99506 is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% 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 99506 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 99506, ~21% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 99506 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 99506 sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 11 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 1 leaning the other way.
99506 runs about 10 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 99506. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 99506 leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in 99506. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 99506, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 99506 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in 99506 rent, about 75 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in 99506 have completed high school, above 98% 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.