Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska: New American county. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,2352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $135,5002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 24.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1988MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Nome Census Area, AK · similarity 0.88
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Aleutians West Census AreaPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Aleutians West Census Area, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | No data |
| 1932 | No data |
| 1936 | No data |
| 1940 | No data |
| 1944 | No data |
| 1948 | No data |
| 1952 | No data |
| 1956 | No data |
| 1960 | +42.9% |
| 1964 | +78.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −33.9% |
| 1976 | −22.9% |
| 1980 | −12.8% |
| 1984 | −34.0% |
| 1988 | −35.3% |
| 1992 | −5.5% |
| 1996 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | −14.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | −2.6% |
| 2012 | +28.4% |
| 2016 | +24.0% |
| 2020 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | +0.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | 469 | 469 | 984 | ||
| D | 665 | 547 | 1,251 | ||
| D | 612 | 352 | 1,085 | ||
| D | 777 | 426 | 1,238 | ||
| R | 650 | 686 | 1,381 | ||
| R | 598 | 663 | 1,303 | ||
| R | 509 | 701 | 1,368 | ||
| D | 596 | 523 | 1,351 | ||
| R | 684 | 804 | 2,172 | ||
| R | 583 | 1,243 | 1,869 | ||
| R | 413 | 850 | 1,285 | ||
| R | 343 | 468 | 979 | ||
| R | 232 | 379 | 642 | ||
| R | 178 | 372 | 572 | ||
| R | 165 | 188 | 374 | ||
| D | 314 | 38 | 352 | ||
| D | 225 | 90 | 315 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.5%
English
4.3%
Irish
2.5%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.6%
Scottish
0.9%
American
0.8%
African American
5.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$135,500
Aleutians West Census Area ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Aleutians West Census Area$135,500
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Aleutians West Census Area ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)0.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
39.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander37.5%
Spanish11.0%
Other Indo-European6.7%
Other languages5.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 81.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching 1,200 miles into the Pacific, Aleutians West is among the most geographically isolated counties in the U.S., yet its mixed Alaska Native and military-connected population has produced near-even presidential margins in recent cycles.
Aleutians West Census Area has leaned tied in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of seventy-eight points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved nine points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 24% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $135,500, and a population of 5,235. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nome Census Area and Dillingham Census Area.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by a third-party candidate. Out of 984 votes cast, 469 went Democratic and 469 went Republican.
What is Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska?
Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska has a population of 5,235 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska?
Median household income in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska is $135,500 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.