Chugach Census Area, Alaska: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,8622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $90,5092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kodiak Island Borough, AK · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chugach Census AreaPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chugach Census Area, 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 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | +36.7% |
| 1968 | −9.5% |
| 1972 | −27.1% |
| 1976 | −19.0% |
| 1980 | −37.8% |
| 1984 | −42.4% |
| 1988 | −23.1% |
| 1992 | −7.7% |
| 1996 | −14.1% |
| 2000 | −35.4% |
| 2004 | −26.9% |
| 2008 | −25.1% |
| 2012 | −11.9% |
| 2016 | −21.0% |
| 2020 | −17.3% |
| 2024 | −17.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 1,258 | 1,817 | 3,243 | ||
| R | 1,304 | 1,882 | 3,347 | ||
| R | 893 | 1,486 | 2,826 | ||
| R | 1,295 | 1,666 | 3,126 | ||
| R | 1,275 | 2,167 | 3,556 | ||
| R | 1,216 | 2,163 | 3,514 | ||
| R | 873 | 2,151 | 3,610 | ||
| R | 955 | 1,397 | 3,144 | ||
| R | 1,014 | 1,294 | 3,659 | ||
| R | 878 | 1,434 | 2,407 | ||
| R | 732 | 1,875 | 2,697 | ||
| R | 461 | 1,370 | 2,404 | ||
| R | 691 | 1,045 | 1,861 | ||
| R | 391 | 719 | 1,209 | ||
| R | 439 | 544 | 1,102 | ||
| D | 671 | 311 | 982 | ||
| D | 527 | 524 | 1,051 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.3%
Irish
15.1%
English
12.2%
Scottish
5.3%
Italian
3.6%
American
1.5%
French
1.2%
African American
1.2%
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: 37.9 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
$90,509
Chugach Census Area ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Chugach Census Area$90,509
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Chugach Census Area ranks in the top 10% 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
5.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.4%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander5.8%
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European3.0%
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 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching across Prince William Sound and the Kenai Peninsula's fringes, Chugach Census Area is one of Alaska's least-dense jurisdictions, where Indigenous communities and remote fishing villages drive turnout patterns that diverge sharply from urban Alaska.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty-seven points in 1964. The 2024 margin was seventeen points.
A population of 6,862, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,509 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kodiak Island Borough and Wrangell City and Borough.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chugach Census Area, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chugach Census Area, Alaska voted Republican by 17.2 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,243 votes cast, 1,258 went Democratic and 1,817 went Republican.
What is Chugach Census Area, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Chugach Census Area, 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 2 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Chugach Census Area, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chugach Census Area, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Chugach Census Area, Alaska?
Chugach Census Area, Alaska has a population of 6,862 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chugach Census Area, Alaska?
Median household income in Chugach Census Area, Alaska is $90,509 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Chugach Census Area, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chugach Census Area, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.