2012 United States presidential election in Alaska

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska Alaska presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska 2016 x200px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 3 164,676 54.80% 400px Borough and census area results (modern boundaries, estimated) 400px Borough and census area results (concurrent boundaries, estimated) 400px State House district results 2 Romney #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 0 122,640 40.81% The 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Prior to the election, all leading news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, making Alaska a safe red state. Romney won the state of Alaska with 54.80% of the vote, while Obama received 40.81%. State of Alaska 2012 General Election Official Results This was the first time since 1968 that a Democrat received more than 40% of the vote in Alaska. No Democrat has won Alaska since it was won by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Although Romney easily won its three electoral votes, it was one of six statesfn1 to swing toward Obama relative to 2008, when Alaska was won with a 21.5% margin of victory by Republican nominee John McCain running with the incumbent governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his vice-presidential candidate. Obama closed his margin of defeat by 7.55% compared to his 2008 loss, thereby making it the state with the strongest Democratic gain in 2012. Obama also flipped seven boroughs and census areas that he had lost in 2008.Alaska Presidential Results by County, 1960-2016Maps https://www.thecinyc.com/alaska-pres-results-by-county-equiv 2020-09-01 thecinyc en January 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210125190836/https://www.thecinyc.com/alaska-pres-results-by-county-equiv dead As of the 2024 election, this is the last election in which Haines Borough voted for the Republican candidate. Caucuses Democratic caucuses The Alaska Democratic caucuses were held from April 10 to 14, 2012, with the state party convention being held from May 11 to 13.Alaska Democratic Delegation 2012 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/AK-D 2020-09-01 www.thegreenpapers.com Precincts within House Districts combined to hold caucuses to pledge delegates to the State Convention. Obama ran mostly unopposed (with the exception of Randall Terry, who was on the ballot but received no votes) and consequently received all of the 500 popular votes and 24 delegates. 2012 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses Alaska presidential no 2008 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses 2008 April 14, 2012 2016 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses 2016 142px Barack Obama Illinois 19 500 100.00% 120px|link=|alt= Uncommitted N/A 0 0 0.00% x125px 1E90FF 000000 24 Democratic National Convention delegates (19 pledged, 5 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote Republican caucuses 2012 United States presidential caucuses in Alaska (Republican Party) Alaska presidential no 2008 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses 2008 March 6, 2012 2016 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses 2016 Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 8 4,285 32.42% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 7 3,860 29.20% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 6 3,175 24.02% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 3 1,865 14.11% x125px ff6600 008000 ffcc00 800080 The Alaska Republican caucuses were held Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.Alaska Republican Events http://alaskarepublicans.com/alaska-republican-events dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120320052943/http://alaskarepublicans.com/alaska-republican-events/ 2012-03-20 2012-03-06Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html January 11, 2012Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf January 23, 2012 The presidential preference poll portion of the caucuses was scheduled between 4 pm and 8 pm local time (which is 8 pm to midnight EST) at locations across the state and one caucus in Washington, D.C.2012 Convention Process ARP http://alaskarepublicans.com/convention-process/ dead February 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217171522/http://alaskarepublicans.com/convention-process/ February 17, 2012 mdy-all Similar to the 2012 Nevada caucuses, the results of the presidential preference poll will be used to directly and proportionately apportion 24 national convention delegates among the candidates.2012 Convention Process ARP http://alaskarepublicans.com/convention-process/ dead February 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217171522/http://alaskarepublicans.com/convention-process/ February 17, 2012 mdy-all Another 3 super delegates are unbound and not determined by the caucus results.Nate Silver Nate Silver March 4, 2012 Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/romney-could-win-majority-of-super-tuesday-delegates/ March 5, 2012 FiveThirtyEight 2012 Alaska Republican presidential caucusesNew York Times, Retrieved March 23, 2012. Candidate Votes Percentage Estimated national delegates Mitt Romney 4,285 32.42% 8Rick Santorum 3,860 29.20% 7 Ron Paul 3,175 24.02% 6 Newt Gingrich 1,865 14.11% 3 Uncommitted 34 0.26% Unprojected delegates: 3 Totals 13,219 100.00% 27 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostHuffington Post Election Dashboard HuffPost http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map https://archive.today/20130813173708/http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map 2013-08-13Safe RNovember 6, 2012CNNAmerica's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map CNN http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator#?battleground dead https://archive.today/20130119130158/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator%23?battleground 2013-01-19Safe RNovember 6, 2012 The New York TimesElection 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/electoral-map.html https://archive.today/20120708093751/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map July 8, 2012 Safe R November 6, 2012The Washington Post2012 Presidential Election Results The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20120726195644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ 2012-07-26Safe RNovember 6, 2012RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112207/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html 2011-06-08 RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White HouseSolid RNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERMSolid RNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEight https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcomeSolid RNovember 6, 2012 Candidate ballot access Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green Write-in candidate access Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice Results 2012 United States presidential election in Alaskahttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=2&f=1&off=0&elect=0 2012 Presidential General Election Results - Alaska Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votesRepublicanMitt RomneyPaul Ryan164,67654.80%3DemocraticBarack Obama (incumbent)Joe Biden (incumbent) 122,640 40.81% 0LibertarianGary JohnsonJim Gray 7,392 2.46% 0GreenJill SteinCheri Honkala 2,917 0.97% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 2,870 0.96% 0Totals300,495100.00%3 right 300px Shift by Borough 300px Trend relative to the state by Borough Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 300px Borough flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic Aleutians West Census Area (largest city: Unalaska) Dilingham Census Area (largest city: Dilingham) Lake & Peninsula Borough (largest city: Newhalen) North Slope Borough (largest city: Barrow) Northwest Arctic Borough (largest city: Kotzebue) Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area (largest city: Craig) Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area (largest city: Fort Yukon) By congressional district Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, an at-large district because it covers the entire state, is thus equivalent to the statewide election results. District Romney Obama RepresentativeAt-large 54.80% 40.81%Don Young See also List of 2012 United States presidential electors 2012 United States presidential election 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Alaska Democratic Party Alaska Republican Party United States presidential elections in Alaska Notes fn1 The other states are Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, and New York. References 30em External links The Green Papers: for Alaska The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order Official website of the Alaska Republican Party Official website of the Alaska Democratic Party Alaska United States President 2012