† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupFairbanksAlaskaUnited States
German15.2%14.2%12.5%
Irish11.4%9.5%9.4%
English11.0%10.0%9.5%
American3.7%3.6%5.3%
Italian2.9%2.5%4.8%
Norwegian2.9%3.0%—
Scottish2.3%2.1%1.3%
French Canadian2.0%——
Mexican4.9%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.4%0.9%1.8%
Spanish0.4%0.4%—
Dominican0.3%0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Native Hawaiian0.2%0.2%—
Samoan0.2%0.9%—
African American†3.1%2.1%9.9%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%——
Filipino0.9%3.5%0.9%
Korean0.8%0.5%0.4%
Chinese0.5%0.3%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Median age
32.5
36
39.1
Age 18–24
11.9%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.7%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$88,267
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.1%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.1%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.8%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
3.2%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
0.4%
0.7%
Other languages
1.1%
3.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Catholic
2.4%
5.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.3%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
69.8%
64.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Fairbanks, Alaska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1960–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1960
+3.1%
1964
+15.4%
1968
−9.1%
1972
−15.0%
1976
−18.9%
1980
−27.5%
1984
−37.4%
1988
−26.3%
1992
−11.3%
1996
−21.7%
2000
−36.2%
2004
−31.4%
2008
−25.8%
2012
−22.3%
2016
−20.5%
2020
−14.6%
2024
−18.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.0%Harris17,029
56.9%Trump24,880
4.1%
R+18.0
R+3.3
R+16.5
43,707
R
40.3%Biden18,249
55.0%Trump24,878
4.7%
R+14.6
D+5.9
R+19.1
45,271
R
33.2%Clinton13,491
53.7%Trump21,821
13.1%
R+20.5
D+1.8
R+22.6
40,633
R
36.3%Obama14,713
58.6%Romney23,758
5.1%
R+22.3
D+3.5
R+26.2
40,541
R
35.7%Obama15,868
61.6%McCain27,327
2.7%
R+25.8
D+5.5
R+33.1
44,397
R
32.7%Kerry12,752
64.0%Bush24,992
3.3%
R+31.4
D+4.9
R+28.9
39,033
R
25.3%Gore10,483
61.5%Bush25,529
13.3%
R+36.2
R+14.5
R+36.8
41,513
R
30.6%Clinton10,834
52.4%Dole18,515
17.0%
R+21.7
R+10.5
R+30.2
35,351
R
28.3%Clinton10,896
39.6%Bush15,232
32.1%
R+11.3
D+15.0
R+16.8
38,460
R
34.2%Dukakis10,598
60.5%Bush18,734
5.2%
R+26.3
D+11.1
R+18.6
30,954
R
28.9%Mondale8,195
66.3%Reagan18,791
4.8%
R+37.4
R+9.9
R+19.2
28,336
R
23.2%Carter5,289
50.7%Reagan11,579
26.2%
R+27.5
R+8.7
R+17.8
22,845
R
35.1%Carter6,676
54.0%Ford10,260
10.9%
R+18.9
R+3.8
R+20.9
19,012
R
38.6%McGovern5,536
53.6%Nixon7,690
7.7%
R+15.0
R+5.9
D+8.1
14,334
R
37.9%Humphrey3,429
47.0%Nixon4,254
15.1%
R+9.1
R+24.5
R+8.4
9,054
D
57.7%Johnson4,810
42.3%Goldwater3,526
0.0%
D+15.4
D+12.3
R+7.2
8,336
D
51.6%Kennedy4,068
48.4%Nixon3,820
0.0%
D+3.1
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D+3.0
7,887
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+14.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+18.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.9 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Fairbanks in Fairbanks: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,607
2012
+571
2013
−1,071
2014
−3,241
2015
−1,304
2016
−535
2017
−2,348
2018
−2,166
2019
−2,763
2021
−425
2022
−679
2023
−1,186
2024
−2,062
2025
−1,447
The Fairbanks media market spans remote Interior and Arctic communities where turnout logistics rival candidate messaging in importance, and Native Alaskan voters represent a decisive share of the electorate in many district-level races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.4 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.0 points.
A population of 95,460, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,267 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anchorage and Topeka.
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In 2024, Fairbanks, Alaska voted Republican by 18.0 points (R+18.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,707 votes cast, 17,029 went Democratic and 24,880 went Republican.
When did Fairbanks, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fairbanks, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fairbanks, Alaska?
Fairbanks, Alaska has a population of 95,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fairbanks, Alaska?
Median household income in Fairbanks, Alaska is $88,267 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Fairbanks, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fairbanks, Alaska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
