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Distance and Dissent: Alaska's Capital Move

Distance and Dissent: Alaska's Capital Move Abstract: Since achieving statehood in 1959, Alaskans have voted six times on the capital move issue. Each time distinct regional voting patterns have emerged. One regional pattern suggests a distance-decay model. Regions closest to Anchorage provided the greatest support for the capital move. Distant regions often reflected different environments, cultures, and voting patterns. Second, some regions, because of their size, were able to "swing" the total vote. Fairbanks was the most notable example. Third, regional patterns remained remarkably consistent throughout the six elections. The capital move has been Alaska's most regionally divisive issue since 1959. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers University of Hawai'I Press

Distance and Dissent: Alaska's Capital Move

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University of Hawai'I Press
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1551-3211
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Abstract

Abstract: Since achieving statehood in 1959, Alaskans have voted six times on the capital move issue. Each time distinct regional voting patterns have emerged. One regional pattern suggests a distance-decay model. Regions closest to Anchorage provided the greatest support for the capital move. Distant regions often reflected different environments, cultures, and voting patterns. Second, some regions, because of their size, were able to "swing" the total vote. Fairbanks was the most notable example. Third, regional patterns remained remarkably consistent throughout the six elections. The capital move has been Alaska's most regionally divisive issue since 1959.

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Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast GeographersUniversity of Hawai'I Press

Published: Oct 1, 1986

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