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Federal presidential vote in Alaska, 1960-2020. Although in its early years of statehood, Alaska was a Democratic state, since the early 1970s it has been characterized as Republican-leaning. [1] Local political communities have often worked on issues related to land use development, fishing, tourism, and individual rights.
Since Alaska's admission to the Union in January 1959, [1] [2] it has participated in 16 United States presidential elections, always having 3 electoral votes.In the 1960 presidential election, Alaska was narrowly won by the Republican Party's candidate and incumbent vice president Richard Nixon, defeating the Democratic Party's candidate John F. Kennedy by a margin of just 1.88% (1,144 votes).
Category: Political history of Alaska. ... Political events in Alaska (3 C, 1 P) L. Alaska legislative sessions (20 P) N. Alaska Natives and United States law (1 C, 12 P)
Primary elections assist in choosing political parties' nominees for various positions. On a regional basis (see list of boroughs and census areas in Alaska), elections also cover municipal issues. In addition, a special election can occur at any time. In a 2020 study, Alaska was ranked as the 15th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [1]
The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Alaska: Governor, including pre-statehood governors, who were appointed by the U.S. president and usually of the same political party; and; Lieutenant Governor; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: Territorial and State Senate
The Political Economy of Oil in Alaska: Multinationals vs. the State (2008) Naske, Claus-M; Herman E. Slotnick (2003). Alaska: A History of the 49th State. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. ISBN 0-8061-2099-1. Spude, Catherine Holder. Saloons, Prostitutes, and Temperance in Alaska Territory (University of Oklahoma Press, 2015) xviii ...
The Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling that will keep Republican Tara Sweeney off the ballot for the August special election in Alaska’s U.S. House race. In a brief ...
Peltola became the first Democrat elected to the House of Representatives from Alaska since 1972, and the first Alaska Native in history to be elected to the United States House of Representatives. Peltola was defeated by Nick Begich III in 2024. It has a partisan lean of R+8. [5]