Nanwalek, Alaska is a small rural community located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. This remote village is home to about 200 residents who are primarily descended from Sugpiaq and Alutiiq people. The local government in Nanwalek is responsible for providing basic services, such as public safety and infrastructure improvements, to this small but tight-knit community. There are no local political candidates in Nanwalek as it is too small for that level of representation. However, residents of Nanwalek do still have a voice in state politics through their involvement with larger organizations such as the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly or the Alaska Federation of Natives. Through these organizations residents can ensure that their concerns are heard on issues such as economic development, land use rights, and access to healthcare and other services. Additionally, they can help shape policies at the state level that will have an impact on their lives in Nanwalek.
The political climate in Nanwalek, AK is strongly conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK is very conservative. In Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenai Peninsula Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.5% to 31.8%.
Kenai Peninsula county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nanwalek, AK is strongly conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska is very 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.
Nanwalek, 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 Nanwalek, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,144 contributions totaling $79,807 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $29,897 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)