Nikolski, AK is a small community located on the westernmost tip of Umnak Island in Alaska. It is a remote and isolated area, but one that has its own unique politics. The City Council is composed of five members who are elected by the local residents through a general election every two years. The councilors are responsible for making decisions and passing laws that will govern the town and set forth a vision for its future. Additionally, there are three committees - Public Safety, Parks & Recreation and Public Utilities- which oversee specific areas within Nikolski's sphere of influence. The political process in Nikolski involves both public meetings and workshops as well as frequent interactions between local residents and elected officials to ensure that all voices are heard. As with many small Alaskan towns, the people of Nikolski take their civic responsibility seriously and work diligently to create an environment that benefits everyone living in the community.
The political climate in Nikolski, AK is leaning conservative.
Aleutians West Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal. In Aleutians West Census Area 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, Aleutians West Borough remained Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Aleutians West voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nikolski, AK is leaning conservative.
Aleutians West Census Area 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.
Nikolski, 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 Nikolski, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)