Steele Creek leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% 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 81% of adults in Steele Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Steele Creek, ~29% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Steele Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Steele Creek is the most Republican-leaning.
Steele Creek runs about 14 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Why Steele Creek leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Steele Creek. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Steele Creek, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Steele Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Steele Creek 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 Cities
- Farmers Loop, AK R+18
- Fort Wainwright, AK R+22
- South Van Horn, AK R+19
- Fairbanks, AK D+5
- Badger, AK R+25
- College, AK Even
- North Pole, AK R+17
- Ester, AK D+21
- Pleasant Valley, AK R+23
- Two Rivers, AK R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ferriday, LA D+24
- Plain City, UT R+56
- Sand Lake, MI R+43
- Sauk Centre, MN R+48
- Nashport, OH R+53
- Cresaptown, MD R+24
- Cherry Hills Village, CO Even
- Berlin, PA R+53
- Burns, TN R+52
- Forest Hills, PA D+47
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.