99741 leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% 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 66% of adults in 99741 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 99741, ~41% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 99741 compares
99741 runs about 37 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while 99741 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 99741 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 99741, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 37% of adults in 99741 hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in 99741 have never been married, above 90% of zip codes. 99741 runs against the grain of Alaska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 99741, AK sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 99741 looks the way it does
Turnout in 99741 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.