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2024 United States presidential election in Alaska

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Turnout	55.8% ( 4.87 pp)
Nominee Donald Trump Kamala Harris Party Republican Democratic Home state Florida California Running mate JD Vance Tim Walz Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 184,458 140,026 Percentage 54.54% 41.41%
Borough results State house district results Precinct results Trump   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Harris   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Joe Biden Democratic Elected President Donald Trump Republican

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The 2024 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Alaska has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat. This is the first presidential election following the state's adoption of Measure 2, which institutes ranked-choice voting for all statewide general elections.

While Republicans were still heavily favored to carry the state in 2024, Alaska has shifted closer to the center since the 2010s and is now considered a moderately red state. Trump won Alaska by 13.1%, a modest improvement from his 10.1% win in 2020, though lower than his 14.7% victory in 2016.

Background

Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden initially ran for re-election to a second term, and became the party's presumptive nominee. However, following what was widely viewed as a poor performance in the June 2024 presidential debate and amid increasing age and health concerns from within his party, he withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day.

Primary elections

Republican caucus

The Alaska Republican caucuses were held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Democratic caucus

The Alaska Democratic caucus was held on April 13, 2024. Joe Biden was the only person on the ballot and won the caucus via voice vote with 15 pledged delegates.

General election

Candidates

The following candidates qualified for the general election:

• Kamala Harris / Tim Walz — Democratic
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. / Nicole Shanahan — Independent
• Chase Oliver / Mike ter Maat — Libertarian
• Peter Sonski / Lauren Onak — American Solidarity Party
• Jill Stein / Butch Ware — Independent (national Green nominee)
• Randall Terry / Stephen Broden — Constitution
• Donald Trump / JD Vance — Republican
• Cornel West / Melina Abdullah — Aurora

Voters did not have the option to write in candidates for president and vice president. This was the first presidential election in Alaska to use ranked choice (instant runoff) voting.

Independent candidate Cornel West appeared on the ballot as the nominee of the Aurora Party, a party that only exists in Alaska and only has ballot access for presidential elections.

Predictions

Polling

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Joe Biden

Results

•   Democratic — +12.5-15%
•   Democratic — +10-12.5%
•   Democratic — +7.5-10%
•   Democratic — +5-7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5-5%
•   Democratic — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5-5%
•   Republican — +5-7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5-10%
•   Republican — +10-12.5%
•   Republican — +12.5-15%
•   Republican — +>15%

• Democratic   Hold   Flip

  Republican   Hold   Flip

Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Dillingham Census Area (largest city: Dillingham)
• Lake and Peninsula Borough (largest city: Port Alsworth)
• Northwest Arctic Borough (largest city: Kotzebue)
• Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area (largest city: Metlakatla)

Analysis

Ever since Alaska started voting in presidential races in 1960, the only time its electoral votes did not go to the Republican nominee was when incumbent Democrat Lyndon Johnson won in a landslide in 1964. Alaska is the only Republican-leaning state on the West Coast. In 2020, Trump won Alaska, but by 10 percentage points, much less than Republicans in the past like George W. Bush's 26% victory in the state in 2004.

Trump improved in virtually all of the of the state, particularly areas in the north and west with large Alaska Native populations. Harris managed to narrowly retain Anchorage for the Democrats. Key to Trump's victory in the state was landslide margins to his favor in the Kenai Peninsula and Matanuska-Susitna Valley. He even managed to obtain over 80% of the vote in the sparsely populated Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. Harris's best area was Juneau, the state capital. This is the first election since 2008 that Republicans carried a majority of boroughs and census areas.

See also

• United States presidential elections in Alaska
• 2024 United States presidential election
• 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2024 United States elections

Notes

1. Kennedy suspended his campaign on August 23, after the deadline for independent candidates had passed, and thus remains on the ballot.
2. ^ The national Green Party nominated Stein and Ware for their presidential ticket. The Green Party of Alaska, a separate entity which was decertified from the national Green Party in 2021, nominated Jasmine Sherman with Tanda BluBear as her running mate. Stein qualified for the ballot by petition and was listed without party affiliation, while Sherman did not make the ballot.
3. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Nick Begich's campaign for U.S. House and the National Republican Congressional Committee
2. ^ Poll conducted for Kennedy's campaign

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