Alaska was easily won by
Ronald Reagan (
R–
CA) with 54.3% of the popular vote over incumbent President
Jimmy Carter (
D–
GA)'s 26.4%.[1] Alaska has only voted Democratic once in its history, in
1964 amidst a national Democratic landslide. With Reagan overwhelmingly winning the national election in 1980, the state fell safely into the Republican column.
Alaska was easily won by
Ronald Reagan (
R–
CA) with 54.3% of the popular vote over incumbent President
Jimmy Carter (
D–
GA)'s 26.4%.[1] Alaska has only voted Democratic once in its history, in
1964 amidst a national Democratic landslide. With Reagan overwhelmingly winning the national election in 1980, the state fell safely into the Republican column.