† 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
GroupSewardAlaskaUnited States
German20.0%14.2%12.5%
English14.3%10.0%9.5%
Irish12.0%9.5%9.4%
American5.5%3.6%5.3%
Scottish4.0%2.1%1.3%
Norwegian3.7%3.0%—
Italian2.4%2.5%4.8%
Polish2.4%—2.2%
Mexican1.0%3.9%11.3%
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
Seward
Alaska
United States
Median age
37.7
36
39.1
Age 18–24
3.3%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.0%
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Seward
Alaska
United States
Median household income
$85,481
$92,788
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.3%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
43.0%
31.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Seward
Alaska
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.4%
15.1%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
4.4%
0.5%
2.0%
Other languages
1.1%
3.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Seward
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.
Seward, 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
−11.4%
2012
−0.1%
2016
+4.4%
2020
+9.6%
2024
+4.0%
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
D
49.1%Harris408
45.1%Trump375
5.8%
D+4.0
R+5.6
D+5.4
831
D
53.1%Biden530
43.5%Trump434
3.4%
D+9.6
D+5.2
D+5.2
998
D
45.4%Clinton480
41.0%Trump433
13.6%
D+4.4
D+4.5
D+2.4
1,057
R
47.6%Obama472
47.7%Romney473
4.7%
R+0.1
D+11.3
R+4.0
992
R
42.5%Obama481
53.9%McCain610
3.5%
R+11.4
D+22.3
R+18.7
1,131
R
31.1%Kerry241
64.8%Bush502
4.1%
R+33.7
—
R+31.2
775
Seward's year-round harbor on Resurrection Bay makes it a critical freight and ferry gateway for southcentral Alaska, giving its roughly 2,800 residents an outsized economic stake in maritime and federal infrastructure policy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.6 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 33.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.0 points.
A population of 2,794, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,481 describe the city.
In 2024, Seward, Alaska voted Democratic by 4.0 points (D+4.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 831 votes cast, 408 went Democratic and 375 went Republican.
When did Seward, Alaska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Seward, Alaska voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Seward, Alaska?
Seward, Alaska has a population of 2,794 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Seward, Alaska?
Median household income in Seward, Alaska is $85,481 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Seward, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Seward, Alaska from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
