99918 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% 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 53% of adults in 99918 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 99918, ~21% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 99918 compares
99918 runs about 9 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Why 99918 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 99918, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in 99918 hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Alaska average of 20%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 99918, AK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 99918 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in 99918 report food insecurity, above 82% of zip codes. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 99918 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 95% of adults in 99918 have completed high school, above 73% 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.