Alaska State House District 39

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ak-hd-039
State
Alaska
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
039
Land Area
36,557.1 sq mi
Water Area
7,171.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alaska State House District 39

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Nome Census Area22969.46 sq mi62.8%100.0%
Kusilvak Census Area13519.47 sq mi37.0%79.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
St. Mary's city44.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port Clarence CDP34.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stebbins city32.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alakanuk city32.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Michael city21.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nome city12.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nunam Iqua city11.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gambell city10.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hooper Bay city7.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Savoonga city5.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Russian Mission city5.37 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Koyuk city5.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Emmonak city4.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mountain Village city4.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Golovin city4.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Marshall city4.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kotlik city2.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Unalakleet city2.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elim city2.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Brevig Mission city2.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Diomede city2.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shishmaref city2.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wales city2.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
White Mountain city1.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pitkas Point CDP1.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 29 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-Large17,453100.0%2.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
8,284
Active Voters
8,284 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,23614.9%
Republican82510.0%
Unaffiliated89510.8%
Other parties5296.4%
No party recorded4,79957.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20243,164 (38.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20222,741 (33.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20203,595 (43.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20183,205 (38.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,962 (35.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,062 (37.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20122,581 (31.2%)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
17,548 (± 124)
Median Age
26.9
Median Household Income
$64,142 (± $3,087)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
10.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,56337.4%
18 to 649,57854.6%
65 and over1,4078.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3181.8%
White, not Hispanic1,5538.9%
Black, not Hispanic1420.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1841.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic13,86479.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4818.4%

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
17,423
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
10,868

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,10598.2%
Hispanic3151.8%
White1,5298.8%
Black1410.8%
Asian940.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native13,86379.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races1060.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic10,64297.9%
Hispanic2252.1%
White1,22211.2%
Black1621.5%
Asian1071.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native9,10483.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races700.6%

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