On a desolate slab of island tundra in western Alaska, a resident of Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president.

The honor of having the last voter in the nation fell to Adak when they did away with absentee-only voting for the 2012 election and added in-person voting. “People have a little bit of fun on that day because,

Adak Island is bordered by the Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean and is closer to Russia than mainland Alaska

On a desolate slab of island tundra in western Alaska, a resident of Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president, continuing a 12-year tradition for the nation’s westernmost community.