Alaska presidential election results and history
Alaska has voted in 17 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 10 of the 17 with a recorded winner (59%).
Current members of Congress from Alaska (3)
- Lisa Murkowski Senator · Republican
- Dan Sullivan Senator · Republican
- Nicholas J. Begich III At-large district · Republican
- Latest (2024)
- Donald J. Trump13.1 pts
- Electoral votes
- 3
- Republican wins
- 16
- Democratic wins
- 1
Every presidential election in Alaska
Download CSV| Year | Carried by | Share | Runner-up | Margin | EV | Votes counted | National winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald J. Trump | 54.5% | Kamala Harris | 13.1 | 3 | 338,177 | Donald J. Trump ✓ |
| 2020 | Donald J. Trump | 52.8% | Joseph R. Biden | 10.1 | 3 | 359,530 | Joseph R. Biden ✗ |
| 2016 | Donald J. Trump | 51.3% | Hillary Clinton | 14.7 | 3 | 318,608 | Donald J. Trump ✓ |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | 54.8% | Barack Obama | 14.0 | 3 | 300,495 | Barack Obama ✗ |
| 2008 | John McCain | 59.4% | Barack Obama | 21.5 | 3 | 326,197 | Barack Obama ✗ |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | 61.1% | John Kerry | 25.6 | 3 | 312,598 | George W. Bush ✓ |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | 58.6% | Albert Gore, Jr. | 31.0 | 3 | 285,560 | George W. Bush ✓ |
| 1996 | Robert Dole | 50.8% | William J. Clinton | 17.5 | 3 | 241,620 | William J. Clinton ✗ |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush | 39.5% | William J. Clinton | 9.2 | 3 | 258,506 | William J. Clinton ✗ |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush | 59.6% | Michael Dukakis | 23.3 | 3 | 200,116 | George H. W. Bush ✓ |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | 66.7% | Walter Mondale | 36.8 | 3 | 207,605 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | 54.3% | Jimmy Carter | 27.9 | 3 | 158,445 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1976 | Gerald R. Ford | 57.9% | Jimmy Carter | 22.3 | 3 | 123,574 | Jimmy Carter ✗ |
| 1972 | Richard M. Nixon | 58.1% | George McGovern | 23.5 | 3 | 95,219 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1968 | Richard M. Nixon | 45.3% | Hubert Humphrey | 2.6 | 3 | 83,035 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 65.9% | Barry Goldwater | 31.8 | 3 | 67,259 | Lyndon B. Johnson ✓ |
| 1960 | Richard M. Nixon | 50.9% | John F. Kennedy | 1.9 | 3 | 60,762 | John F. Kennedy ✗ |
Alaska’s certified documents in this collection report statewide totals only, so there are no county pages. 2024 2020 2016
Questions and answers
How has Alaska voted in recent presidential elections?
2024: Donald J. Trump by 13.1 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 10.1 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 14.7 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 14.0 points; 2008: John McCain by 21.5 points.
When did Alaska last vote Democratic for president?
In 1964, for Lyndon B. Johnson.
When did Alaska last vote Republican for president?
In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.
How often does Alaska vote for the winning presidential candidate?
Alaska backed the national winner in 10 of 17 elections in this record (59%).
Is Alaska a swing state?
Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 14.0 points, Republican by 14.7 points, Republican by 10.1 points and Republican by 13.1 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data