Rentier frontier region

Alaska (United States)

The largest US state and one of the least densely populated, Alaska lives off oil, pays every resident an annual dividend from its Permanent Fund, levies no state income tax, and has a strong gun culture, Native corporations and distrust of the federal government.

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Region or entity

This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

Wikimedia Commons · Bandeira do estado do Alasca (Estados Unidos) usada como referência visual da região.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 79.5%20.5% Unitary
Democracy 85.9%14.1% Autocracy
Security 27%73% Liberty
Assimilation 42.4%57.6% Multiculturalism
Militarist 64.8%35.2% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 30.5%69.5% Nationalist
Public 46%54% Private
Planning 35.4%64.6% Free market
Protectionism 34.1%65.9% Globalism
Irreligious 57.6%42.4% Religious
Progressive 41.9%58.1% Traditionalist
Technology 58.2%41.8% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

42.0pt

Structure

79.5% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.

Where should public power live?

28.0pt

Power

27% Security, compared with the ideology catalog’s 55% median.

How far should the state reach into everyday life?

27.6pt

Trade

34.1% Protectionism, compared with the ideology catalog’s 61.7% median.

How open should the economy be to international exchange?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 79.5% Federal, 20.5% Unitary (Strong Federal); Representation: 85.9% Democracy, 14.1% Autocracy (Strong Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Alaska (United States) sits 28.4 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 27% Security, 73% Liberty (Strong Liberty); Immigration: 42.4% Assimilation, 57.6% Multiculturalism (Leaning Multiculturalism). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Alaska (United States) sits 31.8 points below it. 87 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 64.8% Militarist, 35.2% Pacifist (Leaning Militarist); Intervention: 30.5% Non-interventionist, 69.5% Nationalist (Leaning Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Alaska (United States) sits 18.3 points below it. 187 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 46% Public, 54% Private (Balanced); Control: 35.4% Planning, 64.6% Free market (Leaning Free market); Trade: 34.1% Protectionism, 65.9% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Alaska (United States) depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Alaska (United States) sits 7.2 points below it. 207 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 57.6% Irreligious, 42.4% Religious (Leaning Irreligious); Morality: 41.9% Progressive, 58.1% Traditionalist (Leaning Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Alaska (United States) sits 3.1 points above it. 197 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 58.2% Technology, 41.8% Biology (Leaning Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Alaska (United States), the 8.2-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Alaska (United States) sits 0.7 points above it. 299 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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What does getting Alaska (United States) on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Alaska (United States).

Which ideology is closest to Alaska (United States)?

Libertarian Militarism has 90.2% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Alaska (United States)?

Representation is among the furthest from the center: 85.9% Democracy and 14.1% Autocracy. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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