The Wrangell City and Borough is a part of the Alaska county. It is home to a diverse population with an assortment of political views. In the 2020 election cycle, there were two mayoral candidates running for mayor: Daniel Prince and Andrew O’Reilly. Both candidates are focused on improving local education, infrastructure, and community development in the area. The Borough Assembly also had several candidates running in various districts across the area. These included incumbent John Smith, as well as newcomers Tracey Chalmers and Benjamin Arnold. Each candidate has different ideas about how to best address issues in the Borough such as affordable housing, economic growth-and-development, public safety, healthcare access and more. Though each district may have its own unique concerns to address, all of the candidates are committed to making Wrangell City and Borough a better place for its citizens and visitors alike.
The political climate in Wrangell City and Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative.
In Wrangell City and Borough County, AK 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wrangell City and Borough flipped strongly Republican, 54.8% to 40.7%.
Wrangell City and Borough flipped Republican in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2016 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wrangell City and Borough County, AK is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska: D R r R D 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 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 Wrangell City and Borough County, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $1,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $9,192 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)