United States presidential elections in Alaska

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Presidential elections in Alaska
Alaska in United States.svg
Number of elections17
Voted Democratic1
Voted Republican16
Voted other0
Voted for winning candidate10
Voted for losing candidate7

Since Alaska's admission to the Union in January 3, 1959, [1] [2] it has participated in 16 United States presidential elections, always having 3 electoral votes. In the 1960 presidential election, Alaska was narrowly won by the Republican Party's candidate and incumbent vice president Richard Nixon, defeating the Democratic Party's candidate John F. Kennedy by a margin of just 1.88% (1,144 votes). [3] [4] In the 1964 presidential election, the Democratic Party's candidate Lyndon B. Johnson won Alaska in a national Democratic landslide victory. [5] [6] Since the 1964 election, Alaska has been won by the Republican Party in every presidential election. [7] However, no Republican candidate has gotten 55% of the statewide vote since 2008. Donald Trump received 54.5% in 2024.

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Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate in the 1984 presidential election, won Alaska by 36.78%, [8] which remains the largest margin of victory in the state's history. Ross Perot, the independent candidate in the 1992 presidential election, received the highest vote share (28.43%) [9] ever won by a third-party candidate in Alaska. Various news organizations have characterized Alaska as a safe Republican state. [10] [11] [12] No Republican has won the presidency without carrying Alaska since its statehood in 1959 due to Lyndon B. Johnson being the only Democratic candidate to ever carry the state. Alaska is tied with Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma for the longest Republican voting streak for any state in recent political history, from 1968 to present.

Presidential elections

Key for parties
   American Independent Party – (AI)
   Democratic Party – (D)
   Green Party – (G)
   Independent candidate – (I)
   Libertarian Party – (LI)
   Reform Party – (RE)
   Republican Party – (R)
Note– A double dagger (‡) indicates the national winner.
Presidential elections in Alaska from 1960 to present
YearWinnerRunner-upOther candidates [a] EVRef.
CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%CandidateVotes%
Richard Nixon (R)30,953 John F. Kennedy (D)‡29,809
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–
–
3
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)‡44,329 Barry Goldwater (R)22,930
–
–
–
3
Richard Nixon (R)‡37,600 Hubert Humphrey (D)35,411 George Wallace (AI)10,0243
Richard Nixon (R)‡55,349 George McGovern (D)32,967 John G. Schmitz (AI)6,9033
Gerald Ford (R)71,555 Jimmy Carter (D)‡44,058 Roger MacBride (LI)6,7853
Ronald Reagan (R)‡86,112 Jimmy Carter (D)41,842 Ed Clark (LI)18,4793
Ronald Reagan (R)‡138,377 Walter Mondale (D)62,007 David Bergland (LI)6,3783
George H. W. Bush (R)‡119,251 Michael Dukakis (D)72,584 Ron Paul (LI)5,4843
George H. W. Bush (R)102,000 Bill Clinton (D)‡78,294 Ross Perot (I)73,4813
Bob Dole (R)122,746 Bill Clinton (D)‡80,380 Ross Perot (RE)26,3333
George W. Bush (R)‡167,398 Al Gore (D)79,004 Ralph Nader (G)28,7473
George W. Bush (R)‡190,889 John Kerry (D)111,025 Ralph Nader (I)5,0693
John McCain (R)193,841 Barack Obama (D)‡123,594 Ralph Nader (I)3,7833
Mitt Romney (R)164,676 Barack Obama (D)‡122,640 Gary Johnson (LI)7,3923
Donald Trump (R)‡163,387 Hillary Clinton (D)116,454 Gary Johnson (LI)18,7253
Donald Trump (R)189,951 Joe Biden (D)‡153,778 Jo Jorgensen (LI)8,8973
Donald Trump (R)‡184,458 Kamala Harris (D)140,026 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I)5,6703

Graph

The following graph shows the margin of victory of the winner over the runner-up in the 16 presidential elections Alaska participated.


See also

Notes

  1. ↑ For purposes of this list, other candidates are defined as those who were in third place in Alaska.

References

  1. ↑ Mooney, Richard E. (January 4, 1959). "Alaska Becomes the 49th State". The New York Times . Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alaska Statehood". Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home . Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 789.
  4. ↑ Slotnick, Herman E. (1961). "The 1960 Election in Alaska". The Western Political Quarterly . 14 (1). University of Utah Press: 300–304. doi:10.2307/443850. JSTOR   443850.
  5. ↑ Slotnick, Herman E. (1965). "The 1964 Election in Alaska". The Western Political Quarterly . 18 (2). University of Utah Press: 439–442. doi:10.2307/445288. JSTOR   445288. S2CID   187243432.
  6. ↑ "The Johnson Landslide" . The New York Times . November 4, 1964. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Graph Comparison – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Leip, David. "1984 Presidential General Election Results – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  9. 1 2 Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 797.
  10. ↑ Jones, Jeffrey M. (February 14, 2015). "Massachusetts, Maryland Most Democratic States". Gallup Polls. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Alaska Presidential Result". CNN. December 2, 2020. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ Weigel, David (September 22, 2020). "The 50 political states of America". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ Leip, David. "1960 Presidential General Election Results – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  14. ↑ Presidential elections 1997, p. 118.
  15. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 790.
  16. ↑ Leip, David. "1964 Presidential General Election Results – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  17. ↑ Presidential elections 1997, p. 119.
  18. ↑ Leip, David. "1968 Presidential General Election Results – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  19. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 791.
  20. ↑ Presidential elections 1997, p. 120.
  21. ↑ Leip, David. "1972 Presidential General Election Results – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  22. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 792.
  23. ↑ Presidential elections 1997, p. 121.
  24. ↑ Leip, David. "1976 Presidential General Election Results – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  25. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 793.
  26. ↑ Presidential elections 1997, p. 122.
  27. ↑ Leip, David. "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  28. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 794.
  29. ↑ Presidential elections 1997, p. 123.
  30. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 795.
  31. ↑ Presidential elections 1997, p. 124.
  32. ↑ Leip, David. "1988 Presidential General Election Results – Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  33. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 796.
  34. ↑ Presidential elections 1997, p. 125.
  35. ↑ "State of Alaska Official Results – November 3, 1993 General Election" (PDF). Lieutenant governor of Alaska . December 2, 1992. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  36. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 798.
  37. ↑ "Official – State of Alaska – General – November 5, 1996". Lieutenant governor of Alaska . November 27, 1996. p. 1. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  38. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 799.
  39. ↑ "Election Summary Report – State of Alaska General Election 2000 – Summary for Jurisdiction Wide, All Races Official Results". Lieutenant governor of Alaska . December 5, 2000. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  40. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 800.
  41. ↑ "State of Alaska – 2004 General Election – November 2, 2004 – Official Results" (PDF). Lieutenant governor of Alaska . December 3, 2004. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  42. ↑ Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 801.
  43. ↑ "State of Alaska – 2008 General Election – November 4, 2008 – Official Results" (PDF). Lieutenant governor of Alaska . December 3, 2008. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  44. ↑ "Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission . p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  45. ↑ "Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission . p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  46. ↑ "Official 2020 Presidential General Election Result" (PDF). Federal Election Commission . pp. 2–8. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  47. ↑ "State of Alaska 2024 GENERAL ELECTION Election Summary Report November 5, 2024 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

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