Thane leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% 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 71% of adults in Thane typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thane, ~48% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thane compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thane leans more Democratic than 3 of 5 neighbors.
Thane runs about 50 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole. Alaska leans Republican overall, while Thane is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Thane 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 Thane, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 46% of adults in Thane hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Thane have never been married, above 98% of cities. Thane runs against the grain of Alaska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Thane, 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 Thane looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Thane have completed high school, about 7 points above the Alaska average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Douglas, AK D+54
- West Juneau, AK D+39
- Juneau, AK D+17
- Auke Bay, AK D+14
- Tee Harbor, AK D+12
- Hoonah, AK D+10
- Tenakee Springs, AK D+13
- Gustavus, AK R+18
- Angoon, AK D+15
- Elfin Cove, AK Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenbrier, MO R+73
- Rockford, NE R+64
- Marsland, NE R+77
- West Brooksville, ME D+22
- Pilot Knob, TN R+72
- Bynum, MT R+59
- Gooseneck, NC R+21
- McKenzie Bridge, OR R+3
- Pentress, WV R+57
- North Newcastle, ME R+8
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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.