Klawock leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% 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 54% of adults in Klawock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Klawock, ~24% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Klawock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Klawock is the least Republican-leaning.
Politically, Klawock sits close to the rest of Alaska.
Why Klawock 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 Klawock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Klawock hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Alaska average of 20%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Klawock, AK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Klawock looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 32% of households in Klawock rent, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Craig, AK R+33
- Thorne Bay, AK R+39
- Naukati Bay, AK R+22
- Hydaburg, AK R+3
- Coffman Cove, AK R+22
- Meyers Chuck, AK R+20
- Mud Bay, AK R+25
- Ketchikan, AK Even
- Saxman, AK R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Matthews, IN R+49
- Coleridge, NE R+71
- Greenville, MO R+71
- Woodford, SC R+28
- Walpole, ME D+44
- Chocorua, NH Even
- Anchorville, MI R+47
- Smithville Flats, NY R+37
- Chapin, IL R+56
- Botland, KY R+54
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.