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1876–2024
Fairbanks-College, AK·Alaska

Fairbanks-College, AK has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+18 in 2024.

Interior Alaska's largest urban hub, anchored by a major research university

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AK
LatestR+18in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population95,4602024 ACS

Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
95,4602024 5-year
Median household income
$88,2672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.8%2024 5-year
Black
4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Fairbanks-College, AK
TrumpR+18
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.5%24,856
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.6%16,983
OtherAll other candidates4.1%1,794
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −17.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−17.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912No data
1916No data
1920No data
1924No data
1928No data
1932No data
1936No data
1940No data
1944No data
1948No data
1952No data
1956No data
1960+3.1%
1964+15.4%
1968−9.1%
1972−15.0%
1976−18.9%
1980−27.5%
1984−37.4%
1988−26.3%
1992−11.3%
1996−21.7%
2000−36.2%
2004−31.4%
2008−25.8%
2012−22.3%
2016−20.5%
2020−14.9%
2024−17.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−17.9%
16,98324,85643,961
R
−14.9%
18,25025,03445,435
R
−20.5%
13,49121,82140,633
R
−22.3%
14,71323,75840,541
R
−25.8%
15,86827,32744,397
R
−31.4%
12,75224,99239,033
R
−36.2%
10,48325,52941,513
R
−21.7%
10,83418,51535,351
R
−11.3%
10,89615,23238,460
R
−26.3%
10,59818,73430,954
R
−37.4%
8,19518,79128,336
R
−27.5%
5,28911,57922,845
R
−18.9%
6,67610,26019,012
R
−15.0%
5,5367,69014,334
R
−9.1%
3,4294,2549,054
D
+15.4%
4,8103,5268,336
D
+3.1%
4,0683,8207,887
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.2%
Irish
11.4%
English
11.0%
American
3.7%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.5%
1.7%
75–84
1.6%
4.4%
65–74
4.1%
5.1%
55–64
4.9%
5.6%
45–54
4.6%
7.2%
35–44
6.5%
10.0%
25–34
7.8%
7.4%
18–24
4.5%
9.1%
5–17
7.6%
3.7%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,267
Fairbanks-College, AK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fairbanks-College, AK$88,267
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.2%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)5.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.5%
Baptist
2.1%
Methodist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Fairbanks-College blends a sizable military and university population with a deep-rooted resource-economy workforce, producing a competitive mix that has swung statewide races by narrowing margins in interior precincts.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of thirty-seven points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.

A population of 95,460, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,267 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska voted Republican by 17.9 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,961 votes cast, 16,983 went Democratic and 24,856 went Republican.
What is Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska?
Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska has a population of 95,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska?
Median household income in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska is $88,267 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fairbanks-College, AK, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.