Alaska 36th State House District, Alaska: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,7302024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,8812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 36, AKOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 5,879 | 9,895 | 16,632 | ||
| R | 6,771 | 10,143 | 17,700 | ||
| R | 5,671 | 9,456 | 17,223 | ||
| R | 5,512 | 8,850 | 15,131 | ||
| R | 5,654 | 11,074 | 17,222 | ||
| R | 5,111 | 11,114 | 16,850 | ||
| R | 4,015 | 9,802 | 15,781 | ||
| R | 4,467 | 7,048 | 13,770 | ||
| R | 4,160 | 6,009 | 14,869 | ||
| R | 4,033 | 7,610 | 12,312 | ||
| R | 3,319 | 8,661 | 12,478 | ||
| R | 2,743 | 5,294 | 10,318 | ||
| R | 3,097 | 4,487 | 8,353 | ||
| R | 2,396 | 3,345 | 6,332 | ||
| R | 2,362 | 3,100 | 6,394 | ||
| D | 45,743 | 23,868 | 69,612 | ||
| R | 30,917 | 31,967 | 62,884 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.5%
Irish
9.8%
English
8.9%
Scottish
2.4%
American
2.4%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,881
State House District 36 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 36$79,881
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.5%
Other languages3.2%
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Alaska House District 36 leans heavily Republican at the presidential level, reflecting the rural and small-community character typical of Alaska's interior, where resource industries and dispersed populations shape consistent voting patterns.
The Republican margin in Alaska 36th State House District reached its widest at forty-three points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,881, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 34,730 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 36, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 36, Alaska voted Republican by 24.1 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,632 votes cast, 5,879 went Democratic and 9,895 went Republican.
What is State House District 36, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 36, Alaska as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 36, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 36, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 36, Alaska?
State House District 36, Alaska has a population of 34,730 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 36, Alaska?
Median household income in State House District 36, Alaska is $79,881 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of State House District 36, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 36, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.