Northwest Arctic Borough, AK Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Northwest Arctic Borough

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Northwest Arctic Borough 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 64% of adults in Northwest Arctic Borough typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northwest Arctic Borough, ~38% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Northwest Arctic Borough compares

Northwest Arctic Borough runs about 30 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Northwest Arctic Borough is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Northwest Arctic Borough. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Northwest Arctic Borough leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Northwest Arctic Borough, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Northwest Arctic Borough have never been married, well above similar-sized counties (around 28%). Northwest Arctic Borough runs against the grain of Alaska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Northwest Arctic Borough, AK sits above the national average on this measure.

Why turnout in Northwest Arctic Borough looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Northwest Arctic Borough 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 43%, about 7 points below the Alaska average of 50%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.