| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 239 | 159 | 426 | |
| 2020 | D | 249 | 150 | 428 | |
| 2016 | D | 615 | 608 | 1,396 | |
| 2012 | D | 170 | 121 | 304 | |
| 2008 | D | 188 | 171 | 373 | |
| 2004 | R | 146 | 175 | 332 | |
| 2000 | R | 118 | 177 | 354 | |
| 1996 | D | 148 | 120 | 320 | |
| 1992 | R | 108 | 130 | 322 | |
| 1988 | R | 80 | 159 | 253 | |
| 1984 | R | 96 | 160 | 270 | |
| 1980 | R | 76 | 116 | 234 | |
| 1976 | D | 89 | 79 | 175 | |
| 1972 | R | 58 | 88 | 152 | |
| 1968 | D | 102 | 78 | 199 | |
| 1964 | D | 494 | 212 | 706 | |
| 1960 | R | 285 | 360 | 646 | |
| 1956 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1952 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1948 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1944 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1936 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1932 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1928 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1924 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Yakutat's 808 residents—many of them Tlingit Alaska Natives—make it one of the least populous jurisdictions in the country, yet its coastal subsistence economy and Indigenous majority consistently produce Democratic margins unusual for rural Alaska.
The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the county by five points. The 2024 margin was nineteen points, in line with the county's new direction.
The demographics suggest why. A population of 527, a 25% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,000 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Olmsted County and East Baton Rouge Parish.
