† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNikiskiAlaskaUnited States
German17.0%14.2%12.5%
English12.2%10.0%9.5%
Irish10.3%9.5%9.4%
American4.7%3.6%5.3%
Scottish3.4%2.1%1.3%
Norwegian3.1%3.0%—
Italian2.0%2.5%4.8%
Polish2.0%—2.2%
Mexican3.0%3.9%11.3%
Spanish0.4%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.9%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Filipino2.2%3.5%0.9%
Chinese0.4%0.3%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Nikiski
Alaska
United States
Median age
36.5
36
39.1
Age 18–24
4.3%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nikiski
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$65,863
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.9%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.0%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nikiski
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
15.1%
22.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.4%
2.5%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nikiski
Alaska
United States
Catholic
—
5.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
64.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Nikiski, Alaska
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−33.7%
2008
−61.7%
2012
−62.0%
2016
−64.0%
2020
−63.4%
2024
−65.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. † 2012, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
16.3%Harris429
81.5%Trump2,149
2.2%
R+65.3
R+1.9
R+63.8
2,636
R
17.1%Biden432
80.5%Trump2,032
2.4%
R+63.4
D+0.6
R+67.8
2,524
R
13.7%Clinton281
77.7%Trump1,596
8.7%
R+64.0
R+2.0
R+66.1
2,055
R
17.0%Obama343
79.0%Romney1,593
4.0%
R+62.0
R+0.3
R+65.9
2,016
R
17.8%Obama417
79.5%McCain1,865
2.7%
R+61.7
R+28.0
R+69.0
2,345
R
31.1%Kerry188
64.8%Bush392
4.1%
R+33.7
—
R+31.3
605
Nikiski sits on the Kenai Peninsula alongside active petroleum infrastructure, and its workforce-heavy demographic — skewed toward industrial employment — has historically produced some of the most reliably conservative margins on the peninsula.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 65.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.3 points.
A population of 4,773, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,863 describe the city.
In 2024, Nikiski, Alaska voted Republican by 65.3 points (R+65.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,636 votes cast, 429 went Democratic and 2,149 went Republican.
How many people live in Nikiski, Alaska?
Nikiski, Alaska has a population of 4,773 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nikiski, Alaska?
Median household income in Nikiski, Alaska is $65,863 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Nikiski, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nikiski, Alaska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
