Английская Википедия:2016 United States presidential election in Alaska
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Main Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:Elections in Alaska sidebar The 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the nationwide presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Alaska has three electoral votes in the Electoral College.[1]
Trump carried the state with 51.28% of the vote, while Clinton received 36.55% of the vote.[2] This marked a return to Alaska's streak of giving Democrats under 40% of the vote share, after Barack Obama won just over 40% in 2012. Alaska has voted Republican in every election since 1968, and since its admission to the Union in 1959, it has only voted for the Democratic candidate on one occasion: Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.[3] Clinton was able to flip Haines Borough Democratic for the first time since 1992.
The state is known for strongly supporting third parties, including Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in 2012; Alaska was his third-strongest state. He ran again as the Libertarian Party's 2016 nominee and appeared on the ballot in Alaska. On the day of the election, he garnered 5.88% of the vote, making Alaska his third-strongest state again after New Mexico and North Dakota.[4] Johnson's performance was the best for a Libertarian since 1980, and the best third party performance since Ralph Nader in 2000.
This is the first time since 1984 that a Republican won without Kusilvak Census Area, the first time since 1980 that they won without Nome, Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Northwest Arctic Borough, and Dillingham Census Area. The first since 1972 to win without North Slope Borough. The first ever to win without Aleutians West Census Area, Haines Borough, and Lake and Peninsula Borough.
Caucuses
Шаблон:Further The incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, a Democrat and former U.S. Senator from Illinois, was first elected president in the 2008 election, running with former Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. Defeating the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, with 52.9% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote,[5][6] Obama succeeded two-term Republican President George W. Bush, the former Governor of Texas. Obama and Biden were reelected in the 2012 presidential election, defeating former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 51.1% of the popular vote and 61.7% of electoral votes.[7] Although Barack Obama's approval rating in the RealClearPolitics poll tracking average remained between 40 and 50 percent for most of his second term, it has experienced a surge in early 2016 and reached its highest point since 2012 during June of that year.[8][9] Analyst Nate Cohn has noted that a strong approval rating for President Obama would equate to a strong performance for the Democratic candidate, and vice versa.[10]
Following his second term, President Obama was not eligible for another reelection. In October 2015, Obama's running-mate and two-term Vice President Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination either.[11] 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 United States, respectively. The two major parties chose delegates on different days.[12]
Democratic caucuses
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Opinion polling
Republican caucus
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Controversy
At the Republican National Convention, Alaska's floor votes were all recorded for Donald Trump by the convention secretary, even though the Alaska delegation read their votes according to the results of the caucuses: 12 for Cruz, 11 for Trump and 5 for Rubio. An Alaska delegate challenged the results as recorded.[13] However, RNC chair Reince Priebus defended the actions of the convention secretary, saying that the delegates were bound to Trump.[14]
General election
Political landscape in Alaska
Шаблон:Main The state of 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. However, 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.[15]
Alaska also has a history of supporting third-party candidates at the presidential level. Alaska was the second-best state for Ross Perot in the 1992 election, with Ross Perot garnering 28% of the vote. Alaska was Nader's strongest state in the 2000 presidential election, giving him 10% in his presidential bid.[16] Alaska was also the third-best state for Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson in the 2012 election, giving him 2.46% of the vote, behind Johnson's home state of New Mexico, and Montana.[17] For this reason, Alaska has been considered to be one of Libertarian party nominee Gary Johnson's strongest states in the 2016 election.
Predictions
The following are the final 2016 predictions from various organizations for Alaska as of Election Day.
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Los Angeles Times[18] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 6, 2016 |
CNN[19] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 8, 2016 |
Rothenberg Political Report[20] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 7, 2016 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 7, 2016 |
NBC[22] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 7, 2016 |
RealClearPolitics[23] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 8, 2016 |
Fox News[24] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 7, 2016 |
ABC[25] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 7, 2016 |
Statewide results
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Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area (largest city: Craig)[26]
Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Haines Borough (largest census-designated place: Haines)[26]
Results by Congressional District
Alaska has an at-large congressional equivalent to the statewide results.
Turnout
According to the Alaska Division of Election voter turnout was about 60.77%, 321,271 ballots were cast out of 528,671 voters.[27]
Electors
Alaska had 3 electors in 2016; all of them voted for Donald Trump for president and Mike Pence for vice president.
The electors were:
See also
- 2016 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums
- 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
- 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
- United States presidential elections in Alaska
References
External links
- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process Шаблон:Webarchive
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
- Decision Desk Headquarter Results for Alaska
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