akashic
1876–2024
Denali Borough, Alaska
Denali Borough·Alaska

Denali Borough has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Alaska's interior wilderness borough, where fewer than 2,000 residents decide federal races

18762024·38 elections
Denali Borough, Alaska · unagiinu1210 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+22
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
1,969
2024 ACS
Most similar
Valley County
ID · similarity 0.97
5 precincts · 1,232 votes cast
Trump · R+22
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−22.2%
4497231,232
2020R
−14.4%
4696351,153
2016R
−13.6%
3825211,020
2012R
−7.7%
410482935
2008R
−5.7%
5716421,253
2004R
−17.4%
381552985
2000R
−31.2%
3066981,257
1996R
−9.0%
4015051,158
1992D
+2.8%
3603291,126
1988R
−23.1%
314521895
1984R
−44.8%
225632909
1980R
−32.9%
171442824
1976R
−22.7%
242401701
1972R
−28.5%
197371610
1968R
−13.8%
197282616
1964D
+12.5%
311242553
1960D
+23.9%
10967176
1956
No data
1952
No data
1948
No data
1944
No data
1940
No data
1936
No data
1932
No data
1928
No data
1924
No data
1920
No data
1916
No data
1912
No data
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Irish
5.7%
African American
2.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
26.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.4%
Baptist
4.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by the shadow of North America's tallest peak, Denali Borough's tiny electorate has leaned Republican by double digits in recent cycles, reflecting the resource-dependent, rural character common across Alaska's vast interior.

The Republican margin in Denali Borough reached its widest at forty-five points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Denali Borough's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,781, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,969 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Valley County and Rio Grande County.