North Slope Borough, Alaska: Bellwether county. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,8102024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,6942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 31.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1960MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dillingham Census Area, AK · similarity 0.86
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of North Slope BoroughPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for North Slope Borough, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 696 | 951 | 1,783 | ||
| R | 1,134 | 1,206 | 2,492 | ||
| D | 1,003 | 719 | 2,130 | ||
| D | 1,408 | 738 | 2,235 | ||
| R | 1,040 | 1,251 | 2,376 | ||
| R | 880 | 1,344 | 2,324 | ||
| R | 843 | 1,486 | 2,564 | ||
| R | 928 | 951 | 2,206 | ||
| D | 762 | 667 | 1,908 | ||
| R | 714 | 915 | 1,717 | ||
| R | 575 | 929 | 1,546 | ||
| R | 461 | 506 | 1,164 | ||
| D | 654 | 338 | 1,032 | ||
| D | 561 | 325 | 927 | ||
| D | 690 | 473 | 1,354 | ||
| D | 630 | 157 | 786 | ||
| R | 249 | 553 | 802 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
3.9%
Irish
2.6%
Polish
0.9%
English
0.8%
French
0.8%
Italian
0.5%
American
0.5%
African American
1.4%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,694
North Slope Borough ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
North Slope Borough$95,694
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
62.3%
speak English only
Other languages25.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.3%
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 85.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
North Slope Borough covers 94,000 square miles of Arctic tundra and is home to a majority-Iñupiat population whose voting patterns have shifted noticeably rightward over the past two federal election cycles.
The Democratic margin in North Slope Borough has rarely exceeded sixty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 32% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $95,694 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dillingham Census Area and Northwest Arctic Borough.
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Cite this page
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North Slope Borough, Alaska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/02185/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did North Slope Borough, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Slope Borough, Alaska voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,783 votes cast, 696 went Democratic and 951 went Republican.
What is North Slope Borough, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies North Slope Borough, Alaska as a "Bellwether" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did North Slope Borough, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Slope Borough, Alaska voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in North Slope Borough, Alaska?
North Slope Borough, Alaska has a population of 10,810 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Slope Borough, Alaska?
Median household income in North Slope Borough, Alaska is $95,694 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of North Slope Borough, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Slope Borough, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.