Obama lost Alaska again in 2012, but he captured 40% of the state's vote in that election, making him the first Democrat to do so since 1968.
oʊbˈɑːmə lˈɔst ɐlˈæskə ɐɡˈɛn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, bˌʌt hiː kˈæptʃɚd fˈoːɹɾi pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə stˈeɪtz vˈoʊt ɪn ðæt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, mˌeɪkɪŋ hˌɪm ðə fˈɜːst dˈɛməkɹˌæt tə dˈuː sˌoʊ sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.