Ouzinkie 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 56% of adults in Ouzinkie typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ouzinkie, ~25% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ouzinkie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ouzinkie leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
Politically, Ouzinkie sits close to the rest of Alaska.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ouzinkie. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Ouzinkie leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Ouzinkie. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ouzinkie, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ouzinkie looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 44% of households in Ouzinkie rent, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kodiak, AK R+17
- Chiniak, AK R+30
- Port Lions, AK D+4
- Old Harbor, AK D+17
- Port Graham, AK D+9
- Seldovia, AK D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vidette, GA Even
- La Fayette, IL R+43
- Raysal, WV R+75
- Union, WV R+59
- North Pole, NY D+12
- Glenview, KY R+5
- Frederika, IA R+45
- Ransom, IL R+42
- New Hope, GA R+46
- Cochrane, WI R+32
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.