Anaktuvuk Pass is a small isolated community in Alaska’s North Slope Borough located in the Brooks Mountain range of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is home to the Nunamiut Inupiat, a group of Eskimos who have lived in the area for thousands of years. With a population of just over 300 people, Anaktuvuk Pass is one of the smallest communities in Alaska and is known for its active political scene. Despite its size, Anaktuvuk Pass has an important role in local politics with members of their community holding positions such as mayor and city council members. Local candidates often take part in debates on issues that affect their community and are passionate about making sure that their voices are heard in state-wide elections. Their votes help to shape the future of not only Anaktuvuk Pass but also Alaska as a whole.
The political climate in Anaktuvuk Pass, AK is leaning conservative.
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
Anaktuvuk Pass, AK is leaning conservative.
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.
Anaktuvuk Pass, 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 Anaktuvuk Pass, 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 11 contributions totaling $205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)