Alaska — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state2016 presidential electionAlaska · PresidentTrumpR+14.8
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 51.3% | 163,346 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 36.5% | 116,179 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 12.2% | 38,743 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
30 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alaska cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (30 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Denali Borough, AK | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Haines Borough, AK | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+19.7 |
Alaska results by county
30 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | Donald Trump+99 | 24054.5% | 14132.0% | 5913.4% | 440 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | Hillary Clinton+260 | 35232.4% | 61256.4% | 12111.2% | 1,085 |
| Anchorage Municipality | Donald Trump+6,951 | 60,98746.9% | 54,03641.6% | 14,99711.5% | 130,021 |
| Bethel Census Area | Hillary Clinton+1,646 | 1,11622.3% | 2,77255.3% | 1,12622.5% | 5,014 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | Donald Trump+114 | 23459.1% | 12030.3% | 4310.9% | 396 |
| Chugach Census Area | Donald Trump+593 | 1,48652.6% | 89331.6% | 44715.8% | 2,826 |
| Copper River Census Area | Donald Trump+827 | 1,30963.9% | 48223.5% | 25812.6% | 2,049 |
| Denali Borough | Donald Trump+139 | 52151.1% | 38237.5% | 11611.4% | 1,020 |
| Dillingham Census Area | Hillary Clinton+292 | 57134.4% | 86352.0% | 22613.6% | 1,660 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Donald Trump+8,330 | 21,82153.7% | 13,49133.2% | 5,32013.1% | 40,633 |
| Haines Borough | Hillary Clinton+17 | 57641.9% | 59343.1% | 20715.0% | 1,376 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Hillary Clinton+247 | 41632.6% | 66351.9% | 19815.5% | 1,277 |
| Juneau City and Borough | Hillary Clinton+3,173 | 5,80134.4% | 8,97453.2% | 2,08612.4% | 16,862 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Donald Trump+10,748 | 18,29863.3% | 7,55026.1% | 3,03710.5% | 28,884 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Donald Trump+1,461 | 3,53754.4% | 2,07631.9% | 88713.6% | 6,500 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | Donald Trump+1,022 | 2,57054.4% | 1,54832.8% | 60512.8% | 4,723 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | Hillary Clinton+731 | 35918.8% | 1,14059.7% | 40921.4% | 1,908 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | Hillary Clinton+28 | 18234.7% | 21040.1% | 13225.2% | 524 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Donald Trump+23,042 | 31,56170.6% | 8,51919.1% | 4,63410.4% | 44,714 |
| Nome Census Area | Hillary Clinton+730 | 93628.7% | 1,66651.1% | 66020.2% | 3,262 |
| North Slope Borough | Hillary Clinton+284 | 71933.8% | 1,00347.1% | 40719.1% | 2,130 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Hillary Clinton+576 | 52125.3% | 1,09753.2% | 44521.6% | 2,062 |
| Petersburg Borough | Donald Trump+347 | 95453.1% | 60733.8% | 23513.1% | 1,796 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Donald Trump+310 | 1,19248.1% | 88235.6% | 40516.3% | 2,479 |
| Sitka City and Borough | Hillary Clinton+379 | 1,84840.1% | 2,22748.4% | 53011.5% | 4,605 |
| Skagway Municipality | Hillary Clinton+150 | 20029.4% | 35051.4% | 13219.4% | 681 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Donald Trump+1,925 | 2,63271.3% | 70719.1% | 3539.6% | 3,693 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | Donald Trump+460 | 72866.4% | 26824.5% | 999.0% | 1,096 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | Hillary Clinton+7 | 60843.6% | 61544.1% | 17312.4% | 1,396 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Hillary Clinton+621 | 1,07133.9% | 1,69253.6% | 39312.5% | 3,156 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| 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 | −10.1% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.