Angoon 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 63% of adults in Angoon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Angoon, ~36% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Angoon compares
Angoon runs about 28 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Angoon is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Angoon. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+2), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Angoon leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Angoon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Angoon votes against the grain of Alaska. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Angoon runs about 28 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Angoon have never been married, above 85% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Angoon, AK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Angoon looks the way it does
Turnout in Angoon 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.
Nearby Cities
- Tenakee Springs, AK D+13
- Kake, AK R+22
- Sitka, AK D+14
- Hoonah, AK D+10
- Douglas, AK D+54
- West Juneau, AK D+39
- Thane, AK D+37
- Juneau, AK D+17
- Auke Bay, AK D+14
- Tee Harbor, AK D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Copeville, TX R+62
- Hillsdale, PA R+61
- Hillsboro, MS D+11
- Washington, MN R+41
- Hooppole, IL R+45
- Hightower, AL R+87
- Coffman Cove, AK R+22
- Usibelli, AK R+36
- Thurston, GA Even
- Charleston, IA R+50
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.