Top 10 States with the Highest Populations of Voting-Age Natives

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1 Alaska

2 Top 10 States with the Highest Populations of Voting-Age Natives

3 17% Top States with Highest % AIAN Voting Age Population 11% 8% Nowhere else does a Native population of a state have the potential to affect the outcome of an election at the state level than do Alaska Native voters. 7% 5% 5% 3% 3% 3% 1% AK OK NM SD MT ND AZ WY WA OR ID CO KS CA NC UT MN WI MI

4 The Native Vote is significant in many Senate races, but especially Alaska. AIAN % of Population 25% 20% 19% 19% 15% 5% 0% 3.1% Murkowski, AK, % Begich, AK, 2008 Margin of Senate Win 11% 5.6% Heinrich, NM, % Johnson, SD, % 3.9% Tester, MT, % 1.0% Heitkamp, ND, 2012 AIAN as % of State Population 6% 3.9% 3% 3% 3.4% % 0.00% Flake, AZ, 2012 Cantwell, WA, 2000 Merkley, OR, 2008 Heller, NV, 2012 Margin of Senate Win Franken, MN, 2008

5 # of Votes/Voters in 1,000s Number of Votes in the Winning Margin Compared to Eligible AIAN Voters in State K K 134K K 88K Begich, AK, K 88K Murkowski, AK, K Flake, AZ, K 0.3K 18K Franken, MN, K Tester, MT, K 27K Heitkamp, ND, Heinrich, NM, K 39K Heller, NV, K 76K Merkley, OR, K 0.5K 2.2K Johnson, SD, 2002 Cantwell, WA, 2000 Winner Vote Margin, # # of AIAN People Eligible to Vote in 2010

6 This shows age distribution of our people. Our Native population is young. We need politicians to invest in our youth and our people. 1/3 of AIAN people were under 18. 1/5 of the White population was under % 6% 4% % 9.5% % 5.9% 9.9% 8.7% 6.9% 7.1% 7.8% 6.3% 6.8% 6.7% 5.6% 5.1% 7.0% 5.8% 8.3% 6.6% 9.0% 6.1% 8.1% 5.0% 5.9% 3.6% Statewide, AIAN Statewide, White AIAN, ANVSA 3.7% 2.1% 0% 2.6% 1.8% 1.4% 1.4% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.6% Source: 2010 Census AIAN Summary File, Table DP-1

7 Why Vote? Many issues need strong voices in Congress to address needs, such as 60% Infrastructure gaps in Alaska 50% 40% Lacking complete plumbing facilities Lacking complete kitchen facilities 48% 40% 30% 20% No telephone service available 25% 21% 19% 30% 29% 18% 24% 20% 0% 9% 9% 8% 7% 9% 6% 7% 8% 3% 3% 3% 1% 1% White AIAN AIAN AIAN AIAN AIAN AIAN AIAN US US Reservations Villages Bering Straits Bristol Bay Calista Doyon AIAN Population Alaska Regional Needs

8 Child Welfare 100% 90% 17.7% Race of Children in Out-of-Home Care, % 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 52.5% 53.5% 51.0% 52.5% AIAN Asian/PI Hispanic White Black 20% 23.3% 25.7% 22.4% 0% Population Entries In care Exits

9 We need politicians who understand ICWA. Native children are in the system at 3 times the proportion they should be. AIAN Child Welfare Disproportionality Index Asian/PI Hispanic White Black Exits In care Entries Overrepresentation

10 Decision makers must address the digital divide. 120% Alaska Computer and Internet Access 100% 80% 60% 96% 88% 8 77% 87% 70% 64% 59% White HH = 471,592 = 101,574 AIAN Urban = 43,783 40% AIAN Rural = 57,791 20% 8% 17% 23% 18% 18% 18% 1 4% 0% Has PC PC w broadband PC, No Internet No PC Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey, Table B28009C

11 We need improved housing. 1 out of 5 Native households are overcrowded, compared to 3 out of 100 of White households. 30% Occupants per Room (over 1 person per room is considered overcrowded) 20% 14% 14% 1.51 or more 0% 1% 11% 13% 5% 7% 14% 1.01 to 1.50 White HH = 186,666 = 28,540 ANVSA, = 17,377 Urban, = 13,220 Rural, = 15,320

12 Half of Native households in some regions are overcrowded. 50% 40% 30% 20% 15% 21% 8% 29% 25% 0% 18% Arctic Slope, = 1,342 13% 14% Bering Straits, = 1,667 Bristol Bay, = 1,221 19% Calista, = 4,558 3% 5% 7% 8% Cook Inlet, = 8,219 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, Table DP04 Doyon, = 3,885 20% NANA, = 1,335 1% 3% Sealaska, = 3,885

13 In 2010 Inflation-adjusted dollars Native household income is 60% that of White households. We need more economic opportunities. 72,955 88,417 Median Household Income Mean Household Income 55,954 42,582 40,074 53,342 44,840 60,581 40,119 51,961 White HH = 186,666 AIAN, Statewide, HH = 28,540 ANVSA, AIAN HH = 17,377 HH = total households in category SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03 Urban, AIAN HH = 13,220 Rural, AIAN HH = 15,320

14 Our people need viable jobs that respect and support our culture. 40% 41% 38% 4 26% 2 24% 19% 24% Not in labor force Percent Unemployed 6% White = 370,603 AIAN = 69,905 ANVSA, AIAN = 44,598 Urban, AIAN = 30,961 Rural, AIAN = 38,944 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03

15 Native poverty is still 3 times the level as for White Alaskans. 30% 2 26% 23% 28% 18% 17% 25% 7% 9% White AIAN, Statewide ANVSA, AIAN Urban, AIAN Rural, AIAN All people Under 18 years

16 Lawmakers should support Native Education Alaska Dropout Rate by Race/Ethnicity Amer. Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White Data Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Dropout and Completion Data File", v.1a.

17 Lawmakers should want to help change these statistics Alaska Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White

18 Percent of Region Population Percent of Population by Region Statewide Population Mobilized, we can make a difference through voting. Non-Native 80.5% AIAN alone 14.8% AIAN in combination 4.7% 19.5% AIAN % 23% 59% % 1 14% 18% 87% 2 Ahtna, 3,401 Aleut, 8,702 Arctic Slope, 9,426 Bering Straits, 9,492 Bristol Bay, Total = 7,308 Chugach, 11,887 Cook Inlet, 431,054 Doyon, 111,715 Koniag, 13,592 NANA, 7,523 Sealaska, 70,204