The 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Alaska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Donald Trump carried the state with 51. 28% of the vote, while Hillary Clinton received 36. 55%. Alaska has given its electoral votes to the Republican ticket in every election year since 1968.
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Alaska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Donald Trump carried the state with 51. 28% of the vote, while Hillary Clinton received 36. 55%. Alaska has given its electoral votes to the Republican ticket in every election year since 1968 and only once to a Democratic ticket since statehood. In 2012, it had the largest swing in favor of the Democratic Party with President Obama only losing by 14 points compared to his 2008 loss by 22 points.
The state is known for strongly supporting third parties, including Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in 2012; Alaska was his third-strongest state. The incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, was first elected president in the 2008 election, running with former Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. With their term expiring on January 20, 2017, the electorate is asked to elect a new president, the 45th president and 48th vice president of the U.S., respectively.
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