Kodiak Island Borough, AK County is a small but vibrant community. As part of the larger Alaskan state, it plays an important role in local politics. The local government consists of a mayor and seven council members who are elected by the people every four years. The mayor is tasked with establishing policies and regulations that benefit the community as a whole, while the council members are responsible for developing plans and strategies to ensure Kodiak Island Borough's continued success. In addition to these elected officials, there are also several other departments within the borough government that contribute to its growth and prosperity. From public safety departments to transportation and economic development agencies, all have an important role to play in shaping Kodiak Island Borough's future.
The political climate in Kodiak Island Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative.
In Kodiak Island Borough County, AK 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kodiak Island Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Kodiak Island county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kodiak Island Borough County, AK is somewhat 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.
Kodiak Island Borough, 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 Kodiak Island Borough County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 841 contributions totaling $45,715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $23,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)