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Sitka City and Borough, AK

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1960–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1960 → 2024

2024

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.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German16.6%14.2%12.5%

Irish14.4%9.5%9.4%

English9.4%10.0%9.5%

Norwegian5.3%3.0%—

American4.1%3.6%5.3%

Italian3.7%2.5%4.8%

French3.7%—1.6%

Scottish2.6%2.1%1.3%

Filipino7.3%3.5%0.9%

Asian Indian0.3%0.2%1.4%

Japanese0.3%0.2%0.2%

Chinese0.2%0.3%1.3%

Korean0.2%0.5%0.4%

Mexican3.5%3.9%11.3%

Spanish0.9%0.4%—

Puerto Rican0.7%0.9%1.8%

Spaniard0.5%0.3%—

Ecuadorian0.3%——

Native Hawaiian0.9%0.2%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Sitka City and Borough	Alaska	United States
Median age	39.7	36	39.1
Age 18–24	7.7%	9.3%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.6%	13.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Sitka City and Borough	Alaska	United States
Median household income	$101,727	$92,788	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.5%	10.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	34.3%	31.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	Sitka City and Borough	Alaska	United States
Owner-occupied homes	61.7%	66.8%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	38.3%	33.2%	34.8%
Median home value	$450,300	$352,900	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,341	$1,419	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.0%	44.6%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.3%	17.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	Sitka City and Borough	Alaska	United States
Mean commute	13.0 min	19.4 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	3.6%	5.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	60.7%	65.0%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	1.0%	3.2%
Works from home	7.5%	9.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	Sitka City and Borough	Alaska	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	14.4%	15.1%	22.3%
Spanish	4.1%	3.2%	13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)	4.1%	2.5%	0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island	3.3%	2.2%	1.1%
Other languages	1.3%	3.9%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	Sitka City and Borough	Alaska	United States
Catholic	7.1%	5.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	9.6%	18.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	72.4%	64.8%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	5.1%	3.0%	5.2%

Origins and service

Measure	Sitka City and Borough	Alaska	United States
Foreign-born residents	10.0%	7.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	3.5%	4.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	6.5%	2.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.3%	10.7%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.365	0.433	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

2024 turnout 61.7% of 6,313 citizens 18+

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%

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

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 61.7%3,896 participants ÷ 6,313 CVAP

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	4,605	6,601	69.8%	C/A
2020 · Presidential	4,927	6,440	76.5%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	3,896	6,313	61.7%	C/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
2020: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.

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

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

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

Democratic17.9%Republican18.1%Unaffiliated62.6%Other1.4%

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.

Domestic migration in Sitka City and Borough, AK in Sitka City and Borough, AK: net domestic migration by year
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.

Measure

Sitka City and Borough

Alaska

United States

Median age

39.7

39.1

Age 18–24

7.7%

9.3%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

17.6%

13.9%

17.2%

Measure

Sitka City and Borough

Alaska

United States

Median household income

$101,727

$92,788

$84,427

Poverty rate

7.5%

10.1%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

34.3%

31.5%

35.6%

Measure

Sitka City and Borough

Alaska

United States

Owner-occupied homes

61.7%

66.8%

65.2%

Renter-occupied homes

38.3%

33.2%

34.8%

Median home value

$450,300

$352,900

$332,700

Median gross rent (monthly)

$1,341

$1,419

$1,413

Renters paying 30%+ of income

47.0%

44.6%

51.1%

Vacant housing units

17.3%

17.6%

10.1%

Measure

Sitka City and Borough

Alaska

United States

Mean commute

13.0 min

19.4 min

26.4 min

Commutes 60 minutes or more

3.6%

5.1%

8.6%

Drives alone to work

60.7%

65.0%

68.8%

Takes public transit

0.1%

1.0%

3.2%

Works from home

7.5%

9.7%

15.1%

Measure

Sitka City and Borough

Alaska

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

14.4%

15.1%

22.3%

Spanish

4.1%

3.2%

13.6%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

4.1%

2.5%

0.6%

Other Asian & Pacific Island

3.3%

2.2%

1.1%

Other languages

1.3%

3.9%

0.8%

Measure

Sitka City and Borough

Alaska

United States

Catholic

7.1%

5.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

9.6%

18.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

72.4%

64.8%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

5.1%

3.0%

5.2%

Measure

Sitka City and Borough

Alaska

United States

Foreign-born residents

10.0%

7.7%

14.1%

Naturalized citizens

3.5%

4.8%

7.4%

Not U.S. citizens

6.5%

2.9%

6.8%

Veterans (18+)

8.3%

10.7%

6.2%

Income inequality (Gini)

0.365

0.433

0.483

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

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

4,605

6,601

69.8%

C/A

2020 · Presidential

4,927

6,440

76.5%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

3,896

6,313

61.7%

C/A

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.

President margin by year

President results by year

Key facts

Party record book

Highest vote share

Most votes

Best relative to the U.S.

Registered voters

Who moves in and out

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Compare two places, side by side

Frequently asked questions

President margin by year

President results by year

Key facts

Party record book

Highest vote share

Most votes

Best relative to the U.S.

Registered voters

Who moves in and out

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Compare two places, side by side

Frequently asked questions