Tok leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% 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 74% of adults in Tok typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tok, ~23% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tok compares
Tok runs about 25 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tok. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Tok leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Tok. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tok, AK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tok looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tok is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tanacross, AK R+9
- Dot Lake, AK R+17
- Slana, AK R+27
- Northway, AK R+9
- Dry Creek, AK R+20
- Gakona, AK R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Afton, WI R+11
- Jackson, NC D+18
- Morrison, OK R+63
- Indiahoma, OK R+61
- Spann, GA R+20
- Harrisburg, MO R+46
- Savannah, NY R+41
- Honeyville, UT R+70
- Glasgow, MO R+48
- Nazareth, KY R+51
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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.