† 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
GroupKetchikan, AKAlaskaUnited States
German14.0%14.2%12.5%
English12.1%10.0%9.5%
Irish10.9%9.5%9.4%
Norwegian5.3%3.0%—
Scottish3.8%2.1%1.3%
American2.4%3.6%5.3%
French2.1%—1.6%
Italian1.9%2.5%4.8%
Filipino7.2%3.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.9%0.2%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Japanese0.2%0.2%0.2%
Mexican3.1%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.9%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Dominican0.2%0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Peruvian0.2%——
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
Ketchikan, AK
Alaska
United States
Median age
41
36
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ketchikan, AK
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$92,885
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.7%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.4%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ketchikan, AK
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.6%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
3.2%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
5.5%
2.5%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ketchikan, AK
Alaska
United States
Catholic
9.3%
5.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.9%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
68.6%
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.
Ketchikan, AK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1960–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1960
−5.0%
1964
+24.9%
1968
−11.8%
1972
−23.3%
1976
−25.2%
1980
−31.1%
1984
−25.9%
1988
−14.4%
1992
−6.2%
1996
−41.0%
2000
−51.0%
2004
−37.1%
2008
−20.5%
2012
−17.0%
2016
−22.5%
2020
−16.6%
2024
−19.1%
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
38.4%Harris2,497
57.5%Trump3,737
4.1%
R+19.1
R+2.5
R+17.6
6,499
R
39.6%Biden2,890
56.2%Trump4,099
4.2%
R+16.6
D+5.9
R+21.0
7,294
R
31.9%Clinton2,076
54.4%Trump3,537
13.6%
R+22.5
R+5.5
R+24.6
6,500
R
38.3%Obama2,263
55.3%Romney3,267
6.4%
R+17.0
D+3.5
R+20.9
5,906
R
38.2%Obama2,494
58.7%McCain3,832
3.1%
R+20.5
D+16.6
R+27.8
6,526
R
29.4%Kerry1,871
66.5%Bush4,231
4.1%
R+37.1
D+13.9
R+34.6
6,360
R
19.3%Gore1,284
70.3%Bush4,681
10.4%
R+51.0
R+10.1
R+51.6
6,656
R
22.3%Clinton1,471
63.2%Dole4,180
14.5%
R+41.0
R+34.8
R+49.5
6,610
R
30.6%Clinton2,050
36.8%Bush2,468
32.6%
R+6.2
D+8.1
R+11.8
6,707
R
41.0%Dukakis2,217
55.4%Bush2,994
3.6%
R+14.4
D+11.5
R+6.6
5,405
R
35.7%Mondale2,036
61.6%Reagan3,510
2.7%
R+25.9
D+5.2
R+7.7
5,697
R
27.4%Carter1,323
58.5%Reagan2,825
14.1%
R+31.1
R+5.9
R+21.4
4,828
R
35.4%Carter1,423
60.6%Ford2,437
4.0%
R+25.2
R+1.9
R+27.3
4,022
R
35.2%McGovern1,362
58.4%Nixon2,264
6.4%
R+23.3
R+11.5
R+0.1
3,874
R
37.8%Humphrey1,345
49.5%Nixon1,764
12.7%
R+11.8
R+36.7
R+11.1
3,562
D
62.5%Johnson2,275
37.5%Goldwater1,367
0.0%
D+24.9
D+29.9
D+2.3
3,642
R
47.5%Kennedy1,729
52.5%Nixon1,911
0.0%
R+5.0
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R+5.2
3,640
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+14.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+19.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.8 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Ketchikan, AK in Ketchikan, AK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−22
2012
−79
2013
−155
2014
−19
2015
−201
2016
−105
2017
+19
2018
−75
2019
−42
2021
−159
2022
−124
2023
−77
2024
−87
2025
−146
Ketchikan anchors the island-dotted Panhandle, where the commercial fishing industry and a heavy cruise-ship economy shape voter priorities more than the oil-patch concerns that dominate Interior Alaska politics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.0 points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.1 points.
A population of 13,768, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,885 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fairbanks-College, AK and Anchorage, AK.
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In 2024, Ketchikan, AK, Alaska voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,499 votes cast, 2,497 went Democratic and 3,737 went Republican.
When did Ketchikan, AK, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ketchikan, AK, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ketchikan, AK, Alaska?
Ketchikan, AK, Alaska has a population of 13,768 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ketchikan, AK, Alaska?
Median household income in Ketchikan, AK, Alaska is $92,885 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Ketchikan, AK, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Ketchikan, AK, Alaska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
