Prudhoe Bay, AK is a remote town located on Alaska's North Slope. Situated along the shore of the Arctic Ocean, this small town is primarily an industrial hub for oil production and exploration. Though it has a very small population, Prudhoe Bay is an important part of the state’s political landscape. The local government of Prudhoe Bay operates under the direction of the North Slope Borough Assembly, a nine-member group elected by local constituents every two years. These Assembly members are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community and have jurisdiction over all local laws. Additionally, North Slope Borough Assembly representatives are also active in advocating for their constituents in both state and national governments on issues such as energy production and environmental policies. With its small population but significant political role, Prudhoe Bay remains an important part of Alaska's political landscape.
The political climate in Prudhoe Bay, AK is leaning liberal.
North Slope Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In North Slope Borough County, AK 50.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, North Slope Borough remained moderately Democratic, 50.1% to 43.1%.
North Slope voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prudhoe Bay, AK is leaning liberal.
North Slope Borough 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.
Prudhoe Bay, 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 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 Prudhoe Bay, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $21,199 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $97,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)