Scenic Foothills 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 61% of adults in Scenic Foothills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scenic Foothills, ~37% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scenic Foothills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Scenic Foothills leans more Democratic than 4 of 11 neighbors.
Scenic Foothills runs about 36 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Scenic Foothills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Scenic Foothills. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Scenic Foothills 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 Scenic Foothills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Scenic Foothills votes against the grain of Alaska. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Scenic Foothills runs about 36 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Scenic Foothills, Anchorage, AK sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Scenic Foothills looks the way it does
Turnout in Scenic Foothills 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 Neighborhoods
- University Area, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Northeast, Anchorage, AK D+18
- Russian Jack Park, Anchorage, AK D+23
- Airport Heights, Anchorage, AK D+36
- Campbell Park, Anchorage, AK D+31
- Mountain View, Anchorage, AK D+27
- Rogers Park, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Abbott Loop, Anchorage, AK D+19
- Mid-Hillside, Anchorage, AK D+20
- Fairview, Anchorage, AK D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Forest View, Lansing, MI D+54
- Washington Park, Providence, RI D+39
- West Meade, Nashville, TN D+6
- Lake Marion Village, Poinciana, FL D+25
- Riverside, Jacksonville, FL D+27
- Colonial Gardens, Chicago, IL D+20
- Five Points South, Birmingham, AL D+44
- Beechmont, Louisville, KY D+24
- Layton Park, Milwaukee, WI D+31
- Downtown, Baltimore, MD D+75
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.