Whittier, Alaska is a small city with a population of just under 200 people. It is located on the west coast of Prince William Sound and is a popular tourist destination, as well as home to many fishing and subsistence hunting operations. Despite its size, Whittier plays an important role in local politics. The city has an elected mayor and 4 councilmembers, who serve four year terms. The mayor and the council shape local policies on issues such as public safety, economic development, municipal taxes, and public works projects. They also work closely with other local political figures to ensure the best interests of all citizens are represented in their decisions. All citizens have the opportunity to participate in city government by voting in elections for mayor and councilmembers, attending town hall meetings to discuss local issues, or serving on city boards or committees.
The political climate in Whittier, AK is leaning conservative.
Not Found County, AK is 0. In Not Found County, AK 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valdez-Cordova Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Valdez-Cordova county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whittier, AK is leaning conservative.
Not Found County, Alaska is 0.
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.
Whittier, Alaska: D R R R r R
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 Whittier, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 301 contributions totaling $15,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $15,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)