HarrisDemocratic38.4%2,497TrumpRepublican57.5%3,737OtherAll other candidates4.1%265
R+19.1- Lead
- 1,240
- Total
- 6,499
- vs nation
- R+17.6
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Ketchikan, AK
Office (updates table and map)
President margin by year
Place winner margin
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic39.6%2,890TrumpRepublican56.2%4,099OtherAll other candidates4.2%305
R+16.6- Lead
- 1,209
- Total
- 7,294
- vs nation
- R+21.0
ClintonDemocratic31.9%2,076TrumpRepublican54.4%3,537OtherAll other candidates13.6%887
R+22.5- Lead
- 1,461
- Total
- 6,500
- vs nation
- R+24.6
ObamaDemocratic38.3%2,263RomneyRepublican55.3%3,267OtherAll other candidates6.4%376
R+17.0- Lead
- 1,004
- Total
- 5,906
- vs nation
- R+20.9
ObamaDemocratic38.2%2,494McCainRepublican58.7%3,832OtherAll other candidates3.1%200
R+20.5- Lead
- 1,338
- Total
- 6,526
- vs nation
- R+27.8
KerryDemocratic29.4%1,871BushRepublican66.5%4,231OtherAll other candidates4.1%258
R+37.1- Lead
- 2,360
- Total
- 6,360
- vs nation
- R+34.6
GoreDemocratic19.3%1,284BushRepublican70.3%4,681OtherAll other candidates10.4%691
R+51.0- Lead
- 3,397
- Total
- 6,656
- vs nation
- R+51.6
ClintonDemocratic22.3%1,471DoleRepublican63.2%4,180OtherAll other candidates14.5%959
R+41.0- Lead
- 2,709
- Total
- 6,610
- vs nation
- R+49.5
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 13,7682024 5-year
- Population density
- 2.8 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 4,857 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $92,8852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51.0 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fairbanks-College, AK · twin score 69.2
presidential history
Party record book
Ketchikan, AK · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1960–2024 · 17 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
62.5%
2,275 votes · D+24.9
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 47.5%
Republican
George W. Bush2000
70.3%
4,681 votes · R+51.0
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 66.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
2,890votes
39.6% of the vote · R+16.6
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 2,497 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2000
4,681votes
70.3% of the vote · R+51.0
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 4,231 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
+2.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+24.9 · U.S. D+22.6
Runner-up · George McGovern, 1972 · −0.1 pts
Republican
George W. Bush2000
+51.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+51.0 · U.S. D+0.5
Runner-up · Bob Dole, 1996 · +49.5 pts
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+14.3
Presidential vote · 2024R+19.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.8 points more Republican than the rolls.
12,028 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−146 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,272 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −22 |
| 2012 | −79 |
| 2013 | −155 |
| 2014 | −19 |
| 2015 | −201 |
| 2016 | −105 |
| 2017 | +19 |
| 2018 | −75 |
| 2019 | −42 |
| 2021 | −159 |
| 2022 | −124 |
| 2023 | −77 |
| 2024 | −87 |
| 2025 | −146 |
Ketchikan anchors the island-dotted Panhandle, where the commercial fishing industry and a heavy cruise-ship economy shape voter priorities more than the oil-patch concerns that dominate Interior Alaska politics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.0 points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.1 points.
A population of 13,768, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,885 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fairbanks-College, AK and Anchorage, AK.
Political twins — metros
The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Fairbanks-College, AK
69.2twin score
2000 margin% unaffiliatedmedian income≠ % Asian
Anchorage, AK
67.1twin score
% Asianmedian income12-yr trend≠ population scale
Riverton, WY
60.5twin score
2000–2004 trajectory12-yr trendelasticity≠ % Asian
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ketchikan, AK, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ketchikan, AK, Alaska voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,499 votes cast, 2,497 went Democratic and 3,737 went Republican.
When did Ketchikan, AK, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ketchikan, AK, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ketchikan, AK, Alaska?
Ketchikan, AK, Alaska has a population of 13,768 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ketchikan, AK, Alaska?
Median household income in Ketchikan, AK, Alaska is $92,885 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Ketchikan, AK, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Ketchikan, AK, Alaska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.