Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
63.3%340,981 participants ÷ 538,816 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+17.9 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
0.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
45.4%–50.8%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%
54.2%
49.9%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
340,981
538,816 ± 2,047
63.3%
Audited
A/A
2022Mid
267,047
534,726 ± 2,001
49.9%
Audited
A/A
361,400
532,553 ± 1,955
67.9%
Audited
A/A
2018Mid
287,485
530,385 ± 1,737
54.2%
Audited
A/A
323,288
527,811 ± 1,735
61.3%
Audited
A/A
300,495
491,906
61.1%
Derived
—
326,196
468,615
69.6%
Derived
—
280,231
445,324 extrapolated
62.9%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 289/227.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 286/182.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 283/1.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 280/137.
2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 277/110.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Alaska · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1960–2024 · 17 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
65.8%
86,908 votes · D+31.6
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 49.0%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
66.7%
138,380 votes · R+36.8
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 61.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
153,778votes
42.8% of the vote · R+10.1
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 140,026 votes
Republican
John McCain2008
193,843votes
59.4% of the vote · R+21.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 189,951 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Open seat — Dunleavy term-limited. Top-four, RCV general. Preliminary: Kreiss-Tomkins (D) 21.6%, Tom Begich (D) 20.1%, Wilson (R) 10.4%, Bronson (R) 8.4%; counting through Aug 28 and Republicans weighing consolidation — final four not locked.
Top-four primary Aug 18; RCV general. Preliminary: ex-Rep. Mary Peltola (D) 48.1%, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) 42.7%; the 3rd/4th slots (Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., and Leslie/Heikes by ~17 votes) remain provisional until the Aug 28 count and Aug 31 withdrawal deadline.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
At-large
R
47.4%156,245
48.4%159,550
329,555
2022
At-large
R
48.8%128,553
49.1%129,379
263,610
2020
At-large
R
45.3%159,856
54.4%192,126
353,165
2018
At-large
R
46.5%131,199
53.1%149,779
282,166
2016
At-large
R
36.0%111,019
50.3%155,088
308,198
2014
At-large
R
41.0%114,602
51.0%142,572
279,741
2012
At-large
R
28.6%82,927
63.9%185,296
289,804
2010
At-large
R
30.5%77,606
69.0%175,384
254,335
2008
At-large
R
45.0%142,560
50.1%158,939
316,978
2006
At-large
R
40.0%93,879
56.6%132,743
234,645
2004
At-large
R
22.4%67,074
71.1%213,216
299,996
2002
At-large
R
17.3%39,357
74.5%169,685
227,725
2000
At-large
R
16.5%45,372
69.6%190,862
274,393
1998
At-large
R
34.6%77,232
62.6%139,676
223,300
1996
At-large
R
36.4%85,114
59.4%138,834
233,700
1994
At-large
R
32.7%68,172
56.9%118,537
208,240
1992
At-large
R
42.8%102,378
46.8%111,849
239,116
1990
At-large
R
47.8%91,677
51.7%99,003
191,647
1988
At-large
R
37.3%71,881
62.5%120,595
192,955
1986
At-large
R
41.1%74,053
56.5%101,799
180,277
1984
At-large
R
41.7%86,052
55.0%113,582
206,437
1982
At-large
R
28.7%52,011
70.8%128,274
181,084
1980
At-large
R
25.8%39,922
73.8%114,089
154,618
1978
At-large
R
44.4%55,176
55.4%68,811
124,187
1976
At-large
R
28.9%34,194
70.8%83,722
118,208
presidential primaries
Nominating contests
Alaska · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Presidential nominating contests in Alaska, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
2024 field
30 votes cast across 30 counties reporting. The universe is the party's primary electorate, not everyone who lives here, so this is not comparable to a general-election turnout without that in mind.
Biden✓30100.0%
Shares are of the 30 counties reporting, and describe the contest as a whole — not any one county inside it.
Earlier cycles — 2020, 2016, 2012
2020 field
19,580 votes cast across 30 counties reporting. The universe is the party's primary electorate, not everyone who lives here, so this is not comparable to a general-election turnout without that in mind.
Biden✓10,83255.3%
Sanders8,74844.7%
Shares are of the 30 counties reporting, and describe the contest as a whole — not any one county inside it.
2016 field
539 votes cast across 30 counties reporting. The universe is the party's primary electorate, not everyone who lives here, so this is not comparable to a general-election turnout without that in mind.
Sanders✓44081.6%
Clinton9918.4%
Caucus figures follow the state party’s reported measure, which can be state-delegate equivalents rather than raw attendees — shares are the honest comparison. Shares are of the 30 counties reporting, and describe the contest as a whole — not any one county inside it.
2012 field
30 votes cast across 30 counties reporting. The universe is the party's primary electorate, not everyone who lives here, so this is not comparable to a general-election turnout without that in mind.
Obama✓30100.0%
Shares are of the 30 counties reporting, and describe the contest as a whole — not any one county inside it.
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2024Democratic primary leaderBidencolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Every county with reported returns, filled by the candidate who led it — the most recent cycle Akashic carries here. Depth is the size of the lead, not a party margin; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage.
A county's fill says who led it and by how much. It does not say how the rest of the field did there — those shares are published statewide only.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+12.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+13.1
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.1 points.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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In 2024, Alaska voted Republican by 13.1 points (R+13.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 338,177 votes cast, 140,026 went Democratic and 184,458 went Republican.
When did Alaska last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alaska voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Alaska?
Alaska has a population of 735,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alaska?
Median household income in Alaska is $92,788 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alaska state median is $92,788.
What is the political history of Alaska?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Alaska from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
