† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBig LakeAlaskaUnited States
German19.5%14.2%12.5%
English12.8%10.0%9.5%
Irish12.2%9.5%9.4%
American6.7%3.6%5.3%
Norwegian3.6%3.0%—
Italian2.5%2.5%4.8%
Polish2.5%—2.2%
Scottish2.3%2.1%1.3%
Mexican2.1%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.9%1.8%
Spanish0.3%0.4%—
Samoan1.2%0.9%—
Filipino0.3%3.5%0.9%
Hmong0.3%0.7%—
Chinese0.1%0.3%1.3%
Korean0.1%0.5%0.4%
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
Big Lake
Alaska
United States
Median age
38.8
36
39.1
Age 18–24
4.6%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.6%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Big Lake
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$81,406
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.5%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.4%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Big Lake
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.9%
15.1%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Big Lake
Alaska
United States
Catholic
—
5.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Big Lake, Alaska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−44.9%
2008
−60.2%
2012
−57.4%
2016
−61.7%
2020
−58.7%
2024
−59.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. † 2012, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
18.6%Harris414
78.6%Trump1,746
2.8%
R+59.9
R+1.2
R+58.5
2,222
R
19.2%Biden391
77.9%Trump1,589
3.0%
R+58.7
D+3.0
R+63.1
2,041
R
15.1%Clinton263
76.8%Trump1,334
8.1%
R+61.7
R+4.3
R+63.7
1,737
R
19.8%Obama302
77.2%Romney1,179
3.1%
R+57.4
D+2.8
R+61.3
1,528
R
18.8%Obama319
79.0%McCain1,339
2.2%
R+60.2
R+15.3
R+67.4
1,695
R
25.8%Kerry213
70.8%Bush583
3.4%
R+44.9
—
R+42.4
824
Big Lake is a Census-designated place in the Mat-Su Borough, a region that has trended heavily toward Republican candidates in statewide races, often posting some of Alaska's widest partisan margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 61.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.9 points.
A population of 3,585, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,406 describe the city.
In 2024, Big Lake, Alaska voted Republican by 59.9 points (R+59.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,222 votes cast, 414 went Democratic and 1,746 went Republican.
How many people live in Big Lake, Alaska?
Big Lake, Alaska has a population of 3,585 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Big Lake, Alaska?
Median household income in Big Lake, Alaska is $81,406 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Big Lake, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Big Lake, Alaska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
