Russian Jack Park leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% 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 50% of adults in Russian Jack Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Russian Jack Park, ~30% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Russian Jack Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Russian Jack Park leans more Democratic than 3 of 14 neighbors.
Russian Jack Park runs about 36 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Russian Jack Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Russian Jack Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Russian Jack Park 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 Russian Jack Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Russian Jack Park votes against the grain of Alaska. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Russian Jack Park runs about 36 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Russian Jack Park, Anchorage, AK sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Russian Jack Park looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 11% of homes in Russian Jack Park have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Airport Heights, Anchorage, AK D+36
- Mountain View, Anchorage, AK D+27
- Northeast, Anchorage, AK D+18
- University Area, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Rogers Park, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Fairview, Anchorage, AK D+32
- Scenic Foothills, Anchorage, AK D+23
- Campbell Park, Anchorage, AK D+31
- North Star, Anchorage, AK D+32
- Midtown, Anchorage, AK D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Five Oaks, Beaverton, OR D+41
- Meridian-Kessler, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- Millenia, Orlando, FL D+34
- Yorkmount, Charlotte, NC D+47
- Lawncrest, Philadelphia, PA D+59
- Woodlawn Hayattsville, Hyattsville, MD D+65
- Old North Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI D+85
- Radburn, Fair Lawn, NJ D+8
- Allandale, Austin, TX D+54
- Glendale-Heatherdowns, Toledo, OH D+24
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.