Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
Precinct data
Results by precinct
22 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| 40-002 Ambler002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-012 Buckland012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-014 Deering014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-018 Kiana018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-020 Kivalina020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-022 Kobuk022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-024 Kotzebue024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-026 Noatak026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-028 Noorvik028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-036 Selawik036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| 40-038 Shungnak038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ambler Precinct002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Buckland Precinct012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Deering Precinct014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kiana Precinct018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kivalina Precinct020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kobuk Precinct022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kotzebue Precinct024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Noatak Precinct026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Noorvik Precinct028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Selawik Precinct038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shungnak Precinct042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1960–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | −4.8% |
| 1964 | +53.7% |
| 1968 | −3.4% |
| 1972 | −14.8% |
| 1976 | +19.3% |
| 1980 | +9.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −16.9% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | −12.4% |
| 2004 | −16.2% |
| 2008 | −15.9% |
| 2012 | +35.0% |
| 2016 | +27.9% |
| 2020 | +16.6% |
| 2024 | −4.4% |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 9.7-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
4,270 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
−117 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,175 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,667 in average income, against $70,079 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Anchorage Municipality, AK43
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 | −31 |
| 2012 | −128 |
| 2013 | −144 |
| 2014 | −106 |
| 2015 | −121 |
| 2016 | −213 |
| 2017 | −47 |
| 2018 | −195 |
| 2019 | −156 |
| 2021 | −304 |
| 2022 | −234 |
| 2023 | −162 |
| 2024 | −217 |
| 2025 | −117 |
Home to roughly 7,200 residents spread across roadless tundra villages, Northwest Arctic Borough is majority Iñupiaq and has trended toward closer federal contests in recent cycles, with 2024 marking a modest Republican margin of 4.2 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 20.7 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 21.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.4 points.
A population of 7,441, a 9% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,018 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dillingham Census Area and North Slope Borough.
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Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/02188/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.