† 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
1 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
GroupFairbanks-College, AKAlaskaUnited States
German15.2%14.2%12.5%
Irish11.4%9.5%9.4%
English11.0%10.0%9.5%
American3.7%3.6%5.3%
Italian2.9%2.5%4.8%
Norwegian2.9%3.0%—
Scottish2.3%2.1%1.3%
French Canadian2.0%——
Mexican4.9%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.4%0.9%1.8%
Spanish0.4%0.4%—
Dominican0.3%0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Native Hawaiian0.2%0.2%—
Samoan0.2%0.9%—
African American†3.1%2.1%9.9%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%——
Filipino0.9%3.5%0.9%
Korean0.8%0.5%0.4%
Chinese0.5%0.3%1.3%
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
Fairbanks-College, AK
Alaska
United States
Median age
32.5
36
39.1
Age 18–24
11.9%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.7%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fairbanks-College, AK
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$88,267
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.1%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.1%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fairbanks-College, AK
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.8%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
3.2%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
0.4%
0.7%
Other languages
1.1%
3.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fairbanks-College, AK
Alaska
United States
Catholic
2.4%
5.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.3%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
69.8%
64.8%
51.5%
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.
Fairbanks-College, AK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1960–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1960
+3.1%
1964
+15.4%
1968
−9.1%
1972
−15.0%
1976
−18.9%
1980
−27.5%
1984
−37.4%
1988
−26.3%
1992
−11.3%
1996
−21.7%
2000
−36.2%
2004
−31.4%
2008
−25.8%
2012
−22.3%
2016
−20.5%
2020
−14.6%
2024
−18.0%
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
39.0%Harris17,029
56.9%Trump24,880
4.1%
R+18.0
R+3.3
R+16.5
43,707
R
40.3%Biden18,249
55.0%Trump24,878
4.7%
R+14.6
D+5.9
R+19.1
45,271
R
33.2%Clinton13,491
53.7%Trump21,821
13.1%
R+20.5
D+1.8
R+22.6
40,633
R
36.3%Obama14,713
58.6%Romney23,758
5.1%
R+22.3
D+3.5
R+26.2
40,541
R
35.7%Obama15,868
61.6%McCain27,327
2.7%
R+25.8
D+5.5
R+33.1
44,397
R
32.7%Kerry12,752
64.0%Bush24,992
3.3%
R+31.4
D+4.9
R+28.9
39,033
R
25.3%Gore10,483
61.5%Bush25,529
13.3%
R+36.2
R+14.5
R+36.8
41,513
R
30.6%Clinton10,834
52.4%Dole18,515
17.0%
R+21.7
R+10.5
R+30.2
35,351
R
28.3%Clinton10,896
39.6%Bush15,232
32.1%
R+11.3
D+15.0
R+16.8
38,460
R
34.2%Dukakis10,598
60.5%Bush18,734
5.2%
R+26.3
D+11.1
R+18.6
30,954
R
28.9%Mondale8,195
66.3%Reagan18,791
4.8%
R+37.4
R+9.9
R+19.2
28,336
R
23.2%Carter5,289
50.7%Reagan11,579
26.2%
R+27.5
R+8.7
R+17.8
22,845
R
35.1%Carter6,676
54.0%Ford10,260
10.9%
R+18.9
R+3.8
R+20.9
19,012
R
38.6%McGovern5,536
53.6%Nixon7,690
7.7%
R+15.0
R+5.9
D+8.1
14,334
R
37.9%Humphrey3,429
47.0%Nixon4,254
15.1%
R+9.1
R+24.5
R+8.4
9,054
D
57.7%Johnson4,810
42.3%Goldwater3,526
0.0%
D+15.4
D+12.3
R+7.2
8,336
D
51.6%Kennedy4,068
48.4%Nixon3,820
0.0%
D+3.1
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D+3.0
7,887
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+14.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+18.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.9 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Fairbanks-College, AK in Fairbanks-College, AK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,607
2012
+571
2013
−1,071
2014
−3,241
2015
−1,304
2016
−535
2017
−2,348
2018
−2,166
2019
−2,763
2021
−425
2022
−679
2023
−1,186
2024
−2,062
2025
−1,447
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.4 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.0 points.
A population of 95,460, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,267 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anchorage, AK and Walla Walla, WA.
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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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How did Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska voted Republican by 18.0 points (R+18.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,707 votes cast, 17,029 went Democratic and 24,880 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
