† 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
GroupKotzebueAlaskaUnited States
German7.2%14.2%12.5%
Irish3.8%9.5%9.4%
English3.1%10.0%9.5%
Swedish2.5%1.2%—
Italian2.2%2.5%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.3%——
Norwegian1.1%3.0%—
Polish0.9%—2.2%
Mexican4.2%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.9%1.8%
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
Kotzebue
Alaska
United States
Median age
31
36
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
7.7%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kotzebue
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$110,357
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.7%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kotzebue
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.4%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
3.2%
13.6%
Other languages
14.4%
3.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kotzebue
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.
Kotzebue, Alaska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−16.1%
2008
−9.2%
2012
−14.1%
2016
+18.9%
2020
+22.9%
2024
+8.6%
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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
50.6%Harris353
42.0%Trump293
7.3%
D+8.6
R+14.3
D+10.1
697
D
58.3%Biden507
35.4%Trump308
6.3%
D+22.9
D+4.0
D+18.4
870
D
51.4%Clinton452
32.5%Trump286
16.0%
D+18.9
D+33.0
D+16.8
879
R
40.7%Obama520
54.8%Romney700
4.5%
R+14.1
R+4.9
R+18.0
1,277
R
44.0%Obama421
53.2%McCain509
2.8%
R+9.2
D+6.9
R+16.5
957
R
40.1%Kerry97
56.2%Bush136
3.7%
R+16.1
—
R+13.7
242
Kotzebue anchors the Northwest Arctic Borough as its only significant population center, with an Iñupiat majority whose electoral behavior closely tracks subsistence rights and resource development debates rather than national partisan lines.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.9 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 16.1 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 14.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.6 points.
A population of 2,984, a 19% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,357 describe the city.
In 2024, Kotzebue, Alaska voted Democratic by 8.6 points (D+8.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 697 votes cast, 353 went Democratic and 293 went Republican.
When did Kotzebue, Alaska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Kotzebue, Alaska voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Kotzebue, Alaska?
Kotzebue, Alaska has a population of 2,984 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kotzebue, Alaska?
Median household income in Kotzebue, Alaska is $110,357 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Kotzebue, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kotzebue, Alaska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
