Koyukuk leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% 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 76% of adults in Koyukuk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Koyukuk, ~50% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Koyukuk compares
Koyukuk runs about 42 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Koyukuk is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Koyukuk. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Koyukuk 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 Koyukuk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Koyukuk votes against the grain of Alaska. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Koyukuk runs about 42 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Koyukuk have never been married, above 87% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Koyukuk, AK sits in the bottom tenth 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 Koyukuk looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Koyukuk 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
- Galena, AK D+24
- Nulato, AK D+35
- Ruby, AK D+33
- Kaltag, AK D+35
- Huslia, AK D+33
- Koyuk, AK D+33
- Shaktoolik, AK D+33
- Unalakleet, AK D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ligurta, AZ R+42
- Zell, SD R+61
- Darwin, OK R+64
- Isabel, KS R+77
- Cardiff, AL R+63
- Marienthal, KS R+79
- Tunnel Hill, OH R+64
- Post Oak, MO R+62
- Volt, MT R+25
- Pollard, AL R+85
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.