2012 United States presidential election in Alaska

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%. 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. As of the 2020 election, this is the last election in which Haines Borough voted for the Republican candidate.

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. 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.

Republican caucuses
The Alaska Republican caucuses were held Super Tuesday, March 6, 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.

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. Another 3 super delegates are unbound and not determined by the caucus results.

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
[[File:Alaska Borough Flips 2012.svg|thumb|Borough and Census Area Flips:

Democratic {{legend|#92c5de|Hold}} {{legend|#0671b0|Gain from Republican}}

Republican {{legend|#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: Utqiaġvik)
 * Northwest Arctic Borough (largest city: Kotzebue)
 * Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area (largest city: Craig)
 * Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area (largest city: Fort Yukon)