John McCain carried Alaska R+21.5. Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Alaska, 2008. The state ran 28.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.
Elections › 2008 › President › Alaska Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
akashic Alaska result
326,196 votes counted
akashic 2008 presidential election
Alaska, 2008
McCain R+21.5
2008 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 2008 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 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+36.2 Aleutians West Census Area, AK · R+2.6 Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+15.9 Bethel Census Area, AK · D+8.6 Bristol Bay Borough, AK · R+43.3 Denali Borough, AK · R+5.7 Dillingham Census Area, AK · R+11.7 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · R+25.8 Haines Borough, AK · R+5.8 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+6.6 Juneau City and Borough, AK · D+15.4 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · R+37.6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+20.5 Kodiak Island Borough, AK · R+30.0 Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+15.9 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · R+22.7 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+51.6 Nome Census Area, AK · D+3.2 North Slope Borough, AK · R+8.9 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · R+15.9 Petersburg Borough, AK · R+15.1 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · R+9.3 Sitka City and Borough, AK · D+5.0 Skagway Municipality, AK · D+17.5 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+57.8 Wrangell City and Borough, AK · R+40.9 Yakutat City and Borough, AK · D+4.6 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · R+8.2 How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
John McCain ✓ Republican 59.4% 193,843 Barack Obama Democratic 37.9% 123,593 Other All other candidates 2.7% 8,762
30 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2008 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 — 2008
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Aleutians East Borough R 203 446 672 Aleutians West Census Area R 650 686 1,381 Anchorage Municipality R 55,283 76,758 135,081 Bethel Census Area D 2,695 2,250 5,172 Bristol Bay Borough R 140 366 522 Chugach Census Area R 1,275 2,167 3,556 Copper River Census Area R 358 1,155 1,558 Denali Borough R 571 642 1,253 Dillingham Census Area R 852 1,084 1,985 Fairbanks North Star Borough R 15,868 27,327 44,397 Haines Borough R 696 786 1,540 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area D 672 586 1,310 Juneau City and Borough D 9,818 7,131 17,503 Kenai Peninsula Borough R 8,375 18,962 28,159 Ketchikan Gateway Borough R 2,494 3,832 6,526 Kodiak Island Borough R 2,101 3,981 6,275 Kusilvak Census Area D 1,270 908 2,272 Lake and Peninsula Borough R 185 299 503 Matanuska-Susitna Borough R 9,287 30,226 40,590 Nome Census Area D 1,729 1,619 3,443 North Slope Borough R 1,040 1,251 2,376 Northwest Arctic Borough R 952 1,328 2,367 Petersburg Borough R 702 962 1,719 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area R 1,166 1,420 2,733 Sitka City and Borough D 2,367 2,137 4,644 Skagway Municipality D 319 219 573 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area R 698 2,763 3,570 Wrangell City and Borough R 349 853 1,233 Yakutat City and Borough D 188 171 373 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area R 1,290 1,528 2,910
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