Sitka City and Borough, Alaska: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,3682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $101,7272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mono County, CA · similarity 0.92
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sitka City and BoroughPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sitka City and 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 | +37.9% |
| 1964 | +55.5% |
| 1968 | +5.4% |
| 1972 | −8.2% |
| 1976 | −20.7% |
| 1980 | −18.6% |
| 1984 | −25.1% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −0.9% |
| 1996 | −2.1% |
| 2000 | −13.6% |
| 2004 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | +10.8% |
| 2024 | +10.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,135 | 1,703 | 4,049 | ||
| D | 2,274 | 1,818 | 4,230 | ||
| D | 2,227 | 1,848 | 4,605 | ||
| D | 2,341 | 1,831 | 4,415 | ||
| D | 2,367 | 2,137 | 4,644 | ||
| D | 2,351 | 2,238 | 4,790 | ||
| R | 1,488 | 2,073 | 4,299 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 1,822 | 4,332 | ||
| R | 1,698 | 1,741 | 4,600 | ||
| R | 1,720 | 2,233 | 4,069 | ||
| R | 1,404 | 2,382 | 3,896 | ||
| R | 1,210 | 1,862 | 3,506 | ||
| R | 1,005 | 1,558 | 2,669 | ||
| R | 1,081 | 1,280 | 2,433 | ||
| D | 1,148 | 1,023 | 2,310 | ||
| D | 262 | 75 | 337 | ||
| D | 220 | 99 | 319 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.6%
Irish
14.4%
English
9.4%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.7%
French
3.7%
Scottish
2.6%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 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
$101,727
Sitka City and Borough ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Sitka City and Borough$101,727
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Sitka City and Borough ranks in the top 5% 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
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.4%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)4.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.6%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander7.7%
Spanish4.1%
Other languages1.4%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-five points in 1964. The 2024 margin was eleven points.
A population of 8,368, a 59% 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 Mono County and Manassas Park city.
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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 10.7 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,049 votes cast, 2,135 went Democratic and 1,703 went Republican.
What is Sitka City and Borough, Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Sitka City and 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 9 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
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. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.