Alaska State House District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ak-hd-016
State
Alaska
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
016
Land Area
21.4 sq mi
Water Area
85.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alaska State House District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Anchorage Municipality21.39 sq mi100.0%1.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Anchorage municipality21.39 sq mi100.0%1.3%

Showing all 1 place

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-Large18,182100.0%2.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
15,076
Active Voters
15,076 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,37915.8%
Republican2,79618.5%
Unaffiliated2,41116.0%
Other parties6784.5%
No party recorded6,81245.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20249,074 (60.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20227,339 (48.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20209,025 (59.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,112 (47.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20167,187 (47.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,434 (42.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,956 (39.5%)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
18,434 (± 1,445)
Median Age
39.3
Median Household Income
$107,401 (± $10,096)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,16322.6%
18 to 6411,40561.9%
65 and over2,86615.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5918.6%
White, not Hispanic10,94959.4%
Black, not Hispanic6183.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,4768.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,2426.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic4572.5%
Some other race, not Hispanic2331.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,86810.1%

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
17,836
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
13,739

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic16,25091.1%
Hispanic1,5858.9%
White10,84460.8%
Black6203.5%
Asian1,2847.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2727.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3992.2%
Two or More Races4542.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic13,02094.8%
Hispanic7245.3%
White9,16866.7%
Black7105.2%
Asian1,1968.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,56511.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2571.9%
Two or More Races1300.9%

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