Petersburg Census Area is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% 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 67% of adults in Petersburg Census Area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Petersburg Census Area, ~32% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Petersburg Census Area compares
Petersburg Census Area runs about 9 points more Democratic than Alaska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Petersburg Census Area. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+14) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Petersburg Census Area leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Petersburg Census Area. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Petersburg Census Area, AK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Petersburg Census Area looks the way it does
Turnout in Petersburg Census Area 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 Counties
- Wrangell City and Borough, AK R+8
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK R+18
- Sitka City and Borough, AK D+13
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK R+3
- Juneau City and Borough, AK D+22
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK Even
- Haines Borough, AK R+17
- Skagway Municipality, AK R+23
- Yakutat City and Borough, AK Even
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK R+39
Counties with Similar Populations
- Foster County, ND R+50
- Webster County, NE R+69
- Reagan County, TX R+55
- Hemphill County, TX R+66
- Bennett County, SD R+7
- Nance County, NE R+60
- Chautauqua County, KS R+73
- Aleutians East Borough, AK D+6
- Sutton County, TX R+46
- Kimball County, NE R+68
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.