Saxman, AK is a small city located in southeast Alaska. Despite its size, Saxman has a vibrant political landscape. The city is governed by the Saxman City Council, which is made up of seven elected officials who serve three-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss issues that are important to the citizens of Saxman. Recently, the council has been focusing on economic development and improving public safety for the citizens of Saxman. Additionally, there are many local organizations that advocate for various causes and help to shape the political climate in Saxman. These organizations provide an important role in giving voice to local concerns and ensuring that all voices in the community are heard when it comes to making decisions about how Saxman should be managed and governed.
The political climate in Saxman, AK is somewhat conservative.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative. In Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, AK 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, Ketchikan Gateway Borough flipped strongly Republican, 54.8% to 40.7%.
Ketchikan Gateway flipped Republican in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2016 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saxman, AK is somewhat conservative.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
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.
Saxman, 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 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 Saxman, AK
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)