Sitka is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Sitka typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sitka, ~9% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sitka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sitka leans more Republican than 117 of 126 neighbors.
Sitka runs about 45 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Sitka leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sitka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Sitka are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sitka, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sitka looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sitka sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stambaugh, KY R+71
- Volga, KY R+67
- Wittensville, KY R+66
- Flatgap, KY R+75
- Davisville, KY R+75
- Fuget, KY R+73
- Tutor Key, KY R+70
- Lowmansville, KY R+71
- River, KY R+73
- Staffordsville, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tyrone, OK R+67
- Wheatland, IA R+40
- Jersey, OH R+39
- Gill, CO R+63
- Hopewell, WV R+56
- Hannacroix, NY R+27
- Croton, OH R+52
- Gumberry, NC D+27
- Richville, MN R+41
- Prairie, WA R+22
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board 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. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.