Wainwright, Alaska is a small municipality located on the edge of the Arctic Ocean in the North Slope Borough. It is home to a diverse population of people from various backgrounds and cultures. Politically, Wainwright has two main parties that vie for local control: the Liberal Party of Alaska and the Alaska Independence Party. The Liberal Party of Alaska supports progressive policies such as strong labor standards, renewable energy development, education reform, and social justice initiatives. The Alaska Independence Party focuses on preserving traditional Alaskan values and protecting the environment by advocating for responsible resource management. Both parties cooperate to ensure quality services for residents of Wainwright while promoting economic prosperity in the region. Local politics involve many different issues, including economic development, education, public safety, infrastructure and environmental protection. As Wainwright continues to face challenges related to climate change and economic development, it is important that both parties remain focused on solutions that benefit all residents of Wainwright and neighboring areas.
The political climate in Wainwright, 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
Wainwright, 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.
Wainwright, 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 Wainwright, 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)