akashic
1876–2024
Fairbanks-College, AK·Alaska

Fairbanks-College, AK delivered R+18 in 2024.

Interior Alaska's largest urban hub, anchored by a major research university

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AK
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
95,460
2024 ACS

Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
95,4602024 5-year
Median household income
$88,2672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.8%2024 5-year
Black
4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−17.9%
16,98324,85643,961
R
−14.9%
18,25025,03445,435
R
−20.5%
13,49121,82140,633
R
−22.3%
14,71323,75840,541
R
−25.8%
15,86827,32744,397
R
−31.4%
12,75224,99239,033
R
−36.2%
10,48325,52941,513
R
−21.7%
10,83418,51535,351
R
−11.3%
10,89615,23238,460
R
−26.3%
10,59818,73430,954
R
−37.4%
8,19518,79128,336
R
−27.5%
5,28911,57922,845
R
−18.9%
6,67610,26019,012
R
−15.0%
5,5367,69014,334
R
−9.1%
3,4294,2549,054
D
+15.4%
4,8103,5268,336
D
+3.1%
4,0683,8207,887
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.2%
Irish
11.4%
English
11.0%
American
3.7%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.3%
French
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: 32.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.5%
1.7%
75–84
1.6%
4.4%
65–74
4.1%
5.1%
55–64
4.9%
5.6%
45–54
4.6%
7.2%
35–44
6.5%
10.0%
25–34
7.8%
7.4%
18–24
4.5%
9.1%
5–17
7.6%
3.7%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,267
Fairbanks-College, AK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fairbanks-College, AK$88,267
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.2%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)5.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.5%
Baptist
2.1%
Methodist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Fairbanks-College blends a sizable military and university population with a deep-rooted resource-economy workforce, producing a competitive mix that has swung statewide races by narrowing margins in interior precincts.

The Democratic margin in Fairbanks-College, AK has rarely exceeded fifteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by eighteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $88,267 — all within the broad national range.

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Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/21820/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska voted Republican by 17.9 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,961 votes cast, 16,983 went Democratic and 24,856 went Republican.
What is Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Fairbanks-College, 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 2 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska?
Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska has a population of 95,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska?
Median household income in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska is $88,267 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.