Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 112,9882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $94,0312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gray County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Matanuska-Susitna BoroughPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Matanuska-Susitna Borough, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −12.1% |
| 1964 | +52.7% |
| 1968 | −7.9% |
| 1972 | −43.6% |
| 1976 | −29.2% |
| 1980 | −45.2% |
| 1984 | −51.7% |
| 1988 | −33.9% |
| 1992 | −15.9% |
| 1996 | −34.2% |
| 2000 | −46.0% |
| 2004 | −44.9% |
| 2008 | −51.6% |
| 2012 | −46.9% |
| 2016 | −51.5% |
| 2020 | −47.7% |
| 2024 | −48.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,437 | 40,254 | 55,883 | ||
| R | 12,458 | 36,910 | 51,254 | ||
| R | 8,519 | 31,561 | 44,714 | ||
| R | 9,329 | 27,327 | 38,346 | ||
| R | 9,287 | 30,226 | 40,590 | ||
| R | 8,288 | 22,650 | 32,019 | ||
| R | 5,373 | 17,988 | 27,448 | ||
| R | 4,525 | 11,307 | 19,834 | ||
| R | 4,392 | 7,559 | 19,911 | ||
| R | 4,174 | 8,851 | 13,816 | ||
| R | 2,935 | 9,942 | 13,548 | ||
| R | 1,316 | 5,008 | 8,176 | ||
| R | 1,486 | 2,882 | 4,775 | ||
| R | 693 | 2,004 | 3,006 | ||
| R | 893 | 1,075 | 2,318 | ||
| D | 1,326 | 411 | 1,737 | ||
| R | 791 | 1,008 | 1,799 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
11.3%
Irish
10.7%
American
5.9%
Italian
2.2%
Polish
2.2%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
1.0%
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: 36.7 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
$94,031
Matanuska-Susitna Borough ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough$94,031
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Matanuska-Susitna Borough ranks in the top 5% 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
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.0%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Matanuska-Susitna has absorbed waves of Anchorage exurban migration over two decades, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+48.3 reflects an electorate that ranks among the most reliably conservative in the entire state.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1984. The 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 112,988, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,031 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gray County and Hemphill County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/02170/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More in Alaska
More stable rural right counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska voted Republican by 48.0 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,883 votes cast, 13,437 went Democratic and 40,254 went Republican.
What is Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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 1 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska has a population of 112,988 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska?
Median household income in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska is $94,031 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.