Seward leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% 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 75% of adults in Seward typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seward, ~30% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seward compares
Seward runs about 6 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seward. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Seward leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Seward. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Adult arthritis and voter turnout
Places with a low adult-arthritis rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Seward, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Arthritis does not drive turnout; it reflects the age and health profile of an area.
Why turnout in Seward looks the way it does
Turnout in Seward 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.
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- Cooper Landing, AK R+37
- Whittier, AK R+19
- Hope, AK R+37
- Sterling, AK R+39
- Girdwood, AK D+8
- Indian, AK D+8
- Soldotna, AK R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Downsville, LA R+87
- Pierce City, MO R+62
- Nathalie, VA R+24
- Horton, MI R+38
- Franklin Furnace, OH R+56
- Milton, NH R+28
- Janesville, CA R+46
- North Lawrence, OH R+52
- Quitman, AR R+70
- Grantham, NH R+10
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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.