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Congressional District (at Large)·Alaska

Alaska At-Large Congressional District moved 9 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of the few at-large districts still decided by a double-digit margin

20082024·5 elections
AK
LatestR+13in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population735,7042024 ACS

Alaska At-Large Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+22 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+13MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
735,7042024 5-year
Median household income
$93,6712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.6%2024 5-year
Black
3.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+22 in 2008MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
BEGICH, Nicholas J., IIICongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.60 sits at approximately the 80th percentile.00.60−1 liberal+1 conservative
BEGICH scores 0.60 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: PELTOLA, Mary Sattler (2023–2025), YOUNG, Donald Edwin (2021–2023), PELTOLA, Mary Sattler (2021–2023), YOUNG, Donald Edwin (2019–2021)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Congressional District (at Large)
TrumpR+13
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District (at Large), AKA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District (at Large), AK, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+48Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+64Petersburg Borough, AK · R+19Wrangell City and Borough, AK · R+33Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · R+10Yakutat City and Borough, AK · D+19Dillingham Census Area, AK · R+6North Slope Borough, AK · R+14Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · R+4Kodiak Island Borough, AK · R+17Aleutians East Borough, AK · R+36Haines Borough, AK · D+9Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · R+34Bristol Bay Borough, AK · R+28Sitka City and Borough, AK · D+11Nome Census Area, AK · D+9Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+19Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · R+5Aleutians West Census Area, AK · TiedKusilvak Census Area, AK · D+16Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · D+21Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+19Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · R+18Skagway Municipality, AK · D+45Denali Borough, AK · R+22Anchorage Municipality, AK · D+1Juneau City and Borough, AK · D+25Bethel Census Area, AK · D+12
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican54.6%184,407
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.4%139,690
OtherAll other candidates4.0%13,679
D+60
R+60
30 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −13.2% in 2024.−13.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−21.7%
2012−14.0%
2016−14.8%
2020−4.4%
2024−13.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−13.2%
139,690184,407337,776
R
−4.4%
172,770189,381375,950
R
−14.8%
116,036162,880317,560
R
−14.0%
122,200164,086299,423
R
−21.7%
123,117193,194323,316

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022O0.0%0.0%263,526
2020R41.2%53.9%354,587
2016R11.6%44.4%311,441
2014R45.8%48.0%282,400
2010O23.5%35.6%255,503
2008D47.8%46.5%317,723
2004R45.5%48.6%308,315
2002R10.5%78.2%229,548
1998R19.7%74.5%221,807
1996R10.3%76.7%231,916
1992R38.4%53.0%239,714
1990R32.2%66.2%189,957
1986R44.1%54.0%180,801
1984R28.5%71.2%206,438
1980R45.9%53.7%156,762
1978R24.1%75.6%122,741

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.2%
English
10.0%
Irish
9.5%
American
3.6%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
1.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.9%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%
Other languages4.1%
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Baptist
2.7%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Methodist
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alaska's single at-large seat spans 663,000 square miles of varied terrain, yet voting patterns have remained consistently Republican at the presidential level, with the 2024 margin landing at 13.2 points despite a competitive ranked-choice House race in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of twenty-two points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.

A population of 735,704, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,671 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District (at Large), Alaska vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District (at Large), Alaska voted Republican by 13.2 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 337,776 votes cast, 139,690 went Democratic and 184,407 went Republican.
What is Congressional District (at Large), Alaska's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District (at Large), Alaska in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District (at Large), Alaska?
Congressional District (at Large), Alaska has a population of 735,704 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District (at Large), Alaska?
Median household income in Congressional District (at Large), Alaska is $93,671 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Congressional District (at Large), Alaska?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District (at Large), Alaska from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.