Presidential election in Alaska, 2020

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2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: April 10, 2020
Democratic winner: Joe Biden

Republican caucus: Canceled

Electoral College: Three votes
2020 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2016 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2012 winner: Mitt Romney (R)

Presidential election by state, 2020

President Donald Trump (R) won the presidential election in Alaska on November 3, 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 electoral votes.

Biden won the Democratic Party primary on April 10, 2020. In-person voting was canceled in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and all votes were cast by mail.

The Republican Party announced on September 21, 2019, that it would not hold a presidential preference poll because the incumbent, Trump, was a Republican.[1]

In the 15 presidential elections since Alaska became a state (1959), the Democratic candidate won the state once in 1964. The Republican candidate won the state in the other 14 elections.[2]

This page includes the following sections:

Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Alaska, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
52.8
 
189,951 3
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
42.8
 
153,778 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
2.5
 
8,897 0
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Jesse Ventura/Cynthia McKinney (Green Party of Alaska)
 
0.7
 
2,673 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.3
 
1,127 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)
 
0.2
 
825 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)
 
0.1
 
318 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.5
 
1,961 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 359,530



Primary election

Alaska Democratic presidential primary on April 10, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
55.3
 
10,834 8
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Bernie Sanders
 
44.7
 
8,755 7
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Michael Bloomberg
 
0.0
 
0 0
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Pete Buttigieg
 
0.0
 
0 0
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
0.0
 
0 0
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Amy Klobuchar
 
0.0
 
0 0
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Thomas Steyer
 
0.0
 
0 0
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Elizabeth Warren
 
0.0
 
0 0

 Source

Total votes: 19,589 • Total pledged delegates: 15


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Alaska

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Alaska modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: The witness requirement was suspended.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Joe Biden won the Democratic Party primary on April 10, 2020. All votes were cast by mail; in-person voting was canceled in light of the coronavirus outbreak). The primary incorporated ranked-choice voting.[3]
  • Alaska had an estimated 19 delegates comprised of 15 pledged delegates and four superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was closed, meaning a voter was required to be a registered Democrat in order to participate.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[4] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[5] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    With the plurality of pledged delegates, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee on April 8, 2020, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign.[6] Biden crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination on June 5, 2020.[7]

    Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Harris is the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[8]

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Alaska Republican Party announced on September 21, 2019, that it would not hold a presidential preference poll.[1]
  • The party said in a statement that a presidential preference vote "would serve no useful purpose when we have an incumbent Republican president, such as President Trump, running for the Republican nomination for President.”[1]
  • Alaska had an estimated 28 delegates.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[9]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[10]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.

    For an overview of the 2016 presidential election in Alaska, click here.


    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Alaska

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Alaska in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alaska, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    State law does not provide for a presidential primary election.

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Alaska, 2020
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Alaska 3,212 1% of voters who cast a ballot for president in last election N/A N/A 8/5/2020 Source

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Alaska presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 1 Democratic win
    • 16 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


    Presidential election voting record in Alaska, 1960-2016

    Between 1960 and 2016:

    • Alaska participated in 15 presidential elections.
    • Alaska voted for the winning presidential candidate 60 percent of the time.
    • Alaska voted Democratic 6.67 percent of the time and Republican 93.33 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in Alaska, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election
    U.S. presidential election, Alaska, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 36.6% 116,454 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 51.3% 163,387 3
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 5.9% 18,725 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.8% 5,735 0
         Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 1.2% 3,866 0
         Non-affiliated Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.4% 1,240 0
         - Write-in votes 2.9% 9,201 0
    Total Votes 318,608 3
    Election results via: Alaska Division of Elections
    Primary election
    Alaska Democratic Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Sanders 81.1% 437 13
    Hillary Clinton 18.9% 102 3
    Roque De La Feunte 0% 0 0
    Other 0% 0 0
    Totals 539 16
    Source: CNN and Alaska Democratic Party

    Vote totals reflect the number of state convention delegates won.


    Alaska Republican Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngTed Cruz 36.4% 7,973 12
    Donald Trump 33.5% 7,346 11
    Marco Rubio 15.1% 3,318 5
    Ben Carson 10.9% 2,401 0
    John Kasich 4.1% 892 0
    Other 0% 0 0
    Totals 21,930 28
    Source: CNN and The New York Times

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Alaska, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 40.8% 122,640 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMitt Romney/Paul Ryan 54.8% 164,676 3
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 2.5% 7,392 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 1% 2,917 0
         Write-in Write-in candidates 1% 2,870 0
    Total Votes 300,495 3
    Election results via: Alaska Secretary of State

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Alaska, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden 37.9% 123,594 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain/Sarah Palin 59.4% 193,841 3
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 1.2% 3,783 0
         Libertarian Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 0.5% 1,589 0
         American Independent Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.5% 1,660 0
         Write-in Write-in candidates 0.5% 1,730 0
    Total Votes 326,197 3
    Election results via: Alaska Secretary of State

    State profile

    See also: Alaska and Alaska elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of April 2019.

    Presidential voting pattern

    • Alaska voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    State legislature

    • Republicans controlled the Alaska State Senate with a 13-7 majority.
    • Control of the Alaska House was split. After the 2018 elections, Republicans held 23 seats in the chamber, with 16 Democrats and one independent. On February 11, 2019, Bryce Edgmon changed his party affiliation from Democratic to unenrolled. Three days later, Edgmon, the chamber's remaining 15 Democrats, four Republicans, one independent officeholder voted to elect Edgmon speaker. The parties then split control of key leadership positions in a power-sharing agreement.

    Alaska Party Control: 1992-2025
    No Democratic trifectas  •  Six years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
    Governor I I R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R I I I I R R R R R R R
    Senate S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R S S S
    House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D S S S S S S S

    Alaska quick stats
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    Demographic data for Alaska
     AlaskaU.S.
    Total population:737,709316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):570,6413,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:66%73.6%
    Black/African American:3.4%12.6%
    Asian:5.9%5.1%
    Native American:13.8%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:1.2%0.2%
    Two or more:8.4%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:6.5%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:92.1%86.7%
    College graduation rate:28%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$72,515$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:11.3%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Alaska.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

    Click on a state below to navigate to information about the presidential election in that jurisdiction.

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    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anchorage Daily News, "In support of Trump, Alaska Republicans cancel presidential primary," September 21, 2019
    2. ↑ 270 to Win, "Alaska," accessed June 17, 2019
    3. ↑ FairVote, "Where is Ranked Choice Voting Used?" accessed October 8, 2019
    4. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    5. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    6. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Bid, Making Biden Presumptive Dem Nominee," April 8, 2020
    7. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
    8. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
    9. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    10. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    11. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
    12. ↑ Encyclopedia.com, "Alaska," accessed April 29, 2019
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