Anchorage is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Anchorage typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Anchorage, ~46% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Anchorage compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Anchorage sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 42 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 74 leaning the other way.
Anchorage runs about 29 points more Democratic than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Anchorage. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Anchorage leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Anchorage. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Anchorage, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Anchorage looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Anchorage is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Anchorage own their home, compared to around 69% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Anchorage have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodland Hills, KY Even
- Middletown, KY D+6
- Douglass Hills, KY D+6
- Blue Ridge Manor, KY D+12
- Meadow Vale, KY D+14
- Moorland, KY D+3
- Rolling Hills, KY D+20
- Langdon Place, KY D+19
- Worthington Hills, KY D+31
- Lyndon, KY D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bangor, WI R+15
- Hawi, HI D+27
- Hayden, CO R+37
- Cuba, NM D+13
- Willards, MD R+42
- Steeleville, IL R+50
- Bradford, AR R+73
- Honeoye, NY R+14
- Waverly Hall, GA R+37
- Van Vleck, TX R+37
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board 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. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.