Eska leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% 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 50% of adults in Eska typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eska, ~15% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eska compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eska leans more Republican than 9 of 10 neighbors.
Eska runs about 27 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Why Eska 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 Eska, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Eska hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Alaska average of 20%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Eska, AK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Eska looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 12% of homes in Eska have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buffalo Soapstone, AK R+32
- Lazy Mountain, AK R+35
- Palmer, AK R+28
- Gateway, AK R+30
- Lakes, AK R+31
- Sutton, AK R+38
- Wasilla, AK R+25
- Tanaina, AK R+32
- Meadow Lakes, AK R+41
- Knik-Fairview, AK R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aberdeen Gardens, WA R+35
- Little Switzerland, NC R+59
- Woodbury, MI R+42
- Mount Salem, KY R+69
- Schofield, MO R+71
- Randall, IA R+40
- New Liberty, IA R+44
- Daggett, CA R+34
- Nicolville, MN R+26
- Hamilton, WA R+33
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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.