The Ketchikan, AK metro area is a bustling hub of activity and an important regional center for government and politics. With a rich history of civic engagement and advocacy, the people of Ketchikan take their political responsibilities seriously. From the city's mayor and council members to those in the state legislature, local politicians have worked hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met. There are also numerous organizations in town working to promote greater civic involvement and education around issues important to residents. While we may not know all the names or faces of local political candidates, we can be sure that they’re doing their part to make Ketchikan a better place today, tomorrow, and beyond.
The political climate in Ketchikan Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Ketchikan Metro Area 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Ketchikan metro area flipped strongly Republican, 54.8% to 40.7%.
The Ketchikan metro area voted Republican in 2020, 2012, 2008 and 2004, voting Democratic in 2016 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ketchikan Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Ketchikan, Alaska: D R R R 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ketchikan Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 913 contributions totaling $72,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $40,523 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)