Richard Nixon carried Alaska R+23.5. George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Alaska, 1972. Alaska held 3 electoral votes this cycle. The state ran 0.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).
Elections › 1972 › President › Alaska Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
akashic Alaska result
95,218 votes counted
akashic 1972 presidential election
Alaska, 1972
Nixon R+23.5
1972 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 1972 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 1972 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1972 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states. Aleutians East Borough, AK · R+34.3 Aleutians West Census Area, AK · R+33.9 Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+34.4 Bethel Census Area, AK · D+15.4 Bristol Bay Borough, AK · R+18.8 Denali Borough, AK · R+28.5 Dillingham Census Area, AK · R+7.5 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · R+15.0 Haines Borough, AK · R+44.5 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+7.1 Juneau City and Borough, AK · R+14.6 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · R+30.3 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+23.3 Kodiak Island Borough, AK · R+15.1 Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+9.6 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · R+2.7 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+43.6 Nome Census Area, AK · R+5.4 North Slope Borough, AK · D+25.5 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · R+14.8 Petersburg Borough, AK · R+31.4 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · R+5.5 Sitka City and Borough, AK · R+8.2 Skagway Municipality, AK · R+42.5 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+30.5 Wrangell City and Borough, AK · R+23.4 Yakutat City and Borough, AK · R+19.7 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · R+2.2 How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
Richard Nixon ✓ Republican 58.1% 55,351 George McGovern Democratic 34.6% 32,966 Other All other candidates 7.2% 6,902
30 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1972 contest in context
Alaska's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024. flipped R · 1968 −13.1% D R 1960 2024 Alaska's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1960 −1.9% 1964 +31.6% 1968 −2.1% 1972 −23.5% 1976 −22.3% 1980 −27.9% 1984 −36.8% 1988 −23.3% 1992 −9.2% 1996 −17.5% 2000 −31.0% 2004 −25.9% 2008 −21.5% 2012 −14.0% 2016 −14.8% 2020 −10.2% 2024 −13.1%
akashic County results — 1972
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Aleutians East Borough R 86 181 277 Aleutians West Census Area R 178 372 572 Anchorage Municipality R 10,944 23,968 37,853 Bethel Census Area D 1,424 1,033 2,545 Bristol Bay Borough R 112 167 293 Chugach Census Area R 391 719 1,209 Copper River Census Area R 171 356 698 Denali Borough R 197 371 610 Dillingham Census Area R 312 365 707 Fairbanks North Star Borough R 5,536 7,690 14,334 Haines Borough R 121 334 479 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area D 346 299 663 Juneau City and Borough R 2,725 3,681 6,570 Kenai Peninsula Borough R 1,517 3,213 5,590 Ketchikan Gateway Borough R 1,362 2,264 3,874 Kodiak Island Borough R 857 1,172 2,089 Kusilvak Census Area D 524 428 996 Lake and Peninsula Borough R 171 181 371 Matanuska-Susitna Borough R 693 2,004 3,006 Nome Census Area R 812 912 1,840 North Slope Borough D 561 325 927 Northwest Arctic Borough R 549 743 1,315 Petersburg Borough R 254 506 802 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area R 563 632 1,258 Sitka City and Borough R 1,081 1,280 2,433 Skagway Municipality R 89 236 346 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area R 279 573 963 Wrangell City and Borough R 255 422 715 Yakutat City and Borough R 58 88 152 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area R 798 836 1,731
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