Eagle River leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% 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 77% of adults in Eagle River typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eagle River, ~42% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eagle River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eagle River leans more Democratic than 15 of 16 neighbors.
Eagle River runs about 22 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Eagle River is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Eagle River. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Eagle River 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 Eagle River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Eagle River hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Eagle River runs against the grain of Alaska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Eagle River, AK sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Eagle River looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eagle River 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Eagle River have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Richardson, AK R+14
- Chugiak, AK R+5
- Peters Creek, AK R+10
- Elmendorf Afb, AK D+2
- Anchorage, AK D+23
- Knik-Fairview, AK R+40
- Knik, AK R+40
- Big Lake, AK R+39
- Meadow Lakes, AK R+41
- Wasilla, AK R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Apollo Beach, FL R+17
- Franklin, OH R+44
- West Islip, NY R+34
- Bridgewater, MA D+5
- Martinsville, VA D+7
- Peekskill, NY D+35
- Springfield, PA Even
- Reading, MA D+26
- New Albany, OH D+11
- Soledad, CA D+22
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.