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1876–2024
State Senate District D·Alaska

State Senate District D has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Alaska's most Republican-leaning legislative districts by presidential margin

18762024·38 elections
AK
Latest
R+34
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
16,119
2024 ACS

State Senate District D, Alaska: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
16,1192024 5-year
Median household income
$80,5382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 1984MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−34.2%
2,7655,8318,964
R
−32.1%
2,9185,8069,010
R
−37.2%
2,0144,8827,707
R
−36.2%
2,0614,5756,936
R
−37.6%
2,2355,0597,513
R
−33.7%
1,8963,9496,091
R
−44.3%
1,2364,0166,275
R
−28.0%
1,3832,8305,173
R
−10.9%
1,2891,8375,031
R
−27.3%
1,2582,3033,827
R
−45.0%
9852,7503,920
R
−41.8%
5811,8743,092
R
−27.8%
6751,2532,082
R
−30.3%
4058571,492
D
+2.4%
5785451,384
D
+29.1%
614337951
D
+5.4%
468420888
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
English
13.2%
Irish
11.1%
American
5.1%
Scottish
3.7%
Italian
2.2%
Polish
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.4%
Spanish1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
29.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Baptist
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Methodist
1.5%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District D recorded an R+47.2 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most consistently one-sided legislative districts in the state. Its sparse population of roughly 37,000 reflects Alaska's vast interior geography.

The Republican margin in State Senate District D reached its widest at forty-five points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,538, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 16,119 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District D, Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District D, Alaska voted Republican by 34.2 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,964 votes cast, 2,765 went Democratic and 5,831 went Republican.
What is State Senate District D, Alaska's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District D, 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 3 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District D, Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District D, Alaska voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in State Senate District D, Alaska?
State Senate District D, Alaska has a population of 16,119 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 D, Alaska?
Median household income in State Senate District D, Alaska is $80,538 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of State Senate District D, Alaska?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District D, Alaska from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.