Seldovia leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% 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 51% of adults in Seldovia typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seldovia, ~28% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seldovia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seldovia leans more Democratic than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Seldovia runs about 22 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Seldovia is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Seldovia 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 Seldovia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 35% of adults in Seldovia hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 30% of adults in Seldovia have never been married, above 76% of cities. Seldovia runs against the grain of Alaska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Seldovia, AK sits below the national average 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 Seldovia looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Seldovia is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Seldovia report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Port Graham, AK D+9
- Homer, AK R+6
- Diamond Ridge, AK R+12
- Kachemak, AK R+22
- Anchor Point, AK R+35
- Happy Valley, AK R+32
- Ninilchik, AK R+32
- Cohoe, AK R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wanship, UT R+4
- Carlisle, MS Even
- Ryde, PA R+71
- Witmer Manor, IN R+61
- Strasburg, ND R+73
- Watson, OK R+80
- Middlesex, PA R+30
- Enright, IL R+52
- Rock Hill, MS R+74
- Topton, NC R+52
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.