United States presidential elections 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.

Presidential elections in Alaska
No. of elections16
Voted Democratic1
Voted Republican15
Voted other0
Voted for winning candidate9
Voted for losing candidate7
A line graph showing the presidential vote by party from 1960 to 2016 in Alaska.

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[lower-alpha 1]		 Votes Percent Electoral
Votes		 Notes
2020[1]Joe Biden153,50242.78Donald Trump189,54352.83—3
2016[2]Donald Trump[lower-alpha 2]163,38751.28Hillary Clinton116,45436.55—3
2012[3]Barack Obama122,64040.81Mitt Romney164,67654.80—3
2008[4]Barack Obama123,59437.89John McCain193,84159.42—3
2004[5]George W. Bush190,88961.07John Kerry111,02535.52—3
2000[6][7]George W. Bush[lower-alpha 2]167,39858.62Al Gore79,00427.67—3
1996[8]Bill Clinton80,38033.27Bob Dole122,74650.80Ross Perot26,33310.903
1992Bill Clinton78,29430.29George H. W. Bush102,00039.46Ross Perot73,48128.433
1988[9]George H. W. Bush119,25159.59Michael Dukakis72,58436.27—3
1984[10]Ronald Reagan138,37766.65Walter Mondale62,00729.87—3
1980[11]Ronald Reagan86,11254.35Jimmy Carter41,84226.41John B. Anderson11,1557.043
1976[12]Jimmy Carter44,05835.65Gerald Ford71,55557.90—3
1972[13]Richard Nixon55,34958.13George McGovern32,96734.62—3
1968Richard Nixon37,60045.28Hubert Humphrey35,41142.65George Wallace10,02412.073
1964Lyndon B. Johnson44,32965.91Barry Goldwater22,93034.09—3
1960John F. Kennedy29,80949.06Richard Nixon30,95350.94—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. 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
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