities in the county. The members are elected from districts across the area and serve four year terms. The Board is responsible for enacting and enforcing laws, setting tax rates, creating budgets, maintaining infrastructure, and approving applications for development projects. Additionally, the county has a clerk's office that manages financial matters such as taxes and public records. Local elections are held every four years and may include city or town council races in addition to county offices. The local political candidates running for office are also involved in debates on issues important to their constituents such as housing affordability, economic development, preserving natural resources, public safety, education funding, and other pertinent topics. Ultimately it is up to the people of Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area to determine who best represents their community and values in these elections.
The political climate in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal.
In Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 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, Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 47.0%.
Prince of Wales-Hyder voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal.
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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.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska: D R R d d 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 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $7,546 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $9,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)