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Elections / 2012 · President · AK

Mitt Romney carried Alaska R+14.0.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Alaska, 2012. The state ran 17.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.9 nationally).

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

Alaska result
300,495 votes counted
Obama (D)
122,641
40.8%
Romney (R)
164,675
54.8%
All others
13,179
4.4%
Margin
R+14.0
2012 presidential election
Alaska, 2012
RomneyR+14.0
2012 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 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+10.8Aleutians West Census Area, AK · D+28.4Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+9.9Bethel Census Area, AK · D+48.1Bristol Bay Borough, AK · R+25.6Denali Borough, AK · R+7.7Dillingham Census Area, AK · D+22.3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · R+22.3Haines Borough, AK · R+2.4Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+23.1Juneau City and Borough, AK · D+19.5Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · R+36.2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+17.0Kodiak Island Borough, AK · R+18.2Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+60.5Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · D+17.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+46.9Nome Census Area, AK · D+33.3North Slope Borough, AK · D+30.0Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · D+35.0Petersburg Borough, AK · R+5.3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · D+10.2Sitka City and Borough, AK · D+11.6Skagway Municipality, AK · D+27.5Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+51.1Wrangell City and Borough, AK · R+32.9Yakutat City and Borough, AK · D+16.1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · D+27.7
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Mitt Romney ✓Republican54.8%164,675
Barack ObamaDemocratic40.8%122,641
OtherAll other candidates4.4%13,179
D+60
R+60
30 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Alaska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−13.1%DR19602024
Alaska's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 2012
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aleutians East BoroughR
−10.8%
236296555
Aleutians West Census AreaD
+28.4%
7774261,238
Anchorage MunicipalityR
−9.9%
54,04466,387125,171
Bethel Census AreaD
+48.1%
3,4151,1224,770
Bristol Bay BoroughR
−25.6%
152266446
Chugach Census AreaR
−11.9%
1,2951,6663,126
Copper River Census AreaR
−46.0%
2988741,251
Denali BoroughR
−7.7%
410482935
Dillingham Census AreaD
+22.3%
9726031,655
Fairbanks North Star BoroughR
−22.3%
14,71323,75840,541
Haines BoroughR
−2.4%
5966271,314
Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaD
+23.1%
7434531,254
Juneau City and BoroughD
+19.5%
9,2556,11216,120
Kenai Peninsula BoroughR
−36.2%
7,72617,14825,994
Ketchikan Gateway BoroughR
−17.0%
2,2633,2675,906
Kodiak Island BoroughR
−18.2%
2,0843,0645,375
Kusilvak Census AreaD
+60.5%
1,7083732,206
Lake and Peninsula BoroughD
+17.6%
212146376
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughR
−46.9%
9,32927,32738,346
Nome Census AreaD
+33.3%
2,2531,0783,530
North Slope BoroughD
+30.0%
1,4087382,235
Northwest Arctic BoroughD
+35.0%
1,3096092,000
Petersburg BoroughR
−5.3%
7758661,727
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaD
+10.2%
1,2971,0432,480
Sitka City and BoroughD
+11.6%
2,3411,8314,415
Skagway MunicipalityD
+27.5%
355187612
Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaR
−51.1%
6762,2583,094
Wrangell City and BoroughR
−32.9%
3637391,142
Yakutat City and BoroughD
+16.1%
170121304
Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaD
+27.7%
1,4668082,377