Alaska State House District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ak-hd-040
State
Alaska
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
124,464.5 sq mi
Water Area
10,983.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alaska State House District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
North Slope Borough88823.62 sq mi71.4%100.0%
Northwest Arctic Borough35663.28 sq mi28.7%100.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Prudhoe Bay CDP390.41 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Red Dog Mine CDP68.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Atqasuk city39.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Point Lay CDP28.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kotzebue city24.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Utqiaġvik city18.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Noatak CDP16.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kobuk city15.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wainwright city10.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ambler city10.28 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
Nuiqsut city8.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shungnak city8.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Anaktuvuk Pass city5.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Deering city5.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Point Hope city5.00 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Selawik city2.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kivalina city1.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Buckland city0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Noorvik city0.84 sq mi<0.1%90.9%
Kaktovik city0.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kiana city0.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 21 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-Large18,824100.0%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
6,895
Active Voters
6,895 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic99514.4%
Republican73410.6%
Unaffiliated5528.0%
Other parties4786.9%
No party recorded4,13660.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20242,411 (35.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20221,869 (27.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20202,703 (39.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20182,232 (32.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,342 (34.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20142,245 (32.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20121,732 (25.1%)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
18,251
Median Age
31.7
Median Household Income
$90,042 (± $10,305)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
13.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,55930.5%
18 to 6411,18761.3%
65 and over1,5058.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7564.1%
White, not Hispanic4,03822.1%
Black, not Hispanic1700.9%
Asian, not Hispanic6973.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic11,26661.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2101.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic140.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1006.0%

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
17,727
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
12,237

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic16,98995.8%
Hispanic7374.2%
White3,99422.5%
Black1180.7%
Asian3782.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native11,26863.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1721.0%
Two or More Races1801.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic11,80696.5%
Hispanic4303.5%
White3,72930.5%
Black1601.3%
Asian3322.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7,45060.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander940.8%
Two or More Races420.3%

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