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Alaska 1st State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

2016–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 2016 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German13.8%14.2%12.5%

English11.4%10.0%9.5%

Irish10.4%9.5%9.4%

Norwegian5.5%3.0%—

Scottish3.2%2.1%1.3%

American2.3%3.6%5.3%

French2.0%—1.6%

Italian1.5%2.5%4.8%

Filipino5.1%3.5%0.9%

Asian Indian0.6%0.2%1.4%

Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%

Japanese0.2%0.2%0.2%

Mexican2.3%3.9%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.9%1.8%

Spaniard0.4%0.3%—

Dominican0.2%0.3%0.7%

Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%

Peruvian0.2%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	AK HD 1	Alaska	United States
Median age	41.6	36	39.1
Age 18–24	7.3%	9.3%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.9%	13.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	AK HD 1	Alaska	United States
Median household income	$87,338	$92,788	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.4%	10.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.3%	31.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	AK HD 1	Alaska	United States
Owner-occupied homes	67.7%	66.8%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	32.3%	33.2%	34.8%
Median home value	$363,600	$352,900	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,338	$1,419	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.1%	44.6%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.4%	17.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	AK HD 1	Alaska	United States
Mean commute	13.6 min	19.4 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	3.0%	5.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	66.2%	65.0%	68.8%
Takes public transit	1.5%	1.0%	3.2%
Works from home	6.8%	9.7%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	AK HD 1	Alaska	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	10.1%	15.1%	22.3%
Spanish	2.4%	3.2%	13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)	5.0%	2.5%	0.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	AK HD 1	Alaska	United States
Catholic	—	5.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	18.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	64.8%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	AK HD 1	Alaska	United States
Foreign-born residents	7.3%	7.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	4.5%	4.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	9.1%	10.7%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.425	0.433	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic37.5%2,863TrumpRepublican58.6%4,481OtherAll other candidates3.9%299

R+21.2

Lead: 1,618
Total: 7,643
vs nation: R+19.7

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

BidenDemocratic38.7%3,299TrumpRepublican57.2%4,874OtherAll other candidates4.1%347

R+18.5

Lead: 1,575
Total: 8,520
vs nation: R+22.9

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic30.9%2,344TrumpRepublican56.2%4,265OtherAll other candidates13.0%986

R+25.3

Lead: 1,921
Total: 7,595
vs nation: R+27.4

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+21.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 17,9212024 5-year
Population density: 2.3 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 7,802 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $87,3382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 55.6%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+25.3 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 25, AK · twin score 81.2

current representation

Current officeholders

RJeremy BynumState House · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Covering remote Arctic and Interior communities, this district's R+21.2 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a rural Alaska electorate where subsistence lifestyles and resource-extraction economies shape voter priorities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.2 points.

A population of 17,921, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,338 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 25 and State House District 5.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 25

Alaska

81.2twin score

% unaffiliatedelasticity2008 margin

State House District 5

Alaska

79.0twin score

2008–2012 trajectorypopulation scale% unaffiliated≠ elasticity

State House District 34

Alaska

77.9twin score

elasticity2008–2016 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

District research tools

Open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report → · Browse all comparisons →

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Places within Alaska 1st State House District

counties it covers3

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Wrangell City and Borough

Frequently asked questions

How did Alaska 1st State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Alaska 1st State House District voted Republican by 21.2 points (R+21.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,643 votes cast, 2,863 went Democratic and 4,481 went Republican.

How many people live in Alaska 1st State House District?

Alaska 1st State House District has a population of 17,921 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Alaska 1st State House District?

Median household income in Alaska 1st State House District is $87,338 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.

What is the political history of Alaska 1st State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alaska 1st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.

Measure

AK HD 1

Alaska

United States

Median age

41.6

39.1

Age 18–24

7.3%

9.3%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

18.9%

13.9%

17.2%

Measure

AK HD 1

Alaska

United States

Median household income

$87,338

$92,788

$84,427

Poverty rate

9.4%

10.1%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

26.3%

31.5%

35.6%

Measure

AK HD 1

Alaska

United States

Owner-occupied homes

67.7%

66.8%

65.2%

Renter-occupied homes

32.3%

33.2%

34.8%

Median home value

$363,600

$352,900

$332,700

Median gross rent (monthly)

$1,338

$1,419

$1,413

Renters paying 30%+ of income

45.1%

44.6%

51.1%

Vacant housing units

17.4%

17.6%

10.1%

Measure

AK HD 1

Alaska

United States

Mean commute

13.6 min

19.4 min

26.4 min

Commutes 60 minutes or more

3.0%

5.1%

8.6%

Drives alone to work

66.2%

65.0%

68.8%

Takes public transit

1.5%

1.0%

3.2%

Works from home

6.8%

9.7%

15.1%

Measure

AK HD 1

Alaska

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

10.1%

15.1%

22.3%

Spanish

2.4%

3.2%

13.6%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

5.0%

2.5%

0.6%

Measure

AK HD 1

Alaska

United States

Catholic

—

5.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

—

18.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

—

64.8%

51.5%

Measure

AK HD 1

Alaska

United States

Foreign-born residents

7.3%

7.7%

14.1%

Naturalized citizens

4.5%

4.8%

7.4%

Not U.S. citizens

2.7%

2.9%

6.8%

Veterans (18+)

9.1%

10.7%

6.2%

Income inequality (Gini)

0.425

0.433

0.483

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+21.2MIT Election Lab

Population

17,9212024 5-year

Population density

2.3 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line

Land area

7,802 sq miTIGER/Line

Median household income

$87,3382024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

55.6%2024 5-year

Black

0.6%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

4.3%2024 5-year

Peak Republican margin

R+25.3 in 2016MIT Election Lab

Most similar

State House District 25, AK · twin score 81.2

Frequently asked questions

How did Alaska 1st State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Alaska 1st State House District voted Republican by 21.2 points (R+21.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,643 votes cast, 2,863 went Democratic and 4,481 went Republican.

How many people live in Alaska 1st State House District?

Alaska 1st State House District has a population of 17,921 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Alaska 1st State House District?

Median household income in Alaska 1st State House District is $87,338 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.

What is the political history of Alaska 1st State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alaska 1st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.