Alaska State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ak-hd-005
State
Alaska
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
13,788.9 sq mi
Water Area
10,455.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alaska State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Chugach Census Area7207.26 sq mi52.3%75.3%
Kodiak Island Borough4873.72 sq mi35.3%72.9%
Kenai Peninsula Borough1660.55 sq mi12.0%10.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Aleneva CDP62.21 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Cordova city61.35 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Karluk CDP55.94 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Womens Bay CDP43.92 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Chiniak CDP38.73 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Chenega CDP29.29 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kodiak Station CDP23.21 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Old Harbor city16.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Seward city13.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lowell Point CDP11.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Akhiok city7.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tatitlek CDP7.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ouzinkie city5.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Port Lions city4.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Larsen Bay city4.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kodiak city3.92 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Mill Bay CDP3.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 17 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AK At-Large18,707100.0%2.6%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
10,525
Active Voters
10,525 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,16311.0%
Republican2,45123.3%
Unaffiliated1,26212.0%
Other parties4304.1%
No party recorded5,21949.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20245,629 (53.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20223,942 (37.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20205,295 (50.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20183,887 (36.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20164,063 (38.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,318 (31.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20123,232 (30.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/15/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
18,132 (± 141)
Median Age
35.4
Median Household Income
$85,597 (± $8,289)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,15522.9%
18 to 6411,27462.2%
65 and over2,70314.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2026.6%
White, not Hispanic9,90454.6%
Black, not Hispanic1660.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3,06016.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,6489.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic490.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic1971.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,90610.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
17,008
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
12,877

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic15,85093.2%
Hispanic1,1596.8%
White10,12959.6%
Black1691.0%
Asian2,30113.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6829.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander450.3%
Two or More Races3492.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic12,10594.0%
Hispanic7736.0%
White7,98462.0%
Black2391.9%
Asian1,99215.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,80614.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.3%
Two or More Races800.6%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).