Fairbanks, Alaska: Industrial Catholic Metro market. 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
TrumpR+18
Constituent county margins for Fairbanks, AKOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 56.5% | 24,856 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 38.6% | 16,983 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.1% | 1,794 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | No data |
| 1932 | No data |
| 1936 | No data |
| 1940 | No data |
| 1944 | No data |
| 1948 | No data |
| 1952 | No data |
| 1956 | No 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
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,983 | 24,856 | 43,961 | ||
| R | 18,250 | 25,034 | 45,435 | ||
| R | 13,491 | 21,821 | 40,633 | ||
| R | 14,713 | 23,758 | 40,541 | ||
| R | 15,868 | 27,327 | 44,397 | ||
| R | 12,752 | 24,992 | 39,033 | ||
| R | 10,483 | 25,529 | 41,513 | ||
| R | 10,834 | 18,515 | 35,351 | ||
| R | 10,896 | 15,232 | 38,460 | ||
| R | 10,598 | 18,734 | 30,954 | ||
| R | 8,195 | 18,791 | 28,336 | ||
| R | 5,289 | 11,579 | 22,845 | ||
| R | 6,676 | 10,260 | 19,012 | ||
| R | 5,536 | 7,690 | 14,334 | ||
| R | 3,429 | 4,254 | 9,054 | ||
| D | 4,810 | 3,526 | 8,336 | ||
| D | 4,068 | 3,820 | 7,887 | ||
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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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,267
Fairbanks ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fairbanks$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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Fairbanks media market spans remote Interior and Arctic communities where turnout logistics rival candidate messaging in importance, and Native Alaskan voters represent a decisive share of the electorate in many district-level races.
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 market 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 market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fairbanks, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fairbanks, 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, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Fairbanks, 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 market has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fairbanks, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fairbanks, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fairbanks, Alaska?
Fairbanks, 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, Alaska?
Median household income in Fairbanks, 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, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fairbanks, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.