Non-partisan data for Alaska, drawn from public records and hundreds of news stories.
Measured from public government data. Not from opinions or headlines.
Among the 2 worst states.
The worst in the country.
The worst in the country.
Among the 2 worst states.
Worse here than in 44 other states.
We compare what the data says with what the news covers.
The data says corporate influence in politics is a bigger problem in Alaska than the news coverage suggests.
The news talks about wage stagnation & income inequality in Alaska far more than the data says it is a problem here.
The news talks about political polarization in Alaska far more than the data says it is a problem here.
Ranked by Leadership Score — how news coverage describes their leadership. 100 is the best score any leader in U.S. history would earn.
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Leadership Score (WATT)
24
Leadership Score (WATT)
Not enough news coverage to score yet
Not enough news coverage to score yet
Not enough news coverage to score yet
| Measure | Mary Peltola | Dan Sullivan | Carol Hafner | David Leslie | Dustin Darden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership Score | 48.2 / 100 | 23.6 / 100 | — | — | — |
| Credit for strengths in the news | +65.7 | +60.2 | — | — | — |
| Deduction for criticism in the news | −17.5 | −36.6 | — | — | — |
| News stories analysed | 233 | 293 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Record Score | 4.4 / 10 | 5.0 / 10 | No voting record — has not served in Congress | No voting record — has not served in Congress | No voting record — has not served in Congress |
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Ranked by government data alone, ignoring headlines and politics. 0 means the problem does not exist. 100 means it is as bad as it gets. The dotted line is the average across all 50 states.
Problems we could not measure yet
No government data covers these in Alaska yet, so we do not rank them: Climate Vulnerability.