Barrow, Alaska is a small city located in the northernmost part of the United States. Although it has a small population of 4,212 people, politics still play an important role in the daily life of this city. The local government works diligently to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens and visitors through policies and initiatives that support Barrow’s unique environment. The mayor and four-member City Council are elected every three years by local residents, and the mayor presides over meetings of the City Council. Over the years, Barrow has seen many political initiatives that have helped to shape its future. Recently, proposals for new energy sources such as wind power have been discussed by local politicians in order to reduce emissions from burning coal. Other hot topics include sustainable fishing practices, infrastructure improvements, economic development projects, and education reform. While Barrow is a politically active town with a rich history behind it, there is still much more work to be done to ensure the city continues to thrive in a changing world.
The political climate in Utqiagvik, AK is leaning liberal.
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
Utqiagvik, AK is leaning liberal.
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.
Utqiagvik, 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 Utqiagvik, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $9,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)