United States presidential elections in Alaska

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A line graph showing the presidential vote by party from 1960 to 2016 in Alaska.

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Alaska, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1959, Alaska has participated in every U.S. presidential election.

Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[a]
Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
Notes
2020[1] Joe Biden 153,502 42.78 Donald Trump 189,543 52.83 3
2016[2] Donald Trump[b] 163,387 51.28 Hillary Clinton 116,454 36.55 3
2012[3] Barack Obama 122,640 40.81 Mitt Romney 164,676 54.80 3
2008[4] Barack Obama 123,594 37.89 John McCain 193,841 59.42 3
2004[5] George W. Bush 190,889 61.07 John Kerry 111,025 35.52 3
2000[6][7] George W. Bush[b] 167,398 58.62 Al Gore 79,004 27.67 3
1996[8] Bill Clinton 80,380 33.27 Bob Dole 122,746 50.80 Ross Perot 26,333 10.90 3
1992 Bill Clinton 78,294 30.29 George H. W. Bush 102,000 39.46 Ross Perot 73,481 28.43 3
1988[9] George H. W. Bush 119,251 59.59 Michael Dukakis 72,584 36.27 3
1984[10] Ronald Reagan 138,377 66.65 Walter Mondale 62,007 29.87 3
1980[11] Ronald Reagan 86,112 54.35 Jimmy Carter 41,842 26.41 John B. Anderson 11,155 7.04 3
1976[12] Jimmy Carter 44,058 35.65 Gerald Ford 71,555 57.90 3
1972[13] Richard Nixon 55,349 58.13 George McGovern 32,967 34.62 3
1968 Richard Nixon 37,600 45.28 Hubert Humphrey 35,411 42.65 George Wallace 10,024 12.07 3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson 44,329 65.91 Barry Goldwater 22,930 34.09 3
1960 John F. Kennedy 29,809 49.06 Richard Nixon 30,953 50.94 3

Notes

  1. ^ For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states.
  2. ^ a b Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote

References

  1. ^ "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. ^ 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
  3. ^ 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
  4. ^ 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
  5. ^ "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. May 2005.
  6. ^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  7. ^ "2000 General Election Results". Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. ^ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  9. ^ "1988 General Election Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  10. ^ "1984 General Election Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  11. ^ "1980 General Election Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  12. ^ "1976 General Election Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  13. ^ "1972 General Election Results" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

See also