Fort Richardson leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% 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 46% of adults in Fort Richardson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Richardson, ~20% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Richardson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Richardson leans more Republican than 6 of 11 neighbors.
Politically, Fort Richardson sits close to the rest of Alaska.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Richardson. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Fort Richardson 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 Fort Richardson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Fort Richardson are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Richardson, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fort Richardson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Richardson is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 91% of households in Fort Richardson rent, compared to around 28% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elmendorf Afb, AK D+2
- Eagle River, AK D+9
- Anchorage, AK D+23
- Chugiak, AK R+5
- Peters Creek, AK R+10
- Big Lake, AK R+39
- Knik, AK R+40
- Knik-Fairview, AK R+40
- Indian, AK D+8
- Meadow Lakes, AK R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paoli, IN R+48
- Lexington, OK R+44
- La Verkin, UT R+63
- Warsaw, NC D+8
- South Oroville, CA R+13
- Mariposa, CA R+9
- Nevada, TX R+55
- Cleveland, OK R+54
- Grimesland, NC R+26
- Pryor Creek, OK R+51
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.