The politics of Aleutians West Census Area in Alaska are largely influenced by the local government. The county is headed by a Board of Supervisors, who are elected to four-year terms and are responsible for setting policy for the area. They are also responsible for implementing state and federal laws in the county. Additionally, there is an executive branch that includes elected offices such as Clerk of Court, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Assessor/Collector. All of these offices have different roles and responsibilities that contribute to the governing body of Aleutians West Census Area. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, animal control, tax collection, and zoning regulations are all handled through these elected officials. In spite of its size and remote location in Alaska’s western region, Aleutians West Census Area still manages to remain active in the political process while maintaining a sense of local autonomy.
The political climate in Aleutians West Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal.
In Aleutians West Census Area County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aleutians West Borough remained Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Aleutians West voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aleutians West 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.
Aleutians West 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 Aleutians West Census Area County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $10,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $11,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $494 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)