Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,0682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,8822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Moore County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, 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 | 579 | 2,887 | 3,616 | ||
| R | 878 | 3,062 | 4,081 | ||
| R | 707 | 2,632 | 3,693 | ||
| R | 676 | 2,258 | 3,094 | ||
| R | 698 | 2,763 | 3,570 | ||
| R | 536 | 2,248 | 2,893 | ||
| R | 479 | 2,128 | 2,894 | ||
| R | 571 | 1,545 | 2,512 | ||
| R | 527 | 1,157 | 2,644 | ||
| R | 587 | 1,522 | 2,253 | ||
| R | 460 | 1,880 | 2,435 | ||
| R | 380 | 1,177 | 1,992 | ||
| R | 561 | 815 | 1,512 | ||
| R | 279 | 573 | 963 | ||
| R | 292 | 469 | 955 | ||
| D | 44,329 | 22,930 | 67,259 | ||
| R | 29,809 | 30,953 | 60,762 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.5%
Irish
9.7%
English
9.2%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
2.9%
Polish
2.0%
French
1.9%
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. 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: 38.1 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
$73,882
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area ranks near the middle of US counties.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area$73,882
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)15.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European9.8%
Spanish2.8%
Other languages2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning a vast interior stretch near the Canadian border, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is among the most sparsely populated jurisdictions in the U.S., and its 2024 presidential margin of R+66.7 places it in the top tier of partisan skew nationally.
The Republican margin in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area reached its widest at sixty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,882, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,068 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 Moore County and Sherman County.
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Cite this page
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Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/02240/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,616 votes cast, 579 went Democratic and 2,887 went Republican.
What is Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska?
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska has a population of 7,068 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska?
Median household income in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska is $73,882 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.