The Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is located in the northernmost reaches of Alaska County and covers an area of more than 52,000 square miles. This large area is sparsely populated with the majority of its residents living in small, rural towns and villages. As part of Alaska County, the area is subject to local government oversight by elected officials. The county seat is located in Fairbanks and the primary governing body for the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is the Alaska Legislature in Juneau.
The politics in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area are largely influenced by state and federal elections and initiatives. All citizens have the right to vote for candidates running for office at both local and national levels. Local candidates run for offices such as mayor or school board members while state representatives can be voted into office every two years during Alaska's general elections. Federal senators or representatives are elected every six years at a national level.
The political climate in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, AK is strongly conservative.
In Yukon-Koyukuk 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, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough flipped overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 34.4%.
Yukon-Koyukuk Borough flipped Republican in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Democratic in 2016, 2012 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yukon-Koyukuk 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.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska: D R R D D 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $3,865 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $12,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)