Alaska State Senate District A

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ak-sd-00a
State
Alaska
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
00A
Land Area
31,174.8 sq mi
Water Area
15,286.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alaska State Senate District A

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Yakutat City and Borough7623.28 sq mi24.5%99.9%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5267.72 sq mi16.9%100.0%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area5091.05 sq mi16.3%77.6%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough4856.93 sq mi15.6%100.0%
Petersburg Borough2900.65 sq mi9.3%100.0%
Sitka City and Borough2870.06 sq mi9.2%100.0%
Wrangell City and Borough2556.00 sq mi8.2%100.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sitka city and borough2870.06 sq mi9.2%100.0%
Wrangell city and borough2556.00 sq mi8.2%100.0%
Elfin Cove CDP168.35 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Hobart Bay CDP119.43 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Yakutat CDP100.37 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Hollis CDP65.06 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Petersburg CDP44.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Thorne Bay city26.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Angoon city24.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Edna Bay city21.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Whale Pass city19.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hyder CDP17.07 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Tenakee Springs city13.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Whitestone Logging Camp CDP10.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coffman Cove city10.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kake city7.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Craig city6.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kasaan city6.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Game Creek CDP5.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hoonah city5.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Naukati Bay CDP4.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ketchikan city3.81 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Port Protection CDP3.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Port Alexander city3.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kupreanof city3.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 32 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-Large35,969100.0%4.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
25,184
Active Voters
25,184 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,23312.8%
Republican5,35621.3%
Unaffiliated3,50213.9%
Other parties1,3425.3%
No party recorded11,75146.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202414,092 (56.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,782 (42.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,980 (55.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,727 (42.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201610,977 (43.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,451 (37.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,987 (35.7%)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
35,510 (± 120)
Median Age
42.3
Median Household Income
$83,847 (± $2,194)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,95919.6%
18 to 6421,50460.6%
65 and over7,04719.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2726.4%
White, not Hispanic19,61055.2%
Black, not Hispanic1850.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,7007.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5,53015.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1990.6%
Some other race, not Hispanic2230.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,79113.5%

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
34,112
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
27,369

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic32,02593.9%
Hispanic2,0976.1%
White20,12159.0%
Black1810.5%
Asian1,7355.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5,55616.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1850.5%
Two or More Races6672.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic25,89694.6%
Hispanic1,4725.4%
White16,83961.5%
Black3281.2%
Asian1,7246.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6,44023.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1400.5%
Two or More Races4411.6%

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