† 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
GroupNomeAlaskaUnited States
German6.5%14.2%12.5%
Irish5.3%9.5%9.4%
English4.0%10.0%9.5%
Norwegian2.7%3.0%—
Italian1.5%2.5%4.8%
Dutch1.5%——
American1.3%3.6%5.3%
Russian1.3%——
Mexican3.0%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.9%1.8%
Spanish0.5%0.4%—
Filipino2.1%3.5%0.9%
Korean0.4%0.5%0.4%
Cambodian0.4%——
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
Nome
Alaska
United States
Median age
31.4
36
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
8.5%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nome
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$113,646
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.8%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.0%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nome
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.2%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
3.2%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.3%
2.5%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
2.2%
1.1%
Other languages
10.4%
3.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nome
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.
Nome, Alaska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−10.7%
2008
−7.2%
2012
−13.9%
2016
+4.5%
2020
+26.3%
2024
+7.5%
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
50.1%Harris528
42.6%Trump449
7.3%
D+7.5
R+18.8
D+9.0
1,054
D
60.1%Biden816
33.8%Trump459
6.0%
D+26.3
D+21.8
D+21.9
1,357
D
45.0%Clinton596
40.6%Trump537
14.4%
D+4.5
D+18.4
D+2.4
1,323
R
40.8%Obama618
54.7%Romney829
4.5%
R+13.9
R+6.8
R+17.8
1,515
R
45.1%Obama522
52.3%McCain605
2.6%
R+7.2
D+3.5
R+14.4
1,157
R
41.9%Kerry122
52.6%Bush153
5.5%
R+10.7
—
R+8.2
291
Roughly half of Nome's population identifies as Alaska Native, making Indigenous turnout patterns a decisive factor in regional and statewide contests. Its isolation—accessible only by air or sea—concentrates political organizing around a tight-knit permanent community.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 13.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 18.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.5 points.
A population of 3,653, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $113,646 describe the city.
In 2024, Nome, Alaska voted Democratic by 7.5 points (D+7.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,054 votes cast, 528 went Democratic and 449 went Republican.
When did Nome, Alaska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Nome, Alaska voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Nome, Alaska?
Nome, Alaska has a population of 3,653 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nome, Alaska?
Median household income in Nome, Alaska is $113,646 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Nome, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nome, Alaska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
