Ruby, AK is a small rural town in the state of Alaska. Although it has a relatively small population of just under 200 people, there is still a lot of political activity going on in the community. Elections are held every two years for mayor and the city council, with each candidate offering their own unique ideas and perspectives on how to best serve the citizens of Ruby. Being a small town, local issues and concerns are heard and addressed by these elected officials who work hard to ensure that everyone in Ruby is being represented. There have been numerous initiatives from the city council over the years to improve quality of life and ensure that everyone in Ruby is given an equal voice within local politics.
The political climate in Zip 99768 (Ruby, AK) is moderately conservative.
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
Zip 99768 (Ruby, AK) is moderately conservative.
Ruby, Alaska is moderately conservative.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, Alaska 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.
Ruby, 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 zip 99768 (Ruby)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)