Juneau, Alaska is the state capital of Alaska and is situated in the Southeast region. As a result, it houses the majority of Alaska's political activity. At the local level, Juneau has a mayor-council system of government, with a mayor elected every three years by Juneau's citizens. The mayor is supported by an eleven-member Assembly who hold two-year terms. Each year, there are a variety of local elections that take place in Juneau to determine who will lead and represent its citizens. Currently, Mayor Ken Koelsch is serving his second term as the city's leader. Koelsch was first elected in 2015 and was re-elected for another term in 2019. He has worked to ensure that Juneau remains financially sound while also upholding values such as environmental stewardship and economic development. In addition to electing their local leaders, residents of Juneau also have the ability to vote on statewide initiatives and ballot measures throughout each year. This ensures that everyone has an equal say when it comes to decision making at the state level within their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 99801 (Juneau, AK) is leaning liberal.
Juneau City and Borough County, AK is somewhat liberal. In Juneau City and Borough County, AK 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Juneau City and Borough flipped strongly Democratic, 53.4% to 42.1%.
Juneau City and Borough county flipped Democratic in most recent Presidential election (2016 and 2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99801 (Juneau, AK) is leaning liberal.
Juneau, Alaska is leaning liberal.
Juneau City and Borough County, Alaska is somewhat liberal.
Juneau Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Juneau, Alaska: d R D 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 zip 99801 (Juneau)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,440 contributions totaling $544,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 699 contributions totaling $179,216 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)