With the election season under way, how is former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley faring in Alaska?
Haley has appointed a team of chairpersons to get out the vote during the Alaska Republican Party’s March 5 Presidential Preference Poll, which helps the party calculate delegates to the national convention. Only one of the team members actually donated to Haley’s campaign in 2023.
Looking at the Federal Election Commission reports for last year, Trump is still stronger than Biden in Alaska; Trump won in 2020 with 53% of the vote in the Alaska general election. Trump supporters are showing up stronger, compared to Republican Nikki Haley this year.
Here’s a snapshot of the campaign contributions for 2023:
In 2023, Trump’s campaign received 7,603 financial contributions from Alaskans.
Results by various cities include:
Anchorage: 2,548 contributions
Wasilla: 756 contributions
Fairbanks: 618 contributions
Juneau: 278 contributions
Kenai: 179 contributions
Palmer: 178 contributions
Ketchikan: 101 contributions
Haley’s campaign received 911 contributions from Alaskans in 2023. By city:
Anchorage: 364 contributions
Fairbanks: 84 contributions
Juneau: 51 contributions
Ketchikan: 31 contributions
Palmer: 12 contributions
Kenai: Zero contributions
Joe Biden received 461 contributions from Alaskans in 2023. By city:
Anchorage: 240
Juneau: 75
Fairbanks: 25
Wasilla: 17
Ketchikan: 9
Palmer: 7
Kenai: 4
Note that these contributions do not represent individual donors, as many donors give multiple times to campaigns.
Must Read Alaska calculated 225 individual donors for Haley, and 684 individual donors for Trump from Alaska in 2023. There were 135 individual donors from Alaska to Biden.
