Yakutat City and Borough, located in Alaska County, is an area with a small population but a strong sense of community. Despite its size, politics plays an important role in the lives of the residents. The local government is led by a mayor who is elected every two years and eight council members who serve four-year terms. These representatives are responsible for making decisions on everything from public services to infrastructure projects. In addition to the mayor and council members, Yakutat City and Borough also has other local political initiatives such as ballot measures that allow residents to vote directly on specific issues or initiatives. Candidates for office are chosen from among the local residents, and all campaigns must follow Alaska state laws regarding funding and disclosure requirements. All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to representing their constituents’ needs in order to be successful in office. This helps ensure that the people of Yakutat City and Borough have representation that reflects their values in government decisions.
The political climate in Yakutat City and Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative.
In Yakutat City and 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, Yakutat City and Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Yakutat City and Borough county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yakutat City and 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.
Yakutat City and 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 Yakutat City and Borough County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)