99606 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% 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 73% of adults in 99606 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 99606, ~41% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 99606 compares
99606 runs about 27 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while 99606 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 99606 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 99606, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
99606 votes against the grain of Alaska. Alaska leans Republican overall, while 99606 runs about 27 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in 99606 have never been married, above 81% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 99606, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 99606 looks the way it does
Turnout in 99606 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.