HarrisDemocratic52.9%2,061TrumpRepublican42.6%1,659OtherAll other candidates4.5%176
D+10.3- Lead
- 402
- Total
- 3,896
- vs nation
- D+11.8
- Turnout
- 61.7%
Akashiccounty
Sitka City and Borough, AK
Contests in this Place (17 available)
President17 · 1960–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1960–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 61.7% of 6,313 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic57.3%2,825TrumpRepublican39.7%1,957OtherAll other candidates2.9%145
D+17.6- Lead
- 868
- Total
- 4,927
- vs nation
- D+13.2
- Turnout
- 76.5%
ClintonDemocratic48.4%2,227TrumpRepublican40.1%1,848OtherAll other candidates11.5%530
D+8.2- Lead
- 379
- Total
- 4,605
- vs nation
- D+6.1
- Turnout
- 69.8%
ObamaDemocratic53.0%2,341RomneyRepublican41.5%1,831OtherAll other candidates5.5%243
D+11.6- Lead
- 510
- Total
- 4,415
- vs nation
- D+7.7
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic51.0%2,367McCainRepublican46.0%2,137OtherAll other candidates3.0%140
D+5.0- Lead
- 230
- Total
- 4,644
- vs nation
- R+2.3
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic49.1%2,351BushRepublican46.7%2,238OtherAll other candidates4.2%201
D+2.4- Lead
- 113
- Total
- 4,790
- vs nation
- D+4.8
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic34.6%1,488BushRepublican48.2%2,073NaderGreen13.7%590
R+13.6- Lead
- 585
- Total
- 4,299
- vs nation
- R+14.1
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic39.9%1,730DoleRepublican42.1%1,822PerotReform11.5%499
R+2.1- Lead
- 92
- Total
- 4,332
- vs nation
- R+10.6
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 8,3682024 5-year
- Population density
- 2.9 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 2,870 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $101,7272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55.5 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25.1 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Juneau City and Borough, AK · twin score 89.0
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20246 cycles · 3 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 61.7%3,896 participants ÷ 6,313 CVAP
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,896 | 6,313 ± 125 | 61.7% | Audited | C/A | |
| 4,927 | 6,440 ± 118 | 76.5% | Audited | C/A | |
| 4,605 | 6,601 ± 120 | 69.8% | Audited | C/A | |
| 4,415 | 6,627 | 66.6% | Derived | — | |
| 4,644 | 6,597 | 70.4% | Derived | — | |
| 4,790 | 6,567 extrapolated | 72.9% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2020, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.
- 2020: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
- 2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Explore precinct resultsSearch, sort, compare years, or export CSV · 6 precincts
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| 35-765 Sitka No. 1765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35-770 Sitka No. 2770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Halibut Point No. 2 Precinct230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sawmill Creek Precinct240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sitka No. 1 Precinct210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sitka No. 2 Precinct220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Sitka City and Borough, AK · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1960–2024 · 17 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
77.7%
262 votes · D+55.5
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 69.0%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
61.1%
2,382 votes · R+25.1
Runner-up · Gerald Ford, 1976 · 58.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
2,825votes
57.3% of the vote · D+17.6
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 2,367 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
2,382votes
61.1% of the vote · R+25.1
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 2,238 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John F. Kennedy1960
+37.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+37.9 · U.S. D+0.2
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · +32.9 pts
Republican
Gerald Ford1976
+22.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+20.7 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2000 · +14.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBert StedmanState Senate · A
IRebecca HimschootState House · 2
Seats representing Sitka City and Borough, AK. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+0.2
Presidential vote · 2024D+10.3
Sitka City and Borough, AK registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 11-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
7,396 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−107 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,263 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,852 in average income, against $100,805 for residents who stayed — 40% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Anchorage Municipality, AK20
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −79 |
| 2012 | +22 |
| 2013 | −125 |
| 2014 | −198 |
| 2015 | −101 |
| 2016 | −99 |
| 2017 | −161 |
| 2018 | −137 |
| 2019 | −96 |
| 2021 | −71 |
| 2022 | −66 |
| 2023 | −74 |
| 2024 | +29 |
| 2025 | −107 |
Sitka's 2024 presidential margin of D+10.4 stands out in a state that trended sharply Republican, reflecting an electorate shaped by Alaska Native communities, healthcare workers, and a federally dependent commercial fishing economy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 25.1 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.3 points.
A population of 8,368, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,727 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Juneau City and Borough and Skagway Municipality.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Juneau City and Borough
Alaska
89.0twin score
2016–2020 trajectorymedian income% Asian≠ Swedish ancestry
Skagway Municipality
Alaska
84.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory% Asian≠ elasticity
Arlington County
Virginia
83.5twin score
2012 margin% Evangelical% White≠ 12-yr trend
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sitka City and Borough, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sitka City and Borough, Alaska voted Democratic by 10.3 points (D+10.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,896 votes cast, 2,061 went Democratic and 1,659 went Republican.
When did Sitka City and Borough, Alaska last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Sitka City and Borough, Alaska voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska?
Sitka City and Borough, Alaska has a population of 8,368 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska?
Median household income in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska is $101,727 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.