Fairbanks, AK is a vibrant city in the state of Alaska with a close-knit community and many political issues that are important to its residents. The city is home to many local organizations and groups which advocate for various causes and have provided an outlet for citizens to voice their opinions on current events. Political candidates that often run to represent Fairbanks include local members of the Republican and Democratic parties as well as independents. Residents of Fairbanks take their politics seriously and often engage in dialogue regarding candidates' policies and platform. In recent years, this has been especially true for topics such as the economy, taxes, healthcare, environmental protection, education, transportation, public safety, and land management. There have also been campaigns highlighting important statewide issues such as oil drilling in the Alaskan wilderness and protecting traditional hunting rights. By working together on these important issues, Fairbanks residents strive to make sure their voices are heard throughout the state legislature.
The political climate in Fairbanks, AK is leaning 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
Fairbanks, AK is leaning 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.
Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,729 contributions totaling $302,322 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,588 contributions totaling $289,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)