Petersburg Borough, Alaska: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,4092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,1252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+61 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Okanogan County, WA · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Petersburg BoroughPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Petersburg Borough, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | No data |
| 1932 | No data |
| 1936 | No data |
| 1940 | No data |
| 1944 | No data |
| 1948 | No data |
| 1952 | No data |
| 1956 | No data |
| 1960 | +9.0% |
| 1964 | +61.4% |
| 1968 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | −31.4% |
| 1976 | −28.1% |
| 1980 | −24.1% |
| 1984 | −21.5% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | −8.8% |
| 2000 | −41.2% |
| 2004 | −21.9% |
| 2008 | −15.1% |
| 2012 | −5.3% |
| 2016 | −19.3% |
| 2020 | −24.5% |
| 2024 | −18.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 667 | 998 | 1,769 | ||
| R | 645 | 1,082 | 1,783 | ||
| R | 607 | 954 | 1,796 | ||
| R | 775 | 866 | 1,727 | ||
| R | 702 | 962 | 1,719 | ||
| R | 611 | 975 | 1,660 | ||
| R | 401 | 1,124 | 1,755 | ||
| R | 584 | 727 | 1,624 | ||
| R | 579 | 585 | 1,752 | ||
| R | 562 | 713 | 1,317 | ||
| R | 574 | 898 | 1,507 | ||
| R | 399 | 728 | 1,366 | ||
| R | 334 | 616 | 1,003 | ||
| R | 254 | 506 | 802 | ||
| D | 446 | 437 | 936 | ||
| D | 923 | 221 | 1,143 | ||
| D | 566 | 473 | 1,039 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.7%
English
9.5%
Irish
8.5%
French
2.6%
American
2.4%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
1.0%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.7 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,125
Petersburg Borough ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Petersburg Borough$75,125
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Petersburg Borough ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.2%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)4.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.1%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander9.3%
Spanish7.2%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Petersburg Borough, anchored by a predominantly Norwegian-heritage fishing industry on Mitkof Island, voted R+10 in 2024 — a margin reflecting the resource-extraction economy common to rural Southeast Alaska communities of similar size.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty-one points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 3,409, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,125 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Okanogan County and Valley County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Petersburg Borough, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Petersburg Borough, Alaska voted Republican by 18.7 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,769 votes cast, 667 went Democratic and 998 went Republican.
What is Petersburg Borough, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Petersburg Borough, Alaska in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Petersburg Borough, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Petersburg Borough, Alaska voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in Petersburg Borough, Alaska?
Petersburg Borough, Alaska has a population of 3,409 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Petersburg Borough, Alaska?
Median household income in Petersburg Borough, Alaska is $75,125 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Petersburg Borough, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Petersburg Borough, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.