The politics of Dillingham Census Area, AK County are largely based on environmental conservation and resource management. The county has recently implemented several environmental policies focused on preserving the land and the region’s animal habitat. Additionally, the county has passed legislation to protect local fisheries by limiting commercial fishing within its boundaries. Politicians in the area also focus heavily on economic development initiatives that create jobs for locals and encourage tourism in the region. Locals strive to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about how to manage natural resources and developing businesses in this rural community. Furthermore, elected officials work toward improving educational opportunities for students, advocating for veterans' services, and funding for public safety programs.
The political climate in Dillingham Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal.
In Dillingham Census Area County, AK 60.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dillingham Borough flipped overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.0% to 32.6%.
Dillingham Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dillingham Census Area County, AK is strongly 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.
Dillingham Census Area, Alaska: D R R 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 Dillingham Census Area County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $17,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $5,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)