Trapper Creek leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% 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 Trapper Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trapper Creek, ~23% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trapper Creek compares
Trapper Creek sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Trapper Creek runs about 21 points more Republican than Alaska as a whole.
Why Trapper Creek leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Trapper Creek. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Trapper Creek, AK sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Trapper Creek looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Trapper Creek own their home, about 25 points above the Alaska average of 68%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Talkeetna, AK R+39
- Susitna North, AK R+39
- Willow, AK R+41
- Skwentna, AK R+31
- Houston, AK R+45
- Meadow Lakes, AK R+41
- Tanaina, AK R+32
- Wasilla, AK R+25
- Knik, AK R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Blaine, AR R+64
- Bradley, FL R+28
- Myersburg, PA R+49
- Plaza, ND R+74
- Homer, IN R+61
- Port Haywood, VA R+46
- Sussex, VA R+20
- Carrier, OK R+72
- Venedy, IL R+58
- Holiday Valley, OH R+34
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.