Alaska: Anchorage a good bellwether? + Examination of boroughs

[HAnnA MArin County]

Here are the presidential election numbers/percentages and racial demographics (according to 2010 U.S. Census) from the Alaska boroughs in 2008 that I found. Hope this helps you. 

• Aleutians East Borough (3,141): McCain 66.53% - Obama 29.48% - Baldwin 1.79% - Nader 1.20% - Barr 1.00% = R+ 37.05
[35.98% Asian; 27.89% Native; 21.01% White; 12.26% Hispanic/Latino; 6.97% Black; 4.87% Multiracial; 2.67% Others; 0.60% Pacific Islander]

• Anchorage Consolidated City/Borough (291,826): McCain 60.68% - Obama 36.95% - Nader 1.09% - Barr 0.44% - Baldwin 0.29% - Others 0.54% = R+ 23.73
[65.96% White; 8.10% Multiracial; 8.08% Asian; 7.93% Native; 7.56% Hispanic/Latino; 5.56% Black; 2.35% Others; 2.02% Pacific Islander]

• Bristol Bay Borough (997): McCain 70.44% - Obama 26.22% - Nader 1.80% - Barr 0.77% - Baldwin 0.51% - Others 0.26% = R+ 44.22
[48.24% White; 33.50% Native; 16.75% Multiracial; 2.41% Hispanic/Latino; 0.80% Asian; 0.40% Others; 0.30% Pacific Islander; 0.00% Black]

• Denali Borough (1,826): McCain 61.85% - Obama 34.32% - Nader 2.44% - Baldwin 0.70% - Barr 0.17% - Others 0.52% = R+ 27.53
[89.65% White; 4.38% Multiracial; 3.56% Native; 2.30% Hispanic/Latino; 1.04% Asian; 0.77% Others; 0.55% Black; 0.05% Pacific Islander]

• Fairbanks North Star Borough (97,581): McCain 66.70% - Obama 30.43% - Nader 1.01% - Barr 0.61% - Baldwin 0.59% - Others 0.65% = R+ 36.27
[77.04% White; 7.05% Native; 6.84% Multiracial; 5.79% Hispanic/Latino; 4.53% Black; 2.66% Asian; 1.48% Others; 0.41% Pacific Islander]

• Haines Consolidated City/Borough (2,508): McCain 53.01% - Obama 43.31% - Nader 1.44% - Baldwin 1.35% - Barr 0.45% - Others 0.45% = R+ 9.70
[83.17% White; 9.17% Native; 5.86% Multiracial; 1.87% Hispanic/Latino; 0.84% Others; 0.56% Asian; 0.40% Black; 0.00% Pacific Islander]

• Juneau Consolidated City/Borough (31,275): Obama 54.40% - McCain 42.18% - Nader 1.66% - Baldwin 0.69% - Barr 0.63% - Others 0.44% = D+ 12.22
[69.75% White; 11.80% Native; 9.49% Multiracial; 6.14% Asian; 5.08% Hispanic/Latino; 1.23% Others; 0.89% Black; 0.70% Pacific Islander]

• Kenai Peninsula Borough (55,400): McCain 70.75% - Obama 26.13% - Nader 1.56% - Baldwin 0.58% - Barr 0.49% - Others 0.49% = R+ 44.62
[84.58% White; 7.37% Native; 5.61% Multiracial; 2.96% Hispanic/Latino; 1.14% Asian; 0.61% Others; 0.49% Black; 0.21% Pacific Islander]

• Ketchikan Gateway Borough (13,477): McCain 61.28% - Obama 35.67% - Nader 1.23% - Baldwin 0.81% - Barr 0.51% - Others 0.51% = R+ 25.61
[68.09% White; 14.17% Native; 9.28% Multiracial; 7.00% Asian; 3.99% Hispanic/Latino; 0.69% Others; 0.58% Black; 0.20% Pacific Islander]

• Kodiak Island Borough (13,592): McCain 64.12% - Obama 32.85% - Nader 1.38% - Baldwin 0.56% - Barr 0.48% - Others 0.61% = R+ 31.27
[55.34% White; 19.57% Asian; 13.22% Native; 7.63% Multiracial; 7.33% Hispanic/Latino; 2.92% Others; 0.68% Black; 0.64% Pacific Islander]

• Lake & Peninsula Borough (1,631): McCain 60.74% - Obama 35.58% - Baldwin 1.23% - Nader 1.23% - Barr 0.31% - Others 0.92% = R+ 25.16
[65.05% Native; 23.30% White; 10.06% Multiracial; 2.64% Hispanic/Latino; 0.55% Black; 0.37% Asian; 0.37% Others; 0.31% Pacific Islander]

• Matanutska-Susitna Borough (88,995): McCain 76.85% - Obama 20.40% - Nader 1.24% - Baldwin 0.50% - Barr 0.41% - Others 0.60% = R+ 56.45
[84.88% White; 6.45% Multiracial; 5.51% Native; 3.71% Hispanic/Latino; 1.23% Asian; 0.96% Black; 0.72% Others; 0.25% Pacific Islander]

• North Slope Borough (9,430): McCain 52.80% - Obama 43.43% - Baldwin 1.50% - Nader 1.45% - Barr 0.57% - Others 0.26% = R+ 9.37
[54.08% Native; 33.37% White; 5.23% Multiracial; 4.51% Asian; 2.64% Hispanic/Latino; 1.10% Pacific Islander; 1.00% Black; 0.71% Others]

• Northwest Arctic Borough (7,523): McCain 56.23% - Obama 39.88% - Baldwin 2.02% - Nader 0.93% - Barr 0.67% - Others 0.26% = R+ 16.35
[81.36% Native; 11.25% White; 5.96% Multiracial; 0.77% Hispanic/Latino; 0.56% Asian; 0.49% Black; 0.23% Others; 0.16% Pacific Islander]

• Sitka Consolidated City/Borough (8,881): Obama 49.44% - McCain 47.31% - Nader 1.69% - Baldwin 0.53% - Barr 0.44% - Others 0.59% = D+ 2.13
[65.29% White; 16.81% Native; 9.81% Multiracial; 5.96% Asian; 4.92% Hispanic/Latino; 1.27% Others; 0.53% Black; 0.34% Pacific Islander]

• Skagway Consolidated City/Borough (968): Obama 54.45% - McCain 39.44% - Nader 3.56% - Baldwin 1.27% - Barr 0.51% - Others 0.76% = D+ 15.01
[91.43% White; 4.03% Multiracial; 3.51% Native; 2.17% Hispanic/Latino; 0.52% Asian; 0.41% Others; 0.10% Pacific Islander; 0.00% Black]

• Unorganized Borough (78,149): McCain 53.96% - Obama 42.46% - Baldwin 1.31% - Nader 1.27% - Barr 0.60% - Others 0.40% = R+ 11.50
[54.44% Native; 34.64% White; 5.85% Multiracial; 3.17% Asian; 2.70% Hispanic/Latino; 0.80% Others; 0.78% Black; 0.32% Pacific Islander]

• Wrangell-Petersburg Borough (6,184): McCain 61.54% - Obama 35.29% - Nader 1.40% - Baldwin 0.86% - Barr 0.59% - Others 0.32% = R+ 26.25
[71.64% White; 16.14% Native; 8.88% Multiracial; 2.70% Hispanic/Latino; 2.15% Asian; 0.76% Others; 0.31% Black; 0.13% Pacific Islander]

• Yakutat Consolidated City/Borough (662): Obama 49.03% - McCain 47.08% - Nader 1.95% - Baldwin 1.17% - Barr 0.39% - Others 0.39 = D+ 1.95
[42.45% White; 35.80% Native; 15.41% Multiracial; 4.08% Asian; 2.57% Hispanic/Latino; 1.81% Pacific Islander; 0.30% Black; 0.15% Others)