Although in its early years of statehood Alaska was a Democratic state, since the early 1970s it has been characterized as Republican-leaning.
ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪn ɪts ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz ʌv stˈeɪthʊd ɐlˈæskə wʌzɐ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk stˈeɪt, sˈɪns ðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ɪt hˈæzbiːn kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd æz ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənlˈiːnɪŋ.