Alaska

Find nonpartisan voter education and local coverage for Alaska. A summary of Alaska voting rules is below, and each county on the map has its own page.

Explore Alaska Boroughs and census areas

All 30 Alaska boroughs and census areas (A–Z)

• Aleutians East Borough
• Aleutians West Census Area
• Anchorage Municipality
• Bethel Census Area
• Bristol Bay Borough
• Chugach Census Area
• Copper River Census Area
• Denali Borough
• Dillingham Census Area
• Fairbanks North Star Borough
• Haines Borough
• Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
• Juneau City and Borough
• Kenai Peninsula Borough
• Ketchikan Gateway Borough
• Kodiak Island Borough
• Kusilvak Census Area
• Lake and Peninsula Borough
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough
• Nome Census Area
• North Slope Borough
• Northwest Arctic Borough
• Petersburg Borough
• Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
• Sitka City and Borough
• Skagway Municipality
• Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
• Wrangell City and Borough
• Yakutat City and Borough
• Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Voting in Alaska

Voting rules are set by each state. This is a summary of Alaska voting rules, checked Nov. 4, 2026, from Vote.gov (U.S. government), the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and Ballotpedia. Rules and dates can change, so confirm with Alaska’s official election website or your local election office before each election.

Registering to vote

• Online: by 30 days before Election Day.
• By mail: must be received 30 days before Election Day.
• In person: by 30 days before Election Day.
• Register or check your registration (Alaska on Vote.gov)

Primary elections

Alaska uses a top-four primary: all candidates for an office appear on one ballot, any voter can vote, and the top four advance to the general election. A ballot measure to repeal this system (Ballot Measure 2) was on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot; early unofficial results showed it narrowly failing with many votes still uncounted.

Voter ID

Alaska asks voters to show an ID, and non-photo IDs are accepted. If you don’t have one, there are other ways to cast a ballot that counts, depending on state rules.

Early voting

Starts: Fifteen days before election. Ends: Day of election. Locations and hours are set locally.

Voting by mail

Any Alaska voter can request an absentee/mail ballot. No excuse is needed.

Your local election office

In Alaska, elections are run by the state Division of Elections. Find contact information for your local election office on Alaska’s official election website.

Sources: Vote.gov (registration deadlines); NCSL voter ID (updated Sept. 3, 2026), early voting (updated Aug. 11, 2026) and absentee voting (updated July 17, 2026); Ballotpedia primary types (as of Aug. 2026).