† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAnchorage, AKAlaskaUnited States
German15.2%14.2%12.5%
English10.7%10.0%9.5%
Irish10.1%9.5%9.4%
American4.3%3.6%5.3%
Italian2.8%2.5%4.8%
Norwegian2.8%3.0%—
Scottish2.1%2.1%1.3%
Swedish1.7%1.2%—
Samoan1.5%0.9%—
Native Hawaiian0.2%0.2%—
Mexican4.1%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%0.9%1.8%
Dominican0.4%0.3%0.7%
Spanish0.4%0.4%—
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.2%0.4%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Filipino3.4%3.5%0.9%
Hmong1.3%0.7%—
Korean0.7%0.5%0.4%
Chinese0.4%0.3%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%0.2%1.4%
Japanese0.2%0.2%0.2%
Laotian0.2%——
African American†2.9%2.1%9.9%
Sudanese0.2%0.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Anchorage, AK
Alaska
United States
Median age
35.6
36
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.1%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Anchorage, AK
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$100,683
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.2%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.7%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Anchorage, AK
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.0%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
3.2%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.4%
2.5%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.2%
2.2%
1.1%
Other languages
1.1%
3.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Anchorage, AK
Alaska
United States
Catholic
4.9%
5.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.2%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.3%
64.8%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
5.2%
4.6%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Anchorage, AK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1960–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1960
−7.8%
1964
+22.2%
1968
−3.1%
1972
−35.1%
1976
−28.5%
1980
−37.1%
1984
−41.9%
1988
−26.7%
1992
−12.0%
1996
−21.9%
2000
−31.3%
2004
−28.0%
2008
−24.1%
2012
−18.6%
2016
−17.2%
2020
−11.6%
2024
−13.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
41.5%Harris78,161
54.8%Trump103,126
3.7%
R+13.3
R+1.7
R+11.8
188,326
R
42.4%Biden84,087
54.0%Trump107,020
3.6%
R+11.6
D+5.6
R+16.0
198,192
R
35.8%Clinton62,555
53.0%Trump92,548
11.2%
R+17.2
D+1.4
R+19.3
174,735
R
38.8%Obama63,373
57.3%Romney93,714
3.9%
R+18.6
D+5.6
R+22.4
163,517
R
36.8%Obama64,570
60.9%McCain106,984
2.3%
R+24.1
D+3.9
R+31.4
175,671
R
34.5%Kerry49,896
62.5%Bush90,405
2.9%
R+28.0
D+3.3
R+25.6
144,544
R
27.4%Gore40,080
58.7%Bush85,929
13.9%
R+31.3
R+9.4
R+31.9
146,329
R
31.6%Clinton37,170
53.5%Dole62,933
14.9%
R+21.9
R+9.9
R+30.4
117,648
R
28.8%Clinton37,248
40.8%Bush52,789
30.3%
R+12.0
D+14.7
R+17.6
129,266
R
34.9%Dukakis33,601
61.6%Bush59,360
3.6%
R+26.7
D+15.1
R+19.0
96,393
R
27.5%Mondale28,105
69.3%Reagan70,926
3.2%
R+41.9
R+4.8
R+23.6
102,317
R
22.3%Carter16,502
59.3%Reagan43,964
18.4%
R+37.1
R+8.6
R+27.3
74,092
R
32.9%Carter18,622
61.4%Ford34,766
5.8%
R+28.5
D+6.6
R+30.6
56,652
R
28.5%McGovern11,637
63.6%Nixon25,972
8.0%
R+35.1
R+32.0
R+11.9
40,859
R
42.1%Humphrey13,898
45.2%Nixon14,908
12.7%
R+3.1
R+25.3
R+2.4
32,987
D
61.1%Johnson14,863
38.9%Goldwater9,462
0.0%
D+22.2
D+30.0
R+0.4
24,325
R
46.1%Kennedy10,372
53.9%Nixon12,127
0.0%
R+7.8
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R+8.0
22,499
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+13.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+13.3
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.3 points.
Domestic migration in Anchorage, AK in Anchorage, AK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+31
2012
−1,203
2013
−385
2014
−3,767
2015
−4,541
2016
−2,286
2017
−5,723
2018
−6,195
2019
−4,506
2021
−922
2022
−2,153
2023
−1,820
2024
−669
2025
−1,833
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 41.9 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.3 points.
A population of 401,964, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,683 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fairbanks-College, AK and Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
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The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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In 2024, Anchorage, AK, Alaska voted Republican by 13.3 points (R+13.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 188,326 votes cast, 78,161 went Democratic and 103,126 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Anchorage, AK, Alaska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
