Airport Heights leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% 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 54% of adults in Airport Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Airport Heights, ~37% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Airport Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Airport Heights leans more Democratic than 13 of 15 neighbors.
Airport Heights runs about 49 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Airport Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Airport Heights. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+32), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Airport Heights leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Airport Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Airport Heights votes against the grain of Alaska. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Airport Heights runs about 49 points more Democratic.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Airport Heights, Anchorage, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Airport Heights looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Airport Heights have more than one occupant per room, above 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Russian Jack Park, Anchorage, AK D+23
- Rogers Park, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Fairview, Anchorage, AK D+32
- Mountain View, Anchorage, AK D+27
- University Area, Anchorage, AK D+29
- North Star, Anchorage, AK D+32
- Campbell Park, Anchorage, AK D+31
- Midtown, Anchorage, AK D+42
- South Addition, Anchorage, AK D+41
- Northeast, Anchorage, AK D+18
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Highland, Rochester, NY D+60
- Midtown, Milwaukee, WI D+78
- Emerald Lake Hills, Redwood City, CA D+54
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- Park Village, York, PA D+41
- Felicita, Escondido, CA D+8
- Arlington Ridge, Arlington, VA D+60
- Haynes Area, Nashville, TN D+81
- Side Creek, Aurora, CO D+23
- Imperial Point, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+5
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.