Oregon presidential election results and history

Oregon has voted in 42 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 30 of the 42 with a recorded winner (71%).

Current members of Congress from Oregon (8)

Jeff Merkley Senator · Democrat
Ron Wyden Senator · Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici District 1 · Democrat
Cliff Bentz District 2 · Republican
Maxine Dexter District 3 · Democrat
Val T. Hoyle District 4 · Democrat
Janelle S. Bynum District 5 · Democrat
Andrea Salinas District 6 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris14.3 pts
Electoral votes: 8
Republican wins: 25
Democratic wins: 17

Oregon, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Oregon

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	55.3%	Donald J. Trump	14.3	8	2,244,493	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	56.5%	Donald J. Trump	16.1	7	2,374,321	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	50.1%	Donald J. Trump	11.0	7	2,001,336	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	54.2%	Mitt Romney	12.1	7	1,789,270	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	56.7%	John McCain	16.4	7	1,827,864	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	51.3%	George W. Bush	4.2	7	1,836,782	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	47.0%	George W. Bush	0.4	7	1,533,968	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	47.2%	Robert Dole	8.1	7	1,377,760	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	42.5%	George H. W. Bush	10.0	7	1,462,643	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	Michael Dukakis	51.3%	George H. W. Bush	4.7	7	1,201,694	George H. W. Bush ✗
1984	Ronald Reagan	55.9%	Walter Mondale	12.2	7	1,226,527	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	48.3%	Jimmy Carter	9.7	6	1,181,516	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	47.8%	Jimmy Carter	0.2	6	1,029,876	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	52.4%	George McGovern	10.1	6	927,946	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	49.8%	Hubert Humphrey	6.1	6	819,622	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	63.7%	Barry Goldwater	27.8	6	786,305	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	52.6%	John F. Kennedy	5.2	6	776,421	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.2%	Adlai Stevenson	10.5	6	736,132	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	60.5%	Adlai Stevenson	21.6	6	695,059	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	49.8%	Harry S Truman	3.4	6	524,080	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.8%	Thomas E. Dewey	4.9	6	480,147	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	53.7%	Wendell L. Willkie	8.1	5	481,240	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	64.4%	Alfred M. Landon	34.8	5	414,021	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	58.0%	Herbert Hoover	21.1	5	368,751	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	64.2%	Alfred E. Smith	30.0	5	319,942	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	51.0%	Robert LaFollette	26.5	5	279,488	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	60.2%	James M. Cox	26.7	5	238,522	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	48.5%	Woodrow Wilson	2.6	5	261,650	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	34.3%	Theodore Roosevelt	6.9	5	137,040	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	56.5%	William Jennings Bryan	22.3	4	110,539	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	67.3%	Alton B. Parker	47.9	4	89,656	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	55.2%	William Jennings Bryan	15.6	4	84,216	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	50.0%	William Jennings Bryan	2.0	4	97,335	William McKinley ✓
1892	Benjamin Harrison	44.7%	James B. Weaver	10.4	4	78,378	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	53.8%	Grover Cleveland	10.9	3	61,889	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	51.0%	Grover Cleveland	4.3	3	52,683	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	50.5%	Winfield S. Hancock	1.6	3	40,841	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.9%	Samuel Tilden	3.5	3	29,873	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	58.8%	Horace Greeley	20.3	3	20,107	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Horatio Seymour	50.4%	Ulysses S. Grant	0.7	3	22,086	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1864	Abraham Lincoln	53.9%	George McClellan	7.8	3	18,350	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	34.5%	John C. Breckinridge	1.0	3	15,941	Abraham Lincoln ✓

Counties

Questions and answers

How has Oregon voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 14.3 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 16.1 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 11.0 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 12.1 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 16.4 points.

When did Oregon last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Oregon last vote Republican for president?

In 1984, for Ronald Reagan.

How often does Oregon vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Oregon backed the national winner in 30 of 42 elections in this record (71%).

Is Oregon a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 12.1 points, Democratic by 11.0 points, Democratic by 16.1 points and Democratic by 14.3 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data