Sitka City and Borough, Alaska: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic 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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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| 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
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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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.
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.
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 in Sitka City and Borough reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $101,727, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,368 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. 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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Cite this page
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Sitka City and Borough, Alaska — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/02220/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Sitka City and Borough, Alaska as a "Democratic loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.