Since Alaska's admission to the Union on January 3, 1959, it has participated in 17 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). In the 1964 presidential election, the Democratic Party's candidate Lyndon B. Johnson won Alaska in a national Democratic landslide victory. Since the 1964 election, Alaska has been won by the Republican Party in every presidential election. However, no Republican candidate has gotten 55% of the statewide vote since 2008. Donald Trump received 54.5% in 2024.

Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate in the 1984 presidential election, won Alaska by 36.78%, 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%) ever won by a third-party candidate in Alaska. Various news organizations have characterized Alaska as a safe Republican state. 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

Note A double dagger () indicates the national winner.

+ Year Winner Runner-upOther candidatesCandidate Votes%Candidate Votes%Candidate Votes% 30,953 29,809 3 44,329 22,930 3 37,600 35,411 10,024 3 55,349 32,967 6,903 3 71,555 44,058 6,785 3 86,112 41,842 18,479 3 138,377 62,007 6,378 3 119,251 72,584 5,484 3 102,000 78,294 73,481 3 122,746 80,380 26,333 3 167,398 79,004 28,747 3 190,889 111,025 5,069 3 193,841 123,594 3,783 3 164,676 122,640 7,392 3 163,387 116,454 18,725 3 189,951 153,778 8,897 3 184,458 140,026 5,670 3

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 Elections in Alaska List of United States presidential election results by state

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