Tanana leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% 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 42% of adults in Tanana typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tanana, ~25% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tanana compares
Tanana runs about 32 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Tanana is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Tanana 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 Tanana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Tanana have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 20%). Tanana runs against the grain of Alaska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tanana, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tanana looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Tanana rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Tanana report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Tanana sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manley Hot Springs, AK R+19
- Minto, AK D+17
- Lake Minchumina, AK D+15
- Allakaket, AK D+33
- Nenana, AK R+18
- Anderson, AK R+32
- Ruby, AK D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wrights, IL R+65
- Van Burensburg, IL R+56
- Blockton, IA R+59
- Bessville, MO R+72
- Jethro, AR R+70
- Penryn, PA R+45
- La Junta, NM D+13
- Braddyville, IA R+58
- Jackson Summit, NY R+43
- Broadway, PA 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.