Alaska Electoral College Guide
Alaska casts 3 electoral votes in presidential elections. Alaska's 3 electoral votes have gone to Republicans since statehood. Its small EV count makes it strategically irrelevant in close elections despite its large geographic size.
Role in the Electoral College
Alaska's 3 electoral votes have gone to Republicans since statehood. Its small EV count makes it strategically irrelevant in close elections despite its large geographic size.
Electoral Vote History
Alaska has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1960 statehood. The closest was 2020 at R+10.
Electoral College Basics
The United States uses an Electoral College system to elect the president. Each state receives electoral votes equal to its total congressional representation: number of House seats + 2 (senators). Alaska has 1 House seat + 2 senators = 3 electoral votes.
A candidate needs 270 out of 538 electoral votes to win the presidency. Alaska’s 3 electoral votes represent 0.6% of the total needed.
Most states use a winner-take-all system — the popular vote winner receives all electoral votes. The exception is Maine and Nebraska, which allocate electoral votes by congressional district. Alaska uses the winner-take-all system.