The small town of Whale Pass, AK is situated on the southern tip of Prince of Wales Island and has developed a vibrant local politics scene over the years. The mayor and city council are elected in non-partisan elections every two years, and they work hard to ensure that all citizens have a voice in their local government. Local issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, recreational opportunities, and transportation are often discussed at city council meetings. In recent years, Whale Pass has seen an influx of new residents who are eager to participate in local politics and make their voices heard. With the help of passionate citizens like these, Whale Pass can continue to be a thriving community for many years to come.
The political climate in Whale Pass, AK is leaning conservative.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, AK is leaning liberal. In Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area County, AK 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 47.0%.
Prince of Wales-Hyder voted Democratic in 2020. 2016, 2012 and 2000, and Republican in 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whale Pass, AK is leaning conservative.
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 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.
Whale 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 Whale Pass, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)