North Slope Borough, Alaska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| 40-004 Anaktuvuk Pass004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-006 Atqasuk006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-008 Barrow008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-010 Browerville010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-016 Kaktovik016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-030 Nuiqsut030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-032 Point Hope032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-034 Point Lay034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-040 Wainwright040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Anaktuvuk Pass Precinct004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Atqasuk Precinct007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Barrow Precinct008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Browerville Precinct010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kaktovik Precinct016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nuiqsut Precinct030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Point Hope Precinct032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Point Lay Precinct034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wainwright Precinct044 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1960–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | −37.9% |
| 1964 | +60.2% |
| 1968 | +16.0% |
| 1972 | +25.5% |
| 1976 | +30.6% |
| 1980 | −3.9% |
| 1984 | −22.9% |
| 1988 | −11.7% |
| 1992 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | −1.0% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.0% |
| 2008 | −8.9% |
| 2012 | +30.0% |
| 2016 | +13.3% |
| 2020 | −3.7% |
| 2024 | −14.7% |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
North Slope Borough, AK registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 15-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
4,755 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
−112 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,661 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,342 in average income, against $92,287 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Anchorage Municipality, AK56
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 | −71 |
| 2012 | −24 |
| 2013 | −51 |
| 2014 | −157 |
| 2015 | −124 |
| 2016 | −202 |
| 2017 | −7 |
| 2018 | −75 |
| 2019 | −114 |
| 2021 | −103 |
| 2022 | −319 |
| 2023 | −245 |
| 2024 | −57 |
| 2025 | −112 |
North Slope Borough covers 94,000 square miles of Arctic tundra and is home to a majority-Iñupiat population whose voting patterns have shifted noticeably rightward over the past two federal election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.9 points in 1960. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 11.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.7 points.
A population of 10,810, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,694 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Northwest Arctic Borough and Dillingham Census Area.
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North Slope Borough, Alaska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/02185/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.