Peters Creek leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Alaska did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 78% of adults in Peters Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peters Creek, ~35% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peters Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peters Creek leans more Republican than 4 of 17 neighbors.
Politically, Peters Creek sits close to the rest of Alaska.
Why Peters Creek leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Peters Creek. None of them point strongly toward either party.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Peters Creek, AK sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Peters Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Peters Creek sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chugiak, AK R+5
- Eagle River, AK D+9
- Knik-Fairview, AK R+40
- Fort Richardson, AK R+14
- Wasilla, AK R+25
- Gateway, AK R+30
- Lakes, AK R+31
- Knik, AK R+40
- Palmer, AK R+28
- Tanaina, AK R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Petersburg, VA R+6
- Herlong, CA R+40
- Newark, WI R+32
- Eureka, WA R+56
- Bennett, IA R+44
- Engadine, MI R+43
- Forest Hill, TN R+65
- Hawks, MI R+45
- Lacona, IA R+46
- Compton, MD R+23
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alaska Division of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. AK did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.