Anchorage Municipality, Alaska: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 288,9762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,2842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Oklahoma County, OK · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Anchorage MunicipalityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Anchorage Municipality, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −7.4% |
| 1964 | +19.9% |
| 1968 | −2.7% |
| 1972 | −34.4% |
| 1976 | −28.4% |
| 1980 | −36.1% |
| 1984 | −40.3% |
| 1988 | −25.5% |
| 1992 | −11.3% |
| 1996 | −19.4% |
| 2000 | −28.0% |
| 2004 | −23.2% |
| 2008 | −15.9% |
| 2012 | −9.9% |
| 2016 | −5.3% |
| 2020 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | +1.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| D | 64,778 | 62,920 | 133,945 | ||
| D | 71,316 | 69,685 | 146,191 | ||
| R | 54,036 | 60,987 | 130,021 | ||
| R | 54,044 | 66,387 | 125,171 | ||
| R | 55,283 | 76,758 | 135,081 | ||
| R | 41,608 | 67,755 | 112,525 | ||
| R | 34,707 | 67,941 | 118,881 | ||
| R | 32,645 | 51,626 | 97,814 | ||
| R | 32,856 | 45,230 | 109,355 | ||
| R | 29,427 | 50,509 | 82,577 | ||
| R | 25,170 | 60,984 | 88,769 | ||
| R | 15,186 | 38,956 | 65,916 | ||
| R | 17,136 | 31,884 | 51,877 | ||
| R | 10,944 | 23,968 | 37,853 | ||
| R | 13,005 | 13,833 | 30,669 | ||
| D | 13,537 | 9,051 | 22,588 | ||
| R | 9,581 | 11,119 | 20,700 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.4%
English
10.5%
Irish
9.8%
American
3.7%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.8%
African American
4.0%
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: 35.2 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
$103,284
Anchorage Municipality ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Anchorage Municipality$103,284
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Anchorage Municipality ranks in the top 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
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.8%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander8.7%
Spanish4.6%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchorage holds nearly a third of Alaska's total population, making it the state's dominant electoral weight. Its mix of federal workers, military households, and a growing Alaska Native population keeps presidential margins razor-thin.
The Democratic margin here reached twenty points in 1964. The 2024 margin was one point.
A population of 288,976, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,284 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oklahoma County and Collin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anchorage Municipality, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska voted Democratic by 1.4 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 133,945 votes cast, 64,778 went Democratic and 62,920 went Republican.
What is Anchorage Municipality, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Anchorage Municipality, Alaska in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 3 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Anchorage Municipality, Alaska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Anchorage Municipality, Alaska voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska?
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska has a population of 288,976 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska?
Median household income in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska is $103,284 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Anchorage Municipality, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.