99505 leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Alaska did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 42% of adults in 99505 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 99505, ~18% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 99505 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 99505 is the most Republican-leaning.
Politically, 99505 sits close to the rest of Alaska.
Why 99505 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 99505, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in 99505 are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 99505, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 99505 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 99505 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and more than 99% of households in 99505 rent, compared to around 46% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 97% of adults in 99505 have completed high school, above 87% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alaska Division of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. AK did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.