akashic
1876–2024
Petersburg Borough, Alaska
Petersburg Borough·Alaska

Petersburg Borough has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A coastal fishing community where tides and timber shape the ballot

18762024·38 elections
Petersburg Borough, Alaska · Gillfoto from Juneau, Alaska, United States · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
3,409
2024 ACS
Most similar
Okanogan County
WA · similarity 0.95
1 precincts · 1,769 votes cast
Trump · R+19
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−18.7%
6679981,769
2020R
−24.5%
6451,0821,783
2016R
−19.3%
6079541,796
2012R
−5.3%
7758661,727
2008R
−15.1%
7029621,719
2004R
−21.9%
6119751,660
2000R
−41.2%
4011,1241,755
1996R
−8.8%
5847271,624
1992R
−0.3%
5795851,752
1988R
−11.5%
5627131,317
1984R
−21.5%
5748981,507
1980R
−24.1%
3997281,366
1976R
−28.1%
3346161,003
1972R
−31.4%
254506802
1968D
+1.0%
446437936
1964D
+61.4%
9232211,143
1960D
+9.0%
5664731,039
1956
No data
1952
No data
1948
No data
1944
No data
1940
No data
1936
No data
1932
No data
1928
No data
1924
No data
1920
No data
1916
No data
1912
No data
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Irish
1.0%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
15.7%
Other Christian
10.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.9%
Baptist
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.4%
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 Republican margin in Petersburg Borough reached its widest at forty-one points in 2000. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Petersburg Borough's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,125, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,409 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 Okanogan County and Valley County.