The politics of Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK County are diverse and complex. The county is home to a variety of political views, with many residents expressing support for both liberal and conservative candidates. There are no local political candidates running at this time, but the borough is represented by State Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan as well as U.S. Representatives Don Young and Delaney Keown-Gardner in Congress. In addition to these representatives, several other legislators serve the borough in the Alaska Legislature. Residents can stay informed on current issues by attending town meetings, staying engaged with their local representatives, or watching relevant news coverage on television or radio stations located throughout the county.
The political climate in Lake and Peninsula Borough County, AK is leaning liberal.
In Lake and Peninsula 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, Lake and Peninsula Borough flipped Democratic, 49.5% to 45.6%.
Lake and Peninsula Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake and Peninsula Borough County, AK is leaning liberal.
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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.
Lake and Peninsula Borough, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Lake and Peninsula Borough County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $5,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)