South Naknek, AK is a small city located in the Bristol Bay Borough of Alaska. With a population of 677 as of 2019, it is the smallest incorporated city in the United States. It is an important hub for local subsistence fishing and commercial salmon harvesting. South Naknek is also known for its involvement in local politics. The local government consists of a mayor and five members on the City Council, with elections taking place every two years to fill any vacancies on the Council. As a small town, many residents feel that their voices are heard due to the intimate nature of local politics. Even though South Naknek has only recently begun to incorporate more modern political processes such as online voting for municipal elections, traditional decision-making has been a part of their culture since its inception. The people of South Naknek have always understood that being involved and engaged in their community’s political decisions was essential to ensuring that their voices were heard and respected.
The political climate in South 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
South 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.
South 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 South Naknek, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $457 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 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)