Huslia leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% 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 75% of adults in Huslia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Huslia, ~50% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Huslia compares
Huslia runs about 46 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Huslia is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Huslia 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 Huslia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Huslia votes against the grain of Alaska. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Huslia runs about 46 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Huslia have never been married, above 97% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Huslia, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Huslia looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Huslia is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Koyukuk, AK D+29
- Galena, AK D+24
- Ruby, AK D+33
- Nulato, AK D+35
- Kobuk, AK D+19
- Shungnak, AK D+19
- Ambler, AK D+19
- Kaltag, AK D+35
- Selawik, AK D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Potato Creek, SD R+12
- Seven Lakes, NM D+29
- Marble, AR R+65
- Pulteney, NY R+29
- Cody, NE R+79
- Wilder, TN R+71
- Brownville, NE R+55
- Leatherman, NC R+46
- Schultzville, PA R+29
- Anderson, KY R+65
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.