Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,3112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,4062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+4 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Travis County, TX · similarity 0.92
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hoonah-Angoon 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 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | +74.6% |
| 1968 | +7.7% |
| 1972 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | +8.2% |
| 1980 | +24.0% |
| 1984 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +15.7% |
| 1996 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | −4.5% |
| 2004 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +19.3% |
| 2020 | +43.7% |
| 2024 | +19.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 752 | 494 | 1,339 | ||
| D | 1,206 | 454 | 1,719 | ||
| D | 663 | 416 | 1,277 | ||
| D | 743 | 453 | 1,254 | ||
| D | 672 | 586 | 1,310 | ||
| D | 687 | 612 | 1,370 | ||
| R | 534 | 594 | 1,342 | ||
| D | 431 | 290 | 935 | ||
| D | 404 | 260 | 917 | ||
| D | 531 | 427 | 1,017 | ||
| D | 549 | 519 | 1,106 | ||
| D | 511 | 284 | 947 | ||
| D | 363 | 304 | 722 | ||
| D | 346 | 299 | 663 | ||
| D | 321 | 273 | 626 | ||
| D | 605 | 88 | 693 | ||
| D | 346 | 301 | 647 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.5%
Irish
10.7%
English
9.5%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
2.5%
French
1.5%
Polish
0.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 50.0 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
$61,406
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area$61,406
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area ranks near the middle 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
14.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.9%
speak English only
Other languages8.6%
Spanish5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 80.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning islands and fjords accessible mainly by floatplane or ferry, Hoonah-Angoon is one of Alaska's most remote census areas, with Alaska Native residents making up a majority and consistently producing Democratic margins well above the state average.
The Democratic margin here once reached seventy-five points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved twenty-four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 2,311, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,406 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Travis County and Juneau City and Borough.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska voted Democratic by 19.3 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,339 votes cast, 752 went Democratic and 494 went Republican.
What is Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, 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 16 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska?
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska has a population of 2,311 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska?
Median household income in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska is $61,406 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.