See main article: 2012 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mitt Romney |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate1: | Paul Ryan |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 164,676 |
| Percentage1: | 54.80% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Barack Obama |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Barack Obama |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Barack Obama |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Joe Biden |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 122,640 |
| Percentage2: | 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, 17 news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. Romney won the state of Alaska with 54.80% of the vote, while Obama received 40.81%.[1] 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 states 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.
He also flipped seven boroughs and census areas he had lost in 2008.[2] As of the 2020 election, this is the last election in which Haines Borough voted for the Republican candidate.
The Alaska Democratic caucuses were held from April 10 to 14, 2012, with the state party convention being held from May 11 to 13.[3] 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.
| Election Name: | 2012 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | April 14, 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Candidate1: | Barack Obama |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Delegate Count1: | 19 |
| Popular Vote1: | 500 |
| Percentage1: | 100.00% |
| Candidate2: | Uncommitted |
| Home State2: | N/A |
| Delegate Count2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 0 |
| Percentage2: | 0.00% |
| Color1: | 1E90FF |
| Color2: | 000000 |
| Votes For Election: | 24 Democratic National Convention delegates (19 pledged, 5 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote |
| Election Name: | 2012 United States presidential caucuses in Alaska (Republican Party) |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | March 6, 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Mitt Romney |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Delegate Count1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,285 |
| Percentage1: | 32.42% |
| Candidate2: | Rick Santorum |
| Home State2: | Pennsylvania |
| Delegate Count2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,860 |
| Percentage2: | 29.20% |
| Image4: | Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg |
| Candidate4: | Ron Paul |
| Home State4: | Texas |
| Delegate Count4: | 6 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,175 |
| Percentage4: | 24.02% |
| Image5: | Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate5: | Newt Gingrich |
| Home State5: | Georgia |
| Delegate Count5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,865 |
| Percentage5: | 14.11% |
| Color1: | ff6600 |
| Color2: | 008000 |
| Color4: | ffcc00 |
| Color5: | 800080 |
The Alaska Republican caucuses were held Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.[4] [5] [6] 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.[7]
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.[8] Another 3 super delegates are unbound and not determined by the caucus results.[9]
| 2012 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Estimated national delegates | |
| Mitt Romney | 4,285 | 32.42% | 8 | |
| Rick 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 | |
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| 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska[11] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 164,676 | 54.80% | 3 | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama (incumbent) | Joe Biden (incumbent) | 122,640 | 40.81% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 7,392 | 2.46% | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 2,917 | 0.97% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 2,870 | 0.96% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 300,495 | 100.00% | 3 | |||