akashic
1876–2024
Fairbanks·Alaska

Fairbanks has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Alaska's interior hub, where vast distances shape every campaign calculus

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

Fairbanks, Alaska: Republican loyalist market. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic 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 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fairbanks$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.

The Fairbanks media market spans remote Interior and Arctic communities where turnout logistics rival candidate messaging in importance, and Native Alaskan voters represent a decisive share of the electorate in many district-level races.

The Republican margin in Fairbanks reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the market's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,267, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 95,460 together describe a market whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Fairbanks, Alaska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/745/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Fairbanks, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fairbanks, 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, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Fairbanks, Alaska as a "Republican loyalist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fairbanks, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fairbanks, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fairbanks, Alaska?
Fairbanks, 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, Alaska?
Median household income in Fairbanks, 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, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fairbanks, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.