Alaska — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionAlaska · PresidentMcCainR+21.5
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 59.4% | 193,843 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 37.9% | 123,593 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 8,760 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
30 counties, each filled by 2008 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+36.2 |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Denali Borough, AK | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Haines Borough, AK | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Republican | R+8.2 |
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 | John McCain+243 | 44666.4% | 20330.2% | 233.4% | 672 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | John McCain+36 | 68649.7% | 65047.1% | 453.3% | 1,381 |
| Anchorage Municipality | John McCain+21,475 | 76,75856.8% | 55,28340.9% | 3,0402.3% | 135,081 |
| Bethel Census Area | Barack Obama+445 | 2,25043.5% | 2,69552.1% | 2264.4% | 5,172 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | John McCain+226 | 36670.1% | 14026.8% | 163.1% | 522 |
| Chugach Census Area | John McCain+892 | 2,16760.9% | 1,27535.9% | 1133.2% | 3,556 |
| Copper River Census Area | John McCain+797 | 1,15574.1% | 35823.0% | 442.8% | 1,558 |
| Denali Borough | John McCain+71 | 64251.2% | 57145.6% | 403.2% | 1,253 |
| Dillingham Census Area | John McCain+232 | 1,08454.6% | 85242.9% | 492.5% | 1,985 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | John McCain+11,459 | 27,32761.6% | 15,86835.7% | 1,2022.7% | 44,397 |
| Haines Borough | John McCain+90 | 78651.0% | 69645.2% | 593.8% | 1,540 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Barack Obama+86 | 58644.7% | 67251.3% | 524.0% | 1,310 |
| Juneau City and Borough | Barack Obama+2,687 | 7,13140.7% | 9,81856.1% | 5543.2% | 17,503 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | John McCain+10,587 | 18,96267.3% | 8,37529.7% | 8222.9% | 28,159 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | John McCain+1,338 | 3,83258.7% | 2,49438.2% | 2003.1% | 6,526 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | John McCain+1,880 | 3,98163.4% | 2,10133.5% | 1933.1% | 6,275 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | Barack Obama+362 | 90840.0% | 1,27055.9% | 944.1% | 2,272 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | John McCain+114 | 29959.4% | 18536.8% | 193.8% | 503 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | John McCain+20,939 | 30,22674.5% | 9,28722.9% | 1,0772.7% | 40,590 |
| Nome Census Area | Barack Obama+110 | 1,61947.0% | 1,72950.2% | 962.8% | 3,443 |
| North Slope Borough | John McCain+211 | 1,25152.7% | 1,04043.8% | 853.6% | 2,376 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | John McCain+376 | 1,32856.1% | 95240.2% | 873.7% | 2,367 |
| Petersburg Borough | John McCain+260 | 96256.0% | 70240.8% | 553.2% | 1,719 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | John McCain+254 | 1,42052.0% | 1,16642.7% | 1475.4% | 2,733 |
| Sitka City and Borough | Barack Obama+230 | 2,13746.0% | 2,36751.0% | 1403.0% | 4,644 |
| Skagway Municipality | Barack Obama+100 | 21938.2% | 31955.7% | 366.3% | 573 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | John McCain+2,065 | 2,76377.4% | 69819.6% | 1103.1% | 3,570 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | John McCain+504 | 85369.2% | 34928.3% | 312.5% | 1,233 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | Barack Obama+17 | 17145.8% | 18850.4% | 154.0% | 373 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | John McCain+238 | 1,52852.5% | 1,29044.3% | 923.2% | 2,910 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2008 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 — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.