Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+21%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,1952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,7412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 22.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Nome Census Area, AK · similarity 0.91
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +10.6% |
| 1964 | +57.2% |
| 1968 | −9.1% |
| 1972 | −2.2% |
| 1976 | −8.9% |
| 1980 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | −33.0% |
| 1988 | −18.4% |
| 1992 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | −7.9% |
| 2004 | −24.6% |
| 2008 | −8.2% |
| 2012 | +27.7% |
| 2016 | +19.7% |
| 2020 | +31.1% |
| 2024 | +21.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| D | 1,379 | 862 | 2,420 | ||
| D | 1,618 | 820 | 2,564 | ||
| D | 1,692 | 1,071 | 3,156 | ||
| D | 1,466 | 808 | 2,377 | ||
| R | 1,290 | 1,528 | 2,910 | ||
| R | 1,572 | 2,661 | 4,418 | ||
| R | 1,132 | 1,356 | 2,835 | ||
| D | 1,349 | 877 | 2,609 | ||
| D | 1,078 | 1,038 | 2,900 | ||
| R | 959 | 1,422 | 2,520 | ||
| R | 952 | 1,932 | 2,973 | ||
| D | 1,077 | 950 | 2,461 | ||
| R | 863 | 1,045 | 2,036 | ||
| R | 798 | 836 | 1,731 | ||
| R | 1,174 | 1,441 | 2,921 | ||
| D | 119 | 32 | 152 | ||
| D | 73 | 59 | 132 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.5%
Irish
4.3%
English
1.6%
Scottish
1.2%
American
1.1%
French
0.7%
African American
1.5%
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: 37.8 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
$55,741
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area ranks near the middle of US counties.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area$55,741
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Yukon-Koyukuk 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
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Other languages11.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Spanish0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Yukon-Koyukuk is the largest county-equivalent in the United States, spanning over 145,000 square miles of interior Alaska, yet its small population—predominantly Alaska Native—has delivered consistent Democratic margins in recent presidential cycles.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-seven points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
A population of 5,195, a 22% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,741 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nome Census Area and Bexar County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska voted Democratic by 21.4 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,420 votes cast, 1,379 went Democratic and 862 went Republican.
What is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 9 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska voted Republican was 2008.
How many people live in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska?
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska has a population of 5,195 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska?
Median household income in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska is $55,741 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.