State Senate District A, Alaska: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+43 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,6842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,7842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 2000MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District A, 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 | 8,042 | 9,434 | 18,478 | ||
| R | 9,209 | 10,079 | 20,028 | ||
| R | 7,194 | 9,193 | 18,871 | ||
| R | 7,790 | 8,222 | 16,955 | ||
| R | 7,792 | 9,833 | 18,253 | ||
| R | 6,681 | 10,562 | 18,011 | ||
| R | 4,682 | 11,343 | 18,342 | ||
| R | 5,412 | 9,110 | 17,613 | ||
| R | 5,951 | 6,558 | 18,131 | ||
| R | 6,299 | 8,340 | 15,201 | ||
| R | 5,799 | 9,404 | 15,645 | ||
| R | 4,299 | 7,124 | 13,312 | ||
| R | 4,122 | 6,072 | 10,719 | ||
| R | 3,843 | 5,426 | 9,752 | ||
| R | 4,199 | 4,405 | 9,416 | ||
| D | 6,629 | 2,651 | 9,279 | ||
| D | 4,499 | 4,212 | 8,712 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.2%
Irish
11.3%
English
10.0%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.4%
American
2.3%
Italian
2.2%
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: 42.4 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
$84,784
State Senate District A ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District A$84,784
Alaska$92,788
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)6.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander5.8%
Spanish3.3%
Other languages1.9%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
State Senate District A in the Pacific Northwest and Arctic delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by eight points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached thirty-six points in 2000. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 35,684, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $84,784 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District A, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District A, Alaska voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,478 votes cast, 8,042 went Democratic and 9,434 went Republican.
What is State Senate District A, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District A, Alaska as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District A, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District A, Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District A, Alaska?
State Senate District A, Alaska has a population of 35,684 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District A, Alaska?
Median household income in State Senate District A, Alaska is $84,784 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of State Senate District A, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District A, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.