Pleasant Valley leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% 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 Pleasant Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Valley, ~29% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Valley leans more Republican than 5 of 9 neighbors.
Pleasant Valley runs about 10 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Why Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Pleasant Valley are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasant Valley, AK sits in the top 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 Pleasant Valley looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Valley sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Two Rivers, AK R+24
- Badger, AK R+25
- Eielson Afb, AK R+19
- North Pole, AK R+17
- Steele Creek, AK R+27
- Fort Wainwright, AK R+22
- Farmers Loop, AK R+18
- South Van Horn, AK R+19
- Salcha, AK R+24
- Fairbanks, AK D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Portageville, NY R+47
- Declo, ID R+78
- Huasna, CA R+22
- Oak Grove Village, MO R+49
- Paradise, MT R+59
- Jackstown, KY R+58
- Ruble, MO R+65
- Glasco, KS R+68
- Wesley, IA R+56
- Tonyville, CA R+19
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.