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The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Alaska: Governor, including pre-statehood governors, who were appointed by the U.S. president and usually of the same political party; and; Lieutenant Governor; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: Territorial and State Senate
Federal presidential vote in Alaska, 1960-2020. Although in its early years of statehood, Alaska was a Democratic state, since the early 1970s it has been characterized as Republican-leaning. [1] Local political communities have often worked on issues related to land use development, fishing, tourism, and individual rights.
The Alaskan Independence Party sued the state of Alaska in 2020, seeking to overturn the results from a referendum where ranked-choice voting was implemented in Alaska's general elections. [8] The AIP has embraced a "traditional family" message in the 21st-century. [7] Chryson said the AIP is "for the traditional family -- daddy, mommy, kids."
On August 31, 2022, Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Republican former governor Sarah Palin in the special election to replace Don Young, who died on March 18 of the same year and was the longest serving Republican in the history of the House and was the most notable person to represent the district.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 2022 victory in Alaska has served as a bogeyman for opponents of ranked choice voting. How could a Democrat wind up winning in a deeply red state?
The Alaska Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Alaska, headquartered in Anchorage. It is one of two major parties in Alaska, alongside the Alaska Republican Party. The Democratic Party holds the Alaska Senate in a coalition government. [a] [2] As of 2020, there are over 75,000 registered members of the Alaska Democratic ...
Her decision left second-place finisher Republican Nick Begich as the main challenger to Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, who is the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. The three were the most prominent candidates in a field of 12 running for the seat in Alaska’s primary.
The most liberal, not surprisingly, is San Francisco. The study ranked all U.S. cities with a population over 250,000 based on local government policies and positions.