Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| 36-600 Ketchikan No. 1600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-610 Ketchikan No. 2610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 36-620 Ketchikan No. 3620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 36-640 North Tongass No. 1640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 36-650 North Tongass No. 2650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 36-660 Saxman660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 36-670 South Tongass670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Angoon Precinct (Part; Also See Parts In Four Other Boroughs and Census Areas)500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ketchikan No. 1 Precinct110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ketchikan No. 2 Precinct120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ketchikan No. 3 Precinct130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Metlakatla Precinct (Part; Also See Part In Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area)540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| North Tongass No. 1 Precinct140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| North Tongass No. 2 Precinct150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Saxman Precinct160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| South Tongass Precinct170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Thorne Bay Precinct (Part; Also See Parts In Wrangell Borough and Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area)180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1960–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | −5.0% |
| 1964 | +24.9% |
| 1968 | −11.8% |
| 1972 | −23.3% |
| 1976 | −25.2% |
| 1980 | −31.1% |
| 1984 | −25.9% |
| 1988 | −14.4% |
| 1992 | −6.2% |
| 1996 | −41.0% |
| 2000 | −51.0% |
| 2004 | −37.1% |
| 2008 | −20.5% |
| 2012 | −17.0% |
| 2016 | −22.5% |
| 2020 | −16.6% |
| 2024 | −19.1% |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.8 points more Democratic.
12,028 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−146 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,272 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $64,813 in average income, against $99,377 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+1.4 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK itself (R+19.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Anchorage Municipality, AK20D+1.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Anchorage Municipality, AK22
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −22 |
| 2012 | −79 |
| 2013 | −155 |
| 2014 | −19 |
| 2015 | −201 |
| 2016 | −105 |
| 2017 | +19 |
| 2018 | −75 |
| 2019 | −42 |
| 2021 | −159 |
| 2022 | −124 |
| 2023 | −77 |
| 2024 | −87 |
| 2025 | −146 |
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, accessible only by air or sea, anchors its economy in commercial fishing, tourism, and a legacy timber industry — a resource-dependent profile that has correlated with Republican margins exceeding 15 points in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.0 points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.1 points.
A population of 13,768, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,885 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kodiak Island Borough and Chugach Census Area.
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Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/02130/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.