Akutan, Alaska is a small town located on the Aleutian Islands and is home to a population of around 813 people. Despite its size, Akutan has an active political landscape with local politicians advocating for the interests of its citizens. The town is represented by State Senator Gary Stevens and State Representatives Louise Stutes and Bryce Edgmon in the Alaskan Legislature. Locally, elected officials include Mayor Christopher Spry and City Council members Paul Miller Jr., Desa Jacobson, Anthony Dickson, and Ester Karlsen. These individuals ensure that the needs of those in Akutan are met at both state and local levels. With their dedication to the town鈥檚 residents, these political figures work to ensure Akutan remains a vibrant community with plenty of opportunities for growth.
The political climate in Akutan, AK is somewhat conservative.
Aleutians East Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In Aleutians East Borough County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aleutians East Borough remained Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Aleutians East voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Akutan, AK is somewhat conservative.
Aleutians East Borough County, Alaska is leaning 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.
Akutan, Alaska: D R R D d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Akutan, AK
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 3 contributions totaling $309 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)