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1876–2024
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Kodiak Island Borough·Alaska

Kodiak Island Borough has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A remote fishing hub where commercial fleets shape the electorate

18762024·38 elections
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska · NASA/Kennedy Space Center Expendable Vehicle Directorate · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+17
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
12,771
2024 ACS
Most similar
Fairbanks North Star Borough
AK · similarity 1.00
9 precincts · 6,221 votes cast
Trump · R+17
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−17.3%
2,4213,4996,221
2020R
−18.4%
2,5093,7086,513
2016R
−21.6%
1,5482,5704,723
2012R
−18.2%
2,0843,0645,375
2008R
−30.0%
2,1013,9816,275
2004R
−34.0%
1,8553,8735,940
2000R
−38.0%
1,5423,8626,100
1996R
−22.2%
1,5762,7075,100
1992R
−14.7%
1,4752,2935,556
1988R
−30.6%
1,3512,6094,114
1984R
−42.7%
1,2393,2104,615
1980R
−16.9%
1,0251,5893,339
1976R
−17.9%
1,0141,4902,663
1972R
−15.1%
8571,1722,089
1968R
−5.9%
8629862,095
1964D
+49.6%
1,1833991,582
1960D
+15.8%
8676311,498
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
14.2%
Other Christian
9.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.6%
Baptist
1.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kodiak Island Borough's economy revolves around one of the nation's largest fishing ports, and its small, dispersed population—spread across the island and roadless outer villages—has consistently leaned Republican in recent presidential cycles by double-digit margins.

The Republican margin in Kodiak Island Borough reached its widest at forty-three points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Kodiak Island Borough's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,250, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,771 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough and Wrangell City and Borough.