Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,0682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,8822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Moore County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, 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 | −1.9% |
| 1964 | +31.8% |
| 1968 | −18.5% |
| 1972 | −30.5% |
| 1976 | −16.8% |
| 1980 | −40.0% |
| 1984 | −58.3% |
| 1988 | −41.5% |
| 1992 | −23.8% |
| 1996 | −38.8% |
| 2000 | −57.0% |
| 2004 | −59.2% |
| 2008 | −57.8% |
| 2012 | −51.1% |
| 2016 | −52.1% |
| 2020 | −53.5% |
| 2024 | −63.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 579 | 2,887 | 3,616 | ||
| R | 878 | 3,062 | 4,081 | ||
| R | 707 | 2,632 | 3,693 | ||
| R | 676 | 2,258 | 3,094 | ||
| R | 698 | 2,763 | 3,570 | ||
| R | 536 | 2,248 | 2,893 | ||
| R | 479 | 2,128 | 2,894 | ||
| R | 571 | 1,545 | 2,512 | ||
| R | 527 | 1,157 | 2,644 | ||
| R | 587 | 1,522 | 2,253 | ||
| R | 460 | 1,880 | 2,435 | ||
| R | 380 | 1,177 | 1,992 | ||
| R | 561 | 815 | 1,512 | ||
| R | 279 | 573 | 963 | ||
| R | 292 | 469 | 955 | ||
| D | 44,329 | 22,930 | 67,259 | ||
| R | 29,809 | 30,953 | 60,762 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.5%
Irish
9.7%
English
9.2%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
2.9%
Polish
2.0%
French
1.9%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 38.1 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
$73,882
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area ranks near the middle of US counties.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area$73,882
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 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
12.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)15.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European9.8%
Spanish2.8%
Other languages2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning a vast interior stretch near the Canadian border, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is among the most sparsely populated jurisdictions in the U.S., and its 2024 presidential margin of R+66.7 places it in the top tier of partisan skew nationally.
The Democratic margin here once reached thirty-two points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 7,068, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,882 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moore County and Sherman County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,616 votes cast, 579 went Democratic and 2,887 went Republican.
What is Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, 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 1 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska?
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska has a population of 7,068 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska?
Median household income in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska is $73,882 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.