Denali Borough, Alaska: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,9692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,7812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1960MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Valley County, ID · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Denali BoroughPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Denali Borough, 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 | +23.9% |
| 1964 | +12.5% |
| 1968 | −13.8% |
| 1972 | −28.5% |
| 1976 | −22.7% |
| 1980 | −32.9% |
| 1984 | −44.8% |
| 1988 | −23.1% |
| 1992 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | −9.0% |
| 2000 | −31.2% |
| 2004 | −17.4% |
| 2008 | −5.7% |
| 2012 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | −13.6% |
| 2020 | −14.4% |
| 2024 | −22.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 449 | 723 | 1,232 | ||
| R | 469 | 635 | 1,153 | ||
| R | 382 | 521 | 1,020 | ||
| R | 410 | 482 | 935 | ||
| R | 571 | 642 | 1,253 | ||
| R | 381 | 552 | 985 | ||
| R | 306 | 698 | 1,257 | ||
| R | 401 | 505 | 1,158 | ||
| D | 360 | 329 | 1,126 | ||
| R | 314 | 521 | 895 | ||
| R | 225 | 632 | 909 | ||
| R | 171 | 442 | 824 | ||
| R | 242 | 401 | 701 | ||
| R | 197 | 371 | 610 | ||
| R | 197 | 282 | 616 | ||
| D | 311 | 242 | 553 | ||
| D | 109 | 67 | 176 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.9%
English
6.0%
Italian
5.1%
Irish
4.4%
American
2.5%
French
0.8%
Scottish
0.8%
African American
2.2%
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: 44.0 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
$80,781
Denali Borough ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Denali Borough$80,781
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Denali Borough 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
8.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.7%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Spanish1.9%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by the shadow of North America's tallest peak, Denali Borough's tiny electorate has leaned Republican by double digits in recent cycles, reflecting the resource-dependent, rural character common across Alaska's vast interior.
The Democratic margin here once reached twenty-four points in 1960. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A population of 1,969, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,781 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Valley County and Rio Grande County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Denali Borough, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Denali Borough, Alaska voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,232 votes cast, 449 went Democratic and 723 went Republican.
What is Denali Borough, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Denali Borough, Alaska in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 Denali Borough, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Denali Borough, Alaska voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Denali Borough, Alaska?
Denali Borough, Alaska has a population of 1,969 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Denali Borough, Alaska?
Median household income in Denali Borough, Alaska is $80,781 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Denali Borough, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Denali Borough, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.