Nome, Alaska is a small town located in the northwestern part of the state. Although it has a small population, Nome is home to many active political discussions and debates. Its local politics are largely centered around issues such as public safety, environmental protection, and economic development. The Nome City Council is the governing body responsible for passing legislation that impacts all residents of Nome, both native and non-native. Local representatives can be found throughout the city's community organizations and advocacy groups ensuring that their voices are heard by their elected officials. During election season, candidates from various parties take part in debates and other activities to ensure they are providing their constituents with the best representation possible.
The political climate in Nome, AK is somewhat liberal.
Nome Census Area County, AK is strongly liberal. In Nome Census Area County, AK 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nome Borough remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 32.7%.
Nome county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nome, AK is somewhat liberal.
Nome Census Area County, Alaska is strongly 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.
Nome, Alaska: d R d 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 Nome, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 492 contributions totaling $25,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $6,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)