The politics of North Pole, AK are quite unique. With a population of just over 2,000 people, this small town has a mayor and a small city council that works together to make decisions on local matters. Despite its small size, the politics here are vibrant and spirited. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development and public safety all take center stage in the political debate in North Pole. As for local political candidates, the mayor is elected every four years from a field of candidates who campaign on their ideas for improving the city. The remaining members of the City Council are appointed by the mayor after consultation with the citizens of North Pole. All these factors contribute to making North Pole an interesting place to be for those interested in local politics.
The political climate in North Pole, AK is somewhat conservative.
Fairbanks North Star Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative. In Fairbanks North Star Borough County, AK 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairbanks North Star Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.4% to 41.3%.
Fairbanks North Star county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Pole, AK is somewhat conservative.
Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
Fairbanks 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.
North Pole, Alaska: D R R R R 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 North Pole, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $6,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $46,756 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)