The North Slope Borough in Alaska County is a diverse region, rich with natural resources and culture. The borough is governed by an elected assembly and mayor. This governing body is responsible for making decisions on matters of taxation, economic development, public safety, and resource management. They also set the local budget and manage the day-to-day operations of the borough. The mayor serves as the executive officer of this assembly, while the assembly members serve as legislative representatives to their constituents. Every two years citizens of North Slope Borough have the opportunity to choose their representatives for Mayor and Assembly Members in a local election. During these elections, issues such as community investment, public safety initiatives, and economic growth opportunities are discussed amongst candidates to ensure that voters are informed about decisions made by their elected officials.
The political climate in 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
North Slope 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.
North Slope Borough, 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 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 North Slope Borough County, 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 39 contributions totaling $10,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)