Atqasuk, AK is a small community located in the western part of Alaska. It has a very tight-knit political environment, with strong support for local candidates and initiatives. Elections in Atqasuk are often contentious as politics are a major part of daily life for the residents. The town has its own mayor and council to represent the interests of the people, along with several government departments that oversee various aspects of municipal operations. Residents also advocate for environmental conservation efforts, infrastructure expansion, and education reform. In recent years, Atqasuk has been able to amass much needed funds to repair deteriorating roads and provide better medical care for residents through federal grants and other forms of funding. As a result, more people have flocked to the community in search of improved services and greater stability. Politics in Atqasuk remain an important part of life as there is always something new happening that requires attention from both local and state government authorities.
The political climate in Zip 99791 (Atqasuk, AK) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 99791 (Atqasuk, AK) is leaning liberal.
Atqasuk, Alaska is leaning liberal.
North Slope Borough County, Alaska 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.
Atqasuk, 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 zip 99791 (Atqasuk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)