Wrangell City and Borough, AK Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Wrangell City and Borough

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Wrangell City and Borough leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% 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 70% of adults in Wrangell City and Borough typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wrangell City and Borough, ~32% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wrangell City and Borough compares

Wrangell City and Borough runs about 5 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Wrangell City and Borough. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+19) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Wrangell City and Borough leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Wrangell City and Borough. None of them point strongly toward either party.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wrangell City and Borough, AK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Wrangell City and Borough looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 94% of adults in Wrangell City and Borough have completed high school, above 82% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.