Gustavus, AK is a small town situated on the coast of Southeast Alaska and is part of the Juneau Borough. Its population is just over 500 people, and it is considered to be a rural community with much of its economy driven by fishing, subsistence living, and tourism. It does not have any local political candidates but it does have an active local government that works closely with the Juneau Borough Assembly in order to ensure that all of the citizens’ needs are met. The local government consists of a mayor and four council members who are elected at annual elections, each serving two-year terms. They work together to address issues related to healthcare, transportation, public safety, education, and economic development in order to provide a high quality of life for Gustavus residents. Furthermore, they also partner with numerous state and federal organizations in order to bring additional resources to the town. Overall, the politics in Gustavus are organized yet friendly as leaders strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Gustavus, AK is leaning conservative.
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal. In Hoonah-Angoon Census Area County, AK 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hoonah-Angoon Borough flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 47.0%.
Hoonah-Angoon Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gustavus, AK is leaning conservative.
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 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.
Gustavus, Alaska: D R r 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 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 Gustavus, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 248 contributions totaling $24,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)