Anchorage, Alaska
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 56.3% | 124,840 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 40.0% | 88,634 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Non-Affiliated | 3.7% | 8,213 |
County-level results (3 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 40.0%Harris88,634 | 56.3%Trump124,840 | 3.7%Kennedy8,213 | 221,687 | ||
| R | 41.0%Biden94,710 | 55.5%Trump128,355 | 3.5%Jorgensen8,149 | 231,214 | ||
| R | 34.4%Clinton70,105 | 54.4%Trump110,846 | 11.1%Johnson22,668 | 203,619 | ||
| R | 37.5%Obama71,099 | 58.5%Romney110,862 | 4.0%Johnson7,550 | 189,511 | ||
| R | 35.8%Obama72,945 | 61.8%McCain125,946 | 2.4%Nader4,939 | 203,830 | ||
| R | 34.1%Kerry57,001 | 62.9%Bush105,207 | 3.1%Nader5,166 | 167,374 | ||
| R | 26.3%Gore44,711 | 59.5%Bush100,981 | 14.2%Nader24,156 | 169,848 | ||
| R | 30.9%Clinton42,353 | 53.7%Dole73,541 | 15.4%Perot21,142 | 137,036 | ||
| R | 28.4%Clinton42,078 | 40.3%Bush59,675 | 31.3%Perot46,370 | 148,123 | ||
| R | 34.6%Dukakis38,315 | 61.4%Bush67,993 | 4.0%Paul4,428 | 110,736 | ||
| R | 27.2%Mondale31,795 | 69.4%Reagan81,231 | 3.4%Bergland3,982 | 117,008 | ||
| R | 21.8%Carter18,680 | 59.5%Reagan50,987 | 18.7%Clark16,012 | 85,679 | ||
| R | 32.8%Carter21,150 | 61.2%Ford39,462 | 6.0%Macbride3,843 | 64,455 | ||
| R | 28.3%McGovern13,154 | 62.8%Nixon29,185 | 8.8%Schmitz4,110 | 46,449 | ||
| R | 42.1%Humphrey16,064 | 44.4%Nixon16,950 | 13.5%Wallace5,161 | 38,175 | ||
| D | 61.5%Johnson17,164 | 38.5%Goldwater10,726 | 0.0% | 27,890 | ||
| R | 47.0%Kennedy12,126 | 53.0%Nixon13,700 | 0.0% | 25,826 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | −6.1% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −34.5% |
| 1976 | −28.4% |
| 1980 | −37.7% |
| 1984 | −42.3% |
| 1988 | −26.8% |
| 1992 | −11.9% |
| 1996 | −22.8% |
| 2000 | −33.1% |
| 2004 | −28.8% |
| 2008 | −26.0% |
| 2012 | −21.0% |
| 2016 | −20.0% |
| 2020 | −14.6% |
| 2024 | −16.3% |
Anchorage's media market reaches roughly 60% of Alaska's population, blending a large active-duty and veteran electorate with growing Alaska Native communities whose turnout patterns increasingly shape statewide margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 42.3 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.
A population of 462,377, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,051 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fairbanks and Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers.
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