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Since [[Alaska]]'s [[admission to the Union]] in January 1959,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mooney|first=Richard E.|date=January 4, 1959|title=Alaska Becomes the 49th State|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0103.html|access-date=September 26, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112043051/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0103.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Statehood|url=https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/alaska-statehood|url-status=live|access-date=September 26, 2021|website=[[Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home]]|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318102904/https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/alaska-statehood}}</ref> it has participated in 16 [[United States presidential election]]s, always having 3 [[United States Electoral College|electoral votes]]. In the [[1960 United States presidential election|1960 presidential election]], Alaska was narrowly won by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s candidate and incumbent [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]] [[Richard Nixon]], defeating the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s candidate [[John F. Kennedy]] by a margin of just 1.88% (1,144 votes).{{Sfn|''Guide to U.S. Elections''|2010|p=789}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Slotnick|first=Herman E.|date=1961|title=The 1960 Election in Alaska|journal=[[Political Research Quarterly|The Western Political Quarterly]]|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|volume=14|issue=1|pages=300–304|doi=10.2307/443850|jstor=443850}}</ref> In the [[1964 United States presidential election|1964 presidential election]], the Democratic Party's candidate [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] won Alaska in a national Democratic [[landslide victory]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Slotnick|first=Herman E.|date=1965|title=The 1964 Election in Alaska|journal=[[Political Research Quarterly|The Western Political Quarterly]]|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|volume=18|issue=2|pages=439–442|doi=10.2307/445288|jstor=445288}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=November 4, 1964|title=The Johnson Landslide|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/04/archives/the-johnson-landslide.html|url-access=limited|access-date=September 26, 2021|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926091742/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/04/archives/the-johnson-landslide.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the 1964 election, Alaska has been won by the Republican Party in every presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leip|first=David|title=Presidential General Election Graph Comparison {{endash}} Alaska|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparegraphs.php?year=2020&fips=2&f=0&off=0&elect=0|url-status=live|access-date=September 26, 2021|website=[[Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections]]}}</ref> |
Since [[Alaska]]'s [[admission to the Union]] in January 1959,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mooney|first=Richard E.|date=January 4, 1959|title=Alaska Becomes the 49th State|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0103.html|access-date=September 26, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112043051/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0103.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Alaska Statehood|url=https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/alaska-statehood|url-status=live|access-date=September 26, 2021|website=[[Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home]]|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318102904/https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/alaska-statehood}}</ref> it has participated in 16 [[United States presidential election]]s, always having 3 [[United States Electoral College|electoral votes]]. In the [[1960 United States presidential election|1960 presidential election]], Alaska was narrowly won by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s candidate and incumbent [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]] [[Richard Nixon]], defeating the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s candidate [[John F. Kennedy]] by a margin of just 1.88% (1,144 votes).{{Sfn|''Guide to U.S. Elections''|2010|p=789}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Slotnick|first=Herman E.|date=1961|title=The 1960 Election in Alaska|journal=[[Political Research Quarterly|The Western Political Quarterly]]|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|volume=14|issue=1|pages=300–304|doi=10.2307/443850|jstor=443850}}</ref> In the [[1964 United States presidential election|1964 presidential election]], the Democratic Party's candidate [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] won Alaska in a national Democratic [[landslide victory]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Slotnick|first=Herman E.|date=1965|title=The 1964 Election in Alaska|journal=[[Political Research Quarterly|The Western Political Quarterly]]|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|volume=18|issue=2|pages=439–442|doi=10.2307/445288|jstor=445288}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=November 4, 1964|title=The Johnson Landslide|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/04/archives/the-johnson-landslide.html|url-access=limited|access-date=September 26, 2021|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926091742/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/04/archives/the-johnson-landslide.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the 1964 election, Alaska has been won by the Republican Party in every presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leip|first=David|title=Presidential General Election Graph Comparison {{endash}} Alaska|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparegraphs.php?year=2020&fips=2&f=0&off=0&elect=0|url-status=live|access-date=September 26, 2021|website=[[Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections]]}}</ref> |
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[[Ronald Reagan]], the Republican candidate in the [[1984 United States presidential election|1984 presidential election]], won Alaska by 36.78%,<ref name = ":1984" /> which remains the largest margin of victory in the state's history. [[Ross Perot]], the [[Independent politician|independent candidate]] in the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]], received the highest vote share (28.43%){{Sfn|''Guide to U.S. Elections''|2010|p=797}} ever won by a [[List of third party and independent performances in United States elections|third party candidate]] in Alaska. Various news organizations have characterized Alaska as a safe Republican state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jones|first=Jeffrey M.|date=February 14, 2015|title=Massachusetts, Maryland Most Democratic States|publisher=[[Gallup (company)|Gallup Polls]]|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/181475/massachusetts-maryland-democratic-states.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725041352/https://news.gallup.com/poll/181475/massachusetts-maryland-democratic-states.aspx|archive-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 2, 2020|title=Alaska Presidential Result|publisher=[[CNN]]|url=https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/state/alaska/president|access-date=October 9, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205224425/https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/state/alaska/president|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|date=September 22, 2020|title=The 50 political states of America|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/united-states-political-geography/|access-date=October 9, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011184637/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/united-states-political-geography/|url-status=live}}</ref> No Republican has won the presidency without carrying Alaska due to [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] being the only Democrat candidate to ever carry the state. |
[[Ronald Reagan]], the Republican candidate in the [[1984 United States presidential election|1984 presidential election]], won Alaska by 36.78%,<ref name = ":1984" /> which remains the largest margin of victory in the state's history. [[Ross Perot]], the [[Independent politician|independent candidate]] in the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]], received the highest vote share (28.43%){{Sfn|''Guide to U.S. Elections''|2010|p=797}} ever won by a [[List of third party and independent performances in United States elections|third party candidate]] in Alaska. Various news organizations have characterized Alaska as a safe Republican state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jones|first=Jeffrey M.|date=February 14, 2015|title=Massachusetts, Maryland Most Democratic States|publisher=[[Gallup (company)|Gallup Polls]]|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/181475/massachusetts-maryland-democratic-states.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725041352/https://news.gallup.com/poll/181475/massachusetts-maryland-democratic-states.aspx|archive-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 2, 2020|title=Alaska Presidential Result|publisher=[[CNN]]|url=https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/state/alaska/president|access-date=October 9, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205224425/https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/state/alaska/president|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|date=September 22, 2020|title=The 50 political states of America|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/united-states-political-geography/|access-date=October 9, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011184637/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/united-states-political-geography/|url-status=live}}</ref> No Republican has won the presidency without carrying Alaska since it's statehood in 1959 due to [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] being the only Democrat candidate to ever carry the state. |
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==Presidential elections== |
==Presidential elections== |
Number of elections | 16 |
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Voted Democratic | 1 |
Voted Republican | 15 |
Voted other | 0 |
Voted for winning candidate | 9 |
Voted for losing candidate | 7 |
Since Alaska's admission to the Union in January 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]
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 it's statehood in 1959 due to Lyndon B. Johnson being the only Democrat candidate to ever carry the state.
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Richard Nixon (R) | 30,953 | 50.94% | John F. Kennedy (D) ‡ | 29,809 | 49.06% |
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Lyndon B. Johnson (D) ‡ | 44,329 | 65.91% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 22,930 | 34.09% |
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Richard Nixon (R) ‡ | 37,600 | 45.28% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 35,411 | 42.65% | George Wallace (AI) | 10,024 | 12.07% | 3 | |||||
Richard Nixon (R) ‡ | 55,349 | 58.13% | George McGovern (D) | 32,967 | 34.62% | John G. Schmitz (AI) | 6,903 | 7.25% | 3 | |||||
Gerald Ford (R) | 71,555 | 57.90% | Jimmy Carter (D) ‡ | 44,058 | 35.65% | Roger MacBride (LI) | 6,785 | 5.49% | 3 | |||||
Ronald Reagan (R) ‡ | 86,112 | 54.35% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 41,842 | 26.41% | Ed Clark (LI) | 18,479 | 11.66% | 3 | |||||
Ronald Reagan (R) ‡ | 138,377 | 66.65% | Walter Mondale (D) | 62,007 | 29.87% | David Bergland (LI) | 6,378 | 3.07% | 3 | |||||
George H. W. Bush (R) ‡ | 119,251 | 59.59% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 72,584 | 36.27% | Ron Paul (LI) | 5,484 | 2.74% | 3 | |||||
George H. W. Bush (R) | 102,000 | 39.46% | Bill Clinton (D) ‡ | 78,294 | 30.29% | Ross Perot (I) | 73,481 | 28.43% | 3 | |||||
Bob Dole (R) | 122,746 | 50.80% | Bill Clinton (D) ‡ | 80,380 | 33.27% | Ross Perot (RE) | 26,333 | 10.90% | 3 | |||||
George W. Bush (R) ‡ | 167,398 | 58.62% | Al Gore (D) | 79,004 | 27.67% | Ralph Nader (G) | 28,747 | 10.07% | 3 | |||||
George W. Bush (R) ‡ | 190,889 | 61.07% | John Kerry (D) | 111,025 | 35.52% | Ralph Nader (I) | 5,069 | 1.62% | 3 | |||||
John McCain (R) | 193,841 | 59.42% | Barack Obama (D) ‡ | 123,594 | 37.89% | Ralph Nader (I) | 3,783 | 1.16% | 3 | |||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 164,676 | 54.80% | Barack Obama (D) ‡ | 122,640 | 40.81% | Gary Johnson (LI) | 7,392 | 2.46% | 3 | |||||
Donald Trump (R) ‡ | 163,387 | 51.28% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 116,454 | 36.55% | Gary Johnson (LI) | 18,725 | 5.88% | 3 | |||||
Donald Trump (R) | 189,951 | 52.83% | Joe Biden (D) ‡ | 153,778 | 42.77% | Jo Jorgensen (LI) | 8,897 | 2.47% | 3 |
The following graph shows the margin of victory of the winner over the runner-up in the 16 presidential elections Alaska participated.
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