Alaska State House District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ak-hd-038
State
Alaska
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
23,966.8 sq mi
Water Area
4,762.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alaska State House District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bethel Census Area20572.96 sq mi85.8%50.6%
Kusilvak Census Area3368.09 sq mi14.1%19.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tuntutuliak CDP115.89 sq mi0.5%99.9%
Nightmute city98.96 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Tununak CDP60.71 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Bethel city44.51 sq mi0.2%98.7%
Toksook Bay city28.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kwigillingok CDP23.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kipnuk CDP20.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kongiganak CDP13.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kasigluk CDP11.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kwethluk city10.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mekoryuk city7.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Akiachak CDP7.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mertarvik CDP6.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nunapitchuk city6.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chefornak city5.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Quinhagak city4.10 sq mi<0.1%96.5%
Tuluksak CDP2.93 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Napaskiak city2.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oscarville CDP2.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Napakiak city2.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Akiak city1.89 sq mi<0.1%88.0%
Newtok CDP1.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chevak city1.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eek city0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Atmautluak CDP0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 25 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-Large17,853100.0%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
8,364
Active Voters
8,364 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,49717.9%
Republican6307.5%
Unaffiliated84210.1%
Other parties4435.3%
No party recorded4,95259.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20242,859 (34.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20222,593 (31.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20203,122 (37.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20183,013 (36.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,586 (30.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20142,604 (31.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20121,954 (23.4%)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
17,428 (± 199)
Median Age
28.9
Median Household Income
$74,764 (± $3,930)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
12.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,11835.1%
18 to 649,87756.7%
65 and over1,4338.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2561.5%
White, not Hispanic1,4138.1%
Black, not Hispanic2151.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1971.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic14,57383.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7744.4%

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
17,298
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
11,183

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,04398.5%
Hispanic2571.5%
White1,4128.2%
Black2141.2%
Asian1000.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native14,57084.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races720.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic11,05398.8%
Hispanic1261.1%
White1,16210.4%
Black2312.1%
Asian980.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native9,52385.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races550.5%

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