The Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in Alaska is a rural area with a population of approximately 7,029 people as of the 2018 estimates. Politically, it is represented by several elected officials in local and state government. At the local level, there is an elected Board of Supervisors that oversees the administration of the county. The board is responsible for setting annual budgets, levying taxes, approving land use and zoning laws, and creating policies for county departments. At the state level, two members of the Alaska House of Representatives are elected to represent this area in Juneau. They work on issues affecting the greater Fairbanks region such as infrastructure development, economic development strategies, and environmental protections. Additionally, one member of the Alaska Senate is elected to represent this district at state level as well. All three representatives strive to ensure that their constituents’ interests are represented in legislation and policy making decisions at both levels of government.
The political climate in 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
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, AK is strongly conservative.
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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.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, 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 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $12,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $16,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)