Copper River Census Area, Alaska: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,6262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,2502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Garfield County, UT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Copper River Census AreaPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Copper River 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 | +8.6% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | −19.9% |
| 1972 | −26.5% |
| 1976 | −25.1% |
| 1980 | −53.2% |
| 1984 | −65.0% |
| 1988 | −46.1% |
| 1992 | −28.7% |
| 1996 | −38.7% |
| 2000 | −57.5% |
| 2004 | −47.7% |
| 2008 | −51.2% |
| 2012 | −46.0% |
| 2016 | −40.4% |
| 2020 | −38.0% |
| 2024 | −43.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 380 | 1,024 | 1,496 | ||
| R | 479 | 1,112 | 1,665 | ||
| R | 482 | 1,309 | 2,049 | ||
| R | 298 | 874 | 1,251 | ||
| R | 358 | 1,155 | 1,558 | ||
| R | 353 | 1,058 | 1,478 | ||
| R | 216 | 1,058 | 1,465 | ||
| R | 295 | 818 | 1,350 | ||
| R | 289 | 682 | 1,371 | ||
| R | 283 | 810 | 1,143 | ||
| R | 200 | 1,006 | 1,240 | ||
| R | 193 | 826 | 1,189 | ||
| R | 300 | 526 | 902 | ||
| R | 171 | 356 | 698 | ||
| R | 196 | 334 | 693 | ||
| D | 319 | 184 | 503 | ||
| D | 201 | 169 | 370 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.8%
Irish
9.0%
English
5.9%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.6%
American
1.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 48.9 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
$79,250
Copper River Census Area ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Copper River Census Area$79,250
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Copper River Census Area ranks in the top 25% 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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.1%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Other languages3.4%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning roughly 25,000 square miles with fewer than 3,000 residents, Copper River Census Area is one of Alaska's most sparsely populated jurisdictions, and its electorate has leaned heavily Republican in every recent presidential cycle.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A population of 2,626, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,250 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Garfield County and Rockwall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Copper River Census Area, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Copper River Census Area, Alaska voted Republican by 43.0 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,496 votes cast, 380 went Democratic and 1,024 went Republican.
What is Copper River Census Area, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Copper River Census Area, Alaska in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 Copper River Census Area, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Copper River Census Area, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Copper River Census Area, Alaska?
Copper River Census Area, Alaska has a population of 2,626 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Copper River Census Area, Alaska?
Median household income in Copper River Census Area, Alaska is $79,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Copper River Census Area, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Copper River Census Area, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.