Alaska, Alaska: Republican loyalist state. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 735,7062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,7882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Alaska, 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 | 139,690 | 184,407 | 340,577 | ||
| R | 153,405 | 189,891 | 357,136 | ||
| R | 116,179 | 163,346 | 318,268 | ||
| R | 122,641 | 164,675 | 300,495 | ||
| R | 123,593 | 193,843 | 326,196 | ||
| R | 99,058 | 171,718 | 280,231 | ||
| R | 79,004 | 167,396 | 285,560 | ||
| R | 80,377 | 122,743 | 241,617 | ||
| R | 78,274 | 101,970 | 258,447 | ||
| R | 72,585 | 119,250 | 200,116 | ||
| R | 62,007 | 138,380 | 207,605 | ||
| R | 41,840 | 86,110 | 158,445 | ||
| R | 44,059 | 71,556 | 123,573 | ||
| R | 32,966 | 55,351 | 95,218 | ||
| R | 34,855 | 36,597 | 81,160 | ||
| D | 86,908 | 45,127 | 132,036 | ||
| R | 58,532 | 60,838 | 119,370 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.2%
English
10.0%
Irish
9.5%
American
3.6%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
1.4%
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: 36.0 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
$92,788
Alaska ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alaska$92,788
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.6%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.9%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%
Other languages4.1%
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Alaska sits in the Pacific Northwest and Arctic. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Alaska reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points, in line with the state's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $92,788, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 735,706 together describe a state whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Alaska, Alaska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/state/ak/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alaska, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alaska, Alaska voted Republican by 13.1 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 340,577 votes cast, 139,690 went Democratic and 184,407 went Republican.
What is Alaska, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Alaska, Alaska as a "Republican loyalist" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Alaska, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alaska, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Alaska, Alaska?
Alaska, Alaska has a population of 735,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alaska, Alaska?
Median household income in Alaska, Alaska is $92,788 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Alaska, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alaska, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.