Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% 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 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, ~26% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area compares
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area runs about 5 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 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 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Alaska average of 20%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK sits in the bottom 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 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area looks the way it does
Turnout in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 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 Counties
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK R+3
- Wrangell City and Borough, AK R+8
- Petersburg Census Area, AK R+4
- Sitka City and Borough, AK D+13
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK Even
- Juneau City and Borough, AK D+22
- Haines Borough, AK R+17
- Skagway Municipality, AK R+23
- Yakutat City and Borough, AK Even
- San Juan County, WA D+50
Counties with Similar Populations
- Emporia City, VA D+43
- Covington City, VA R+29
- Ottawa County, KS R+63
- Lander County, NV R+63
- Talbot County, GA D+12
- San Saba County, TX R+68
- Mitchell County, KS R+58
- Ransom County, ND R+46
- Carson County, TX R+75
- Alfalfa County, OK R+76
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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.