Anchorage, AK, Alaska: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 401,9642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,6832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Anchorage, AK, AKOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 78,215 | 103,174 | 189,828 | ||
| R | 83,774 | 106,595 | 197,445 | ||
| R | 62,555 | 92,548 | 174,735 | ||
| R | 63,373 | 93,714 | 163,517 | ||
| R | 64,570 | 106,984 | 175,671 | ||
| R | 49,896 | 90,405 | 144,544 | ||
| R | 40,080 | 85,929 | 146,329 | ||
| R | 37,170 | 62,933 | 117,648 | ||
| R | 37,248 | 52,789 | 129,266 | ||
| R | 33,601 | 59,360 | 96,393 | ||
| R | 28,105 | 70,926 | 102,317 | ||
| R | 16,502 | 43,964 | 74,092 | ||
| R | 18,622 | 34,766 | 56,652 | ||
| R | 11,637 | 25,972 | 40,859 | ||
| R | 13,898 | 14,908 | 32,987 | ||
| D | 14,863 | 9,462 | 24,325 | ||
| R | 10,372 | 12,127 | 22,499 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.2%
English
10.7%
Irish
10.1%
American
4.3%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,683
Anchorage, AK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anchorage, AK$100,683
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.9%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.0%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander6.6%
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchorage anchors Alaska's electorate so completely that statewide margins are often decided by how its precincts break, with military households, Alaska Native communities, and a fast-growing Latino population all shaping its competitive tilt.
The Democratic margin in Anchorage, AK has rarely exceeded twenty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by thirteen points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $100,683 — all within the broad national range.
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Anchorage, AK, Alaska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/11260/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anchorage, AK, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anchorage, AK, Alaska voted Republican by 13.1 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 189,828 votes cast, 78,215 went Democratic and 103,174 went Republican.
What is Anchorage, AK, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Anchorage, AK, Alaska as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Anchorage, AK, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anchorage, AK, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Anchorage, AK, Alaska?
Anchorage, AK, Alaska has a population of 401,964 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anchorage, AK, Alaska?
Median household income in Anchorage, AK, Alaska is $100,683 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Anchorage, AK, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anchorage, AK, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.