Salcha 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 70% of adults in Salcha typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salcha, ~27% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salcha compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salcha leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
Salcha runs about 11 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Why Salcha leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Salcha. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Salcha, AK sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Salcha looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Salcha own their home, about 28 points above the Alaska average of 68%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Salcha have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harding-Birch Lakes, AK R+24
- Eielson Afb, AK R+19
- North Pole, AK R+17
- Badger, AK R+25
- Pleasant Valley, AK R+23
- Two Rivers, AK R+24
- South Van Horn, AK R+19
- Fort Wainwright, AK R+22
- Steele Creek, AK R+27
- Fairbanks, AK D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rawlings, VA R+12
- Sumner, MS D+38
- Morgan Farm, TX R+39
- Crucible, PA R+43
- Wolf Lake, MN R+59
- Harding, WV R+65
- Crescent, WI R+44
- Segars, SC R+56
- Crabb, TX D+4
- Carter, OK R+78
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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.