What do you mean by alaska’s coalitions. And what do you mean by “government” and “opposition”. The presentation of this tally data feels like a massive mis understanding of how politics works in the US.
So, two Republicans in the House have refused to caucus with other Republicans and have joined in coalition with Democrats and Yellows to control the chamber. Can anyone tell us what the two Republicans have said to explain this unusual move?
The Senate is just as weird. The Republicans have a majority, but five Republicans caucus with Democrats instead of other members of their party. Is the motivation the same as that of the two House members?
It’s super confusing to have government and opposition. Is the opposition group showing elected reps in government? Or are they opposition to government? How can you be elected in government and also opposing the government?
What’s the font you used? It looks really nice
looks like a uniparty to me ,
Is this the entire population?
WA state had something quite similar in the 2010s. Two Democratic state senators jumped on close election results that year, where Dems led 26-23, and ran to the Rs (without officially changing parties) and handed them effective control of 25-24. It was known as the [Majority Coalition Caucus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_Coalition_Caucus) (MCC). (Those two guys didn’t get re-elected.)
Congratulations on them having a pragmatic coalition that hopefully gets stuff done with far less mudslinging.
Also gerrymandering is terrible for most people and needs to end. Average Democrat would be better off with a moderate that aligns more with their interests and will horse trade to get things done. Average Republican would be better off with a moderate that aligns more with their interests and will horse trade to get things done.
A lot of people think of Alaska as a red state, but it’s definitely much more of a non-affiliated state. 12.15% of the state is registered Democratic, 23.81% Republican, 5.19% third party, and 58.84% non-affiliated. It just usually tends to vote Republican on a federal level. Its rural areas also tend to vote Democratic (mostly due to the Inuit/native population being primarily rural), while it’s more urban areas tend to vote Republican. This phenomenon has given many Democrats in the state legislature the nickname “bush Democrats” since many of them come from the Alaskan Bush country. It’s probably the most unique state politically.
[Source](https://independentvoterproject.org/voter-stats/ak)
Democratically elected representatives aren’t “rulers”. May feel that way sometimes but the correct word would be more helpful and accurate.
Thank God, something besides a choropleth map!
Yellow was a criminal choice
The U.S. doesn’t have a “government” and “opposition” in the traditional sense. This chart seems to be adapted to be understood by people from countries with parliamentary systems.
From an outsiders perspective this seems way better than having than having everything grid locked along party lines
For a moment there, I thought Alaska had a local state third party.
yellow text on grey with yellow tint background is absolutely illegible. I have no idea what the text says.
![Alaska's Unique Coalitions [OC]](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ri4u44yv5lqf1-1080x1024.png)
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Yellow text is hard to read
Thanks in part to Ranked Choice Voting.
What do you mean by alaska’s coalitions. And what do you mean by “government” and “opposition”. The presentation of this tally data feels like a massive mis understanding of how politics works in the US.
So, two Republicans in the House have refused to caucus with other Republicans and have joined in coalition with Democrats and Yellows to control the chamber. Can anyone tell us what the two Republicans have said to explain this unusual move?
The Senate is just as weird. The Republicans have a majority, but five Republicans caucus with Democrats instead of other members of their party. Is the motivation the same as that of the two House members?
It’s super confusing to have government and opposition. Is the opposition group showing elected reps in government? Or are they opposition to government? How can you be elected in government and also opposing the government?
What’s the font you used? It looks really nice
looks like a uniparty to me ,
Is this the entire population?
WA state had something quite similar in the 2010s. Two Democratic state senators jumped on close election results that year, where Dems led 26-23, and ran to the Rs (without officially changing parties) and handed them effective control of 25-24. It was known as the [Majority Coalition Caucus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_Coalition_Caucus) (MCC). (Those two guys didn’t get re-elected.)
Congratulations on them having a pragmatic coalition that hopefully gets stuff done with far less mudslinging.
Also gerrymandering is terrible for most people and needs to end. Average Democrat would be better off with a moderate that aligns more with their interests and will horse trade to get things done. Average Republican would be better off with a moderate that aligns more with their interests and will horse trade to get things done.
A lot of people think of Alaska as a red state, but it’s definitely much more of a non-affiliated state. 12.15% of the state is registered Democratic, 23.81% Republican, 5.19% third party, and 58.84% non-affiliated. It just usually tends to vote Republican on a federal level. Its rural areas also tend to vote Democratic (mostly due to the Inuit/native population being primarily rural), while it’s more urban areas tend to vote Republican. This phenomenon has given many Democrats in the state legislature the nickname “bush Democrats” since many of them come from the Alaskan Bush country. It’s probably the most unique state politically.
[Source](https://independentvoterproject.org/voter-stats/ak)
Democratically elected representatives aren’t “rulers”. May feel that way sometimes but the correct word would be more helpful and accurate.
Thank God, something besides a choropleth map!
Yellow was a criminal choice
The U.S. doesn’t have a “government” and “opposition” in the traditional sense. This chart seems to be adapted to be understood by people from countries with parliamentary systems.
From an outsiders perspective this seems way better than having than having everything grid locked along party lines
For a moment there, I thought Alaska had a local state third party.
yellow text on grey with yellow tint background is absolutely illegible. I have no idea what the text says.
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