Alaska — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionAlaska · PresidentRomneyR+14.0
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 54.8% | 164,675 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 40.8% | 122,641 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.4% | 13,179 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
30 counties, each filled by 2012 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+10.8 |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Denali Borough, AK | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Haines Borough, AK | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+27.7 |
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 | Mitt Romney+60 | 29653.3% | 23642.5% | 234.1% | 555 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | Barack Obama+351 | 42634.4% | 77762.8% | 352.8% | 1,238 |
| Anchorage Municipality | Mitt Romney+12,343 | 66,38753.0% | 54,04443.2% | 4,7403.8% | 125,171 |
| Bethel Census Area | Barack Obama+2,293 | 1,12223.5% | 3,41571.6% | 2334.9% | 4,770 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | Mitt Romney+114 | 26659.6% | 15234.1% | 276.1% | 446 |
| Chugach Census Area | Mitt Romney+371 | 1,66653.3% | 1,29541.4% | 1665.3% | 3,126 |
| Copper River Census Area | Mitt Romney+576 | 87469.9% | 29823.8% | 786.2% | 1,251 |
| Denali Borough | Mitt Romney+72 | 48251.6% | 41043.9% | 434.6% | 935 |
| Dillingham Census Area | Barack Obama+369 | 60336.4% | 97258.7% | 804.8% | 1,655 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Mitt Romney+9,045 | 23,75858.6% | 14,71336.3% | 2,0705.1% | 40,541 |
| Haines Borough | Mitt Romney+31 | 62747.7% | 59645.4% | 906.8% | 1,314 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Barack Obama+290 | 45336.1% | 74359.3% | 584.6% | 1,254 |
| Juneau City and Borough | Barack Obama+3,143 | 6,11237.9% | 9,25557.4% | 7534.7% | 16,120 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Mitt Romney+9,422 | 17,14866.0% | 7,72629.7% | 1,1214.3% | 25,994 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Mitt Romney+1,004 | 3,26755.3% | 2,26338.3% | 3776.4% | 5,906 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | Mitt Romney+980 | 3,06457.0% | 2,08438.8% | 2274.2% | 5,375 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | Barack Obama+1,335 | 37316.9% | 1,70877.4% | 1265.7% | 2,206 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | Barack Obama+66 | 14638.8% | 21256.4% | 184.8% | 376 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Mitt Romney+17,998 | 27,32771.3% | 9,32924.3% | 1,6914.4% | 38,346 |
| Nome Census Area | Barack Obama+1,175 | 1,07830.5% | 2,25363.8% | 1985.6% | 3,530 |
| North Slope Borough | Barack Obama+670 | 73833.0% | 1,40863.0% | 904.0% | 2,235 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Barack Obama+700 | 60930.4% | 1,30965.5% | 814.0% | 2,000 |
| Petersburg Borough | Mitt Romney+91 | 86650.1% | 77544.9% | 875.0% | 1,727 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Barack Obama+254 | 1,04342.1% | 1,29752.3% | 1395.6% | 2,480 |
| Sitka City and Borough | Barack Obama+510 | 1,83141.5% | 2,34153.0% | 2435.5% | 4,415 |
| Skagway Municipality | Barack Obama+168 | 18730.6% | 35558.0% | 6911.3% | 612 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Mitt Romney+1,582 | 2,25873.0% | 67621.8% | 1595.1% | 3,094 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | Mitt Romney+376 | 73964.7% | 36331.8% | 413.6% | 1,142 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | Barack Obama+49 | 12139.8% | 17055.9% | 134.3% | 304 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Barack Obama+658 | 80834.0% | 1,46661.7% | 1034.3% | 2,377 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.