Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,0132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 17.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dillingham Census Area, AK · similarity 0.90
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lake and Peninsula BoroughPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lake and Peninsula 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 | −4.5% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −1.4% |
| 1972 | −2.7% |
| 1976 | −21.7% |
| 1980 | −21.9% |
| 1984 | −60.4% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −22.3% |
| 1996 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | −18.9% |
| 2004 | −31.6% |
| 2008 | −22.7% |
| 2012 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | −10.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 184 | 233 | 468 | ||
| D | 265 | 175 | 473 | ||
| D | 210 | 182 | 524 | ||
| D | 212 | 146 | 376 | ||
| R | 185 | 299 | 503 | ||
| R | 156 | 311 | 490 | ||
| R | 195 | 297 | 539 | ||
| D | 239 | 235 | 538 | ||
| R | 154 | 291 | 613 | ||
| R | 163 | 339 | 514 | ||
| R | 105 | 446 | 565 | ||
| R | 134 | 227 | 424 | ||
| R | 133 | 213 | 368 | ||
| R | 171 | 181 | 371 | ||
| R | 189 | 195 | 437 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 963 | 2,205 | ||
| R | 1,054 | 1,153 | 2,207 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
4.0%
Irish
4.0%
English
1.6%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
0.6%
Polish
0.5%
African American
1.1%
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: 33.7 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
$65,625
Lake and Peninsula Borough ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lake and Peninsula Borough$65,625
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Lake and Peninsula Borough 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
12.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Other languages10.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Spanish0.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning over 23,000 square miles of roadless tundra and coastline, Lake and Peninsula Borough is one of Alaska's least-populated boroughs, where Alaska Native communities make up a majority and subsistence hunting and fishing remain central to daily life.
The Democratic margin here once reached nineteen points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved twenty-nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.
A population of 1,013, a 17% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,625 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dillingham Census Area and Oktibbeha County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska voted Republican by 10.5 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 468 votes cast, 184 went Democratic and 233 went Republican.
What is Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Lake and Peninsula 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 5 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska?
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska has a population of 1,013 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska?
Median household income in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska is $65,625 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.