The Alaska Republican Party currently has more voters registered with the GOP than just about at any time in its history. Over 150,000 Alaskans are currently registered Republicans.
Since last February’s monthly report from the Division of Elections, Republicans gained over 7,000 new voters. Democrats gained about 1,000. For every new voter who registered as a Democrat, another seven Alaskans registered as Republicans.
Of course, undeclared voters still represent the biggest group, as they do across the country. There are 273,371 registered undeclared voters in Alaska. Many of these voters are on the voter rolls due to being automatically registered as they apply for a Permanent Fund dividend, which puts applicants in the undeclared category if they are not registered voters already.
Nonpartisan registrants only gained about 150 voters in the same year-over-year timeframe.
It may be the Trump effect, with conservatives coming back to the party to join in what feels like a patriotic movement to save America from the leftists who have held control for years.
Carmela Warfield, chairwoman of the Alaska Republican Party, said it’s that, plus more:
“The Alaska Republican Party is now an active and engaged Party and people see it. We have been expanding our Party and people are standing with us in record numbers – giving of their valuable time and treasure to join with us,” she said.
“The path to unleashing American energy dominance runs right through the great state of Alaska, and we stand ready to help realize President Trump’s Day 1 Executive Order of ‘Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.’ Our Party also looks forward to helping President Trump bring about his America First agenda, and to the positive impact of his leadership on our nation over the next four years,” Warfield said.
“We will be actively working to aggressively build on these great numbers of newly registered Republicans, to make our Party even stronger, and we will be ready for the 2026 and 2028 election cycles,” Warfield said.
It may follow a national trend, in which the Democratic Party is held in low esteem, according to recent polling.
As one Anchorage commentator put it, “The Left lost power for the first time, even though they lost elections many times.” People may feel encouraged.
The good news for Republicans is dampened only in that the total number of registered voters in Alaska is now at 616,587, which must set a record for a state that has a population of only 733,406.
To compare, Wyoming, the state with the smallest population in America, has 293,617 registered voters in a population of 584,057. That is about 50% of the population being registered to vote.
In Alaska, however, 84% of the entire population (of Alaskans age 0-110) is registered to vote.
Alaska has the unfortunate reputation of having the dirtiest voter rolls in the country. While every March, the Division of Election does a purge of the rolls and the total number of registered voters is trimmed, it still is starting with a remarkably high number this year.
Just before last year’s March purge of voter rolls, there were 602,973 voters registered. After the purge there were 590,778 remaining.
If last March’s baseline was 590,778, and this month the number of registered voters is 616,587, that means another 25,809 voters have registered in the past year. Election analysts will be watching to see what the numbers look like in early March, when the purge is completed.
Maybe it’s about time the GOP fixes our fraudulent elections and gives us legitimate MAGA candidates….until that happens, this is all a big joke.
Kick out of the party the traitorous backstabbing RINO filth like Murkowski, Merrick, Geissel and Shutes, and the Alaska Republican Party would garner a whole lot more registered voters.
And I STILL have never heard or read of any explanation, or justification, for members of the majority party (the Republicans) spurning some of their party colleagues to caucus with the opposition party (the Democrats). Can anyone enlighten me on the rationale for this egregiously underhanded maneuver?
This is great news. Genghis Khan said it best, “The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears, to ride their horses and clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.” It’s a first step. Now to recapture the ASD school board, the Municipal Assembly and drive the madness out of our city.