† 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
GroupUnalaskaAlaskaUnited States
Filipino38.8%3.5%0.9%
Vietnamese5.3%—0.6%
Japanese0.5%0.2%0.2%
Korean0.3%0.5%0.4%
Laotian0.2%——
German5.1%14.2%12.5%
English4.0%10.0%9.5%
Ukrainian3.1%——
Irish2.3%9.5%9.4%
Italian1.6%2.5%4.8%
French1.5%—1.6%
Welsh1.4%——
Scotch-Irish1.4%——
Mexican10.8%3.9%11.3%
Dominican1.1%0.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.9%1.8%
Cuban0.7%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.5%—0.5%
Spanish0.2%0.4%—
Sudanese3.8%0.2%—
African American†2.3%2.1%9.9%
Somali0.7%——
African0.3%—0.5%
Senegalese0.3%——
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
Ethiopian0.2%——
Samoan9.9%0.9%—
Aztec4.0%——
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
Unalaska
Alaska
United States
Median age
40.4
36
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
5.2%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Unalaska
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$131,964
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.6%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.9%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Unalaska
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
68.4%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
12.4%
3.2%
13.6%
Vietnamese
6.4%
0.1%
0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
29.8%
2.5%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
6.2%
2.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Unalaska
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.
Unalaska, Alaska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−4.7%
2008
−0.1%
2012
−13.9%
2016
+19.0%
2020
+19.0%
2024
−10.4%
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
R
43.7%Harris344
54.1%Trump426
2.2%
R+10.4
R+29.4
R+8.9
787
D
58.3%Biden674
39.2%Trump454
2.5%
D+19.0
±0.0
D+14.6
1,157
D
54.6%Clinton509
35.6%Trump332
9.8%
D+19.0
D+32.9
D+16.9
932
R
40.9%Obama713
54.8%Romney956
4.3%
R+13.9
R+13.8
R+17.8
1,744
R
48.6%Obama532
48.7%McCain533
2.7%
R+0.1
D+4.6
R+7.4
1,094
R
46.9%Kerry30
51.6%Bush33
1.6%
R+4.7
—
R+2.2
64
Unalaska, home to one of the busiest fishing ports in the U.S. by volume, draws a transient workforce that complicates voter registration patterns and produces turnout figures well below the national municipal average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 13.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 29.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 4,556, a 22% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $131,964 describe the city.
In 2024, Unalaska, Alaska voted Republican by 10.4 points (R+10.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 787 votes cast, 344 went Democratic and 426 went Republican.
When did Unalaska, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Unalaska, Alaska voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Unalaska, Alaska?
Unalaska, Alaska has a population of 4,556 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Unalaska, Alaska?
Median household income in Unalaska, Alaska is $131,964 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Unalaska, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Unalaska, Alaska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
