Naknek, Alaska is a small rural community located on the south shore of Bristol Bay. The city has a population of about 600 people and is an important hub for commercial fishing, providing jobs for the local residents. In terms of politics, Naknek is part of the Alaska House of Representatives District 32 which elects one representative every two years to serve in Juneau. The current representative for District 32 is Bryce Edgmon, who was most recently re-elected in 2018. Additionally, many initiatives are driven by local organization and boards like the Naknek City Council and the Naknek Native Corporation. This council collaborates with state agencies on projects such as road maintenance, public safety, and economic development initiatives. Overall, politics in Naknek are focused on supporting its small but thriving community through legislative action and local advocacy.
The political climate in Naknek, AK is leaning liberal.
Bristol Bay Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In Bristol Bay Borough County, AK 49.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bristol Bay Borough flipped Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Bristol Bay Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Naknek, AK is leaning liberal.
Bristol Bay 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.
Naknek, 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 Naknek, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)