Haines, AK is a small town with a population of just over 2,400 people. It is governed by a mayor and four city council members who are elected every two years. The political atmosphere in Haines is relatively quiet, with limited involvement from most residents. There are usually only one or two candidates running for each position, and the elections tend to be uncontested. Issues that have recently been discussed include improving infrastructure, increasing public access to recreational activities, and expanding economic development opportunities in the area. The current mayor and city council members are focused on finding ways to improve the quality of life for all citizens and make Haines a vibrant community for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 99827 (Haines, AK) is strongly liberal.
Haines Borough County, AK is very liberal. In Haines Borough County, AK 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haines Borough remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 27.8%.
Haines voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99827 (Haines, AK) is strongly liberal.
Haines, Alaska is strongly liberal.
Haines Borough County, Alaska is very liberal.
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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.
Haines, 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 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 99827 (Haines)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 566 contributions totaling $22,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $15,969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)