Who won Alaska in the 2008 presidential election?

McCain (Republican) carried Alaska in 2008, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alaska have in 2008?

Alaska cast 3 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did Alaska vote for the national winner in 2008?

No. Alaska backed McCain, while Barack Obama won the presidency nationally.

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2008

Alaska: McCain carries 3 EV.

Alaska cast its 3 electoral votes for McCain (Republican). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Alaska voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Alaska, 2008

In 2008, Alaska awarded its 3 electoral votes to McCain of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Barack Obama (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Alaska among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 11th consecutive election in which Alaska backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Across the 17 presidential elections Alaska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (16 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Barack Obama took 365 of the 538 electoral votes, against John McCain's 173. Barack Obama led the national popular vote with 52.93% of the ballots cast.

The 2008 national map

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