Northeast leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% 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 Northeast typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northeast, ~32% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northeast compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Northeast is the least Democratic-leaning.
Northeast runs about 31 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Northeast is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Northeast. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+23) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Northeast leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Northeast, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Northeast votes against the grain of Alaska. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Northeast runs about 31 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Northeast, Anchorage, AK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Northeast looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Northeast have more than one occupant per room, above 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Russian Jack Park, Anchorage, AK D+23
- Scenic Foothills, Anchorage, AK D+23
- University Area, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Mountain View, Anchorage, AK D+27
- Airport Heights, Anchorage, AK D+36
- Rogers Park, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Fairview, Anchorage, AK D+32
- Campbell Park, Anchorage, AK D+31
- Midtown, Anchorage, AK D+42
- North Star, Anchorage, AK D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- West Side, Long Beach, CA D+34
- Highlands, Lowell, MA D+28
- South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas, TX D+68
- Clintonville, Columbus, OH D+58
- Brentwood, Washington, DC D+83
- Westerleigh-Castleton, Staten Island, NY R+32
- Bull Mountain, Tigard, OR D+33
- North Central, Virginia Beach, VA D+5
- Edison, Fresno, CA D+37
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.