The city of Petersburg, AK is a small fishing town located in Southeast Alaska. It has a population of about 2,900 people and is a hub for commercial fishing and boatbuilding. The politics of the town are largely focused on preserving its unique culture and environment. Local politicians are committed to protecting the natural resources of the area while promoting economic development and job growth. They also work to improve public safety and infrastructure, promote education programs, and attract visitors to the town. This commitment to environmental protection has earned Petersburg a reputation as an outdoors-friendly community with many recreational activities available for residents and visitors alike. In addition, Petersburg has strong ties to its Native Alaskan roots, hosting events that celebrate its cultural heritage.
The political climate in Petersburg, AK is leaning liberal.
Petersburg Borough County, AK is leaning liberal. In Petersburg Borough County, AK 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Petersburg Borough flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 47.0%.
Petersburg Borough flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016, 2008 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Petersburg, AK is leaning liberal.
Petersburg Borough County, Alaska is leaning liberal.
Alaska is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Petersburg, Alaska: D R r D R d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Petersburg, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 291 contributions totaling $18,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $24,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)