| OREGON | 7 Electoral Votes |
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| Population (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Oregon Secretary of State)
Oregon has: 36 counties, 240 incorp. cities. Largest counties: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Lane, Marion. Largest cities (100,000-plus): Portland, Eugene, Salem, Gresham. Government
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Oregon Secretary of State Democratic Party of OR The Oregonian,
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| Voter Registration
Deadline: Oct. 13, 2020. > Ballots mailed starting Oct. 14, 2020. |
Number of ballots returned: 2,413,890. Ballot Access Non-affiliated candidates for president can qualify by circulating individual elector nominating petitions (1% of the number of votes cast in the district for all candidates for presidential electors at the last general election) or holding an assembly of electors, which requires 1,000 signatures, between June 3 and Aug. 25, 2020.> |
Overview:
Oregon's seven
electoral votes went solidly in the Democratic column as
Biden-Harris won with a plurality of 381,935 votes
(16.08 percentage points), carrying nine counties to 27
for Trump. Multnomah Co. accounted for 19.53% of
votes cast for president; of 463,659 votes Biden won
367,249 (79.21%) to 82,995 (17.90%) for Trump.
Deschutes Co. (Bend), which had gone for Trump in 2016,
flipped to Biden. There was limited activity in
the presidential race; Trump supporters organized a
number of car parades, while Biden supporters did some
phone-banking (+). The divide between urban and rural Oregon has crystallized in an effort to "Move Oregon's Border for a Greater Idaho;" activists are seeking to put the question on county ballots in Eastern and Southern Oregon. Portland was in the national spotlight for protests (>) that started on May 28 following the the killing of George Floyd and have continued for months, resulting in destruction of property and incidents of violence. President Trump repeatedly raised the matter and sought to intervene (1, 2, 3). In early September, Oregon was hit with devasting wildfires; Trump approved a major disaster declaration on Sept. 16 but there were no visits by politicians as happened in neighboring California. BALLOT [PDF] |
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eligible voters: 3,143,034. Total registered voters:
2,833,716. Ballots returned: 1,334,490. |
| Democrats
Biden 408,315 (65.99%), Sanders 127,345 (20.58%), Warren 59,355 (10.99%), Gabbard 10,717 (1.73%), Misc. 12.979 (2.10%). Total 618,711. details 74 Delegates: 41 District, 13 At-Large, 7 PLEO and 13 Unpledged. |
Republicans
Trump 361,010, Misc. 24,247. Total 385,257. |
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| 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Clinton 42.48% |
Clinton 47.15% |
Gore 46.96% |
Kerry 51.35% |
Obama 56.75% |
Obama 54.24% |
Clinton 50.07% |
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| Voting
Eligible Population*:
3,012,502. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 66.4%. Ballots Mailed: Oct. 20-25, 2016. Registration: Dem. 980,490 (38.39%) Rep. 711,579 (27.86%) NAff. 681,050 (26.67%) Const. 3,641 Ind. 117,258 (4.59%) Lib. 18,432 PG 9,802 Prog. 1,771 WF 10,573 Other 19,210 ...Total 2,553,806 |
Total ballots returned: 2,051,448 |
Overview:
As expected Oregon ended up in the Democratic
column. Clinton/Kaine won with a plurality of
219,703 votes (10.98 percentage points), carrying
eight counties to 28 for Trump/Pence. Multnomah
County accounted for 399,103 of the 2,001,336 of
votes tallied for president (19.94%); Clinton's plurality
there was 224,607 votes (292,561 to 67,954). In
terms of visits, Gary Johnson rallied at the Benson
Hotel in Portland on the evening of Nov. 3. Tim Kaine did a
"Conversation with Tim Kaine" fundraiser in southeast Portland on
Aug. 19. Donald Trump had been scheduled to make
a general election visit at the end of August for a
fundraiser and rally but cancelled the trip due to
scheduling changes. Jill Stein had been
scheduled to do an event in Portlland on the evening
of Oct. 23 but was recovering from pneumonia. Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*:
2,700,327. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 67.7%. 54% of ballots returned in the Nov. 6 election were returned to a dropbox. 71.8% of ballots sent to military and overseas voters were returned and counted. Registration: Dem. 872,361 (39.66%) Rep. 684,858 (31.14%) NAff. 490,749 (22.31%) AmEl. 59 Const. 3,353 Ind. 92,958 (4.23%) Lib. 15,157 PG 10,979 Prog. 1,994 WF 3,980 Other 23,002 (1.05%) ...Total 2,199,360 |
Total ballots returned: 1,820,507. |
2012 Overview Obama-Biden carried Oregon by 216,313 votes (12.09 percentage points). Romney carried 26 counties to 10 for Obama, but Obama racked up a plurality of 199,585 votes in Multnomah County (274,887 to 75,302). There were several visits: President Obama (July 24 fundraisers in Portland), Michelle Obama (June 17 commencement address at OSU), Mitt Romney (June 4 fundraiser in Portland), Paul Ryan (Sept. 9 debate prep. and Sept. 10 fundraisers in Portland); Gary Johnson (Aug. 5-6), Jim Gray (Sept. 8 Hempstalk) and Jill Stein (Sept. 7-9, including Hempstalk). Oregon was one of only two states where Stein achieved one percent of the vote, the other being Maine. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 2,695,058. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 67.8%. Registration: Dem. 929,741 (43.17%) Rep. 695,677 (32.30%) NAff. 431,922 (20.05%) Other 96,574 (4.48%) ...Total 2,153,914. |
Number voting on Nov. 4......1,845,251 |
2008 Overview Oregon was a battleground in 2000 and again tight in 2004, but this year it was not close. From June to November here were no visits by the major party principals. (In a sign of things to come, in June 2008 Sen. Gordon Smith (R), seeking re-election, ran an ad in which the announcer asked, "Who says Gordon Smith helped lead the fight for better gas mileage and a cleaner environment?" The answer: Barack Obama). Obama-Biden won Oregon with a plurality of 298,816 votes (16.35 percentage points); McCain carried 23 counties to 13 for Obama. In Multnomah County Obama amassed a plurality of more than 200,000 votes (279,696 to 75,171). Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 2,550,887. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 72.0%. Vote by
Mail -- Ballots mailed any time between the 14th
and 18th days before election. Registration: Dem. 829,197 (38.72%) Rep. 761,717 (35.57%) NAff. 477,682 (22.31%) Others 72,653 (3.39%) ...Total 2,141,249. Registration
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Oct. 12, 2004. |
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2004 Overview Oregon saw one of the most protracted battles over ballot access for Ralph Nader, as the consumer advocate went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the end, he did not appear on the ballot. Kerry-Edwards achieved a plurality of 76,332 votes (4.16 percentage points) over the Bush-Cheney ticket. Bush carried 28 counties to 8 for Kerry, but Kerry's 161,146 vote margin in Multnomah County proved insurmountable. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush/Cheney '04 |
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Voting
Eligible Population*: 2,364,402. The election was conducted entirely by mail. First day for mailing ballots: Oct. 20, 2000.
Registration deadline: Oct. 17, 2000. |
1,559,215 total ballots counted; on 25,247 ballots (1.6%) no vote for President was recorded--due to under or over votes. |
2000
Overview In 1996 Oregon provided the best showing of any state for Ralph Nader's "non-campaign." With Nader running an active campaign this time around, great attention focused on how much the Nader factor would hurt Vice President Gore's chances. Oregon became a closely fought battleground state. In the end, however, the Gore-Lieberman ticket did prevail, winning the state's 7 electoral votes by a plurality of 6,765 votes (0.44 percentage points). Bush carried 28 counties to Gore's 8, but Gore's plurality of more than 100,000 votes in Multnomah County (Portland) won the day. Voters faced "the most complex state ballot in Oregon's history;" in addition to the various candidate races, 26 state measures crowded the ballot. General Election Activity |
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