1904 United States presidential election in Oregon

none June 2025 September 2023 1904 United States presidential election 1904 United States presidential election in Oregon Oregon File:Flag of Oregon (1900–1925).gif presidential no 1900 United States presidential election in Oregon 1900 1908 United States presidential election in Oregon 1908 November 8, 1904 x160px Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) New York Charles W. Fairbanks 4 60,455 67.06% AltonBParker.png Alton B. Parker Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry G. Davis 0 17,521 19.43% Debs-Eugene-circa1904.jpg Eugene V. Debs Socialist Party of America Indiana Ben Hanford 0 7,619 8.45% 1904 United States presidential election in Oregon results map by county.svg 375px County results Roosevelt #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) The 1904 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 8, 1904. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Campaign President Roosevelt was extremely popular in Oregon because of his policies of reforming the railroads, creating a Department of Commerce and Labor and conservation of the forests that were at the time heavily exploited by large businesses.Murray, Keith; ‘Issues and Personalities of Pacific Northwest Politics, 1889-1950’, The Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3 (July 1950), pp. 213-233 Parker's re-emphasis on the Gold Standard, which harked back to Grover Cleveland, aroused little enthusiasm in Oregon.Archer, Clark; Martis, Kenneth C. and Shelley, Fred M.; Historical Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 1788-2004, p. 99 1568029551 Nor did his opposition to Roosevelt's policy of imperialism in the Pacific,Warren, Kenneth F.; Encyclopedia of U.S. campaigns, elections, and electoral behavior: A-M, p. 609 1412954894 with the result that Parker's showing was the worst-ever by any major-party nominee in Oregon except for his mentor Cleveland twelve years previously.David Leip Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=1904&fips=41&f=0&off=0&elect=0&type=state Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Oregon At the same time, Roosevelt's performance remains the best ever by any presidential candidate since Oregon's statehood in 1859. Parker did not win more than thirty percent of the vote in a single county, and overall took just a little over nineteen percent of Oregon's ballots, 18% below his national result and a 20% drop from Democratic performance in 1900. Socialist nominee Eugene V. Debs, whose campaign focused on trust-busting and the opposition to monopolies,Egbert, Donald Drew and Bassett, Thomas D.; Socialism and American Life; p. 278 1400875080 traveled all around the nation in a influential campaign that netted him over four hundred thousand votes nationwide. Although he did not outpoll Parker in any Oregon county, Debs nonetheless received over eight percent of the vote, 5.5% higher than his national performance. Results 1904 United States presidential election in OregonDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – OregonPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) 60,455 67.06% 4 Democratic Alton B. Parker 17,521 19.43% 0 Socialist Eugene V. Debs 7,619 8.45% 0 Prohibition Silas C. Swallow 3,806 4.22% 0 Populist Thomas E. Watson 753 0.84% 0 Totals 90,154 100.00% 4 Voter turnout — Results by county County Theodore RooseveltRepublican Alton B. ParkerDemocratic Eugene V. DebsGéoelections; Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs (1904) (.xlsx file for €15)Socialist Silas C. SwallowProhibition Thomas E. WatsonPopulist Margin Total votescastRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 305-308 9780804716963 # % # % # % # % # % # % Baker 1,990 59.76% 938 28.17% 335 10.06% 52 1.56% 15 0.45% 1,052 31.59% 3,330 Benton 1,107 62.51% 442 24.96% 74 4.18% 136 7.68% 12 0.68% 665 37.55% 1,771 Clackamas 2,783 67.78% 684 16.66% 421 10.25% 141 3.43% 77 1.88% 2,099 51.12% 4,106 Clatsop 1,408 68.68% 336 16.39% 256 12.49% 41 2.00% 9 0.44% 1,072 52.29% 2,050 Columbia 1,301 74.26% 221 12.61% 160 9.13% 61 3.48% 9 0.51% 1,080 61.64% 1,752 Coos 1,712 64.26% 490 18.39% 342 12.84% 92 3.45% 28 1.05% 1,222 45.87% 2,664 Crook 763 65.33% 266 22.77% 116 9.93% 16 1.37% 7 0.60% 497 42.55% 1,168 Curry 322 70.77% 87 19.12% 38 8.35% 5 1.10% 3 0.66% 235 51.65% 455 Douglas 2,443 63.21% 908 23.49% 387 10.01% 95 2.46% 32 0.83% 1,535 39.72% 3,865 Gilliam 568 67.46% 195 23.16% 48 5.70% 28 3.33% 3 0.36% 373 44.30% 842 Grant 1,007 67.81% 316 21.28% 123 8.28% 32 2.15% 7 0.47% 691 46.53% 1,485 Harney 395 58.35% 190 28.06% 80 11.82% 7 1.03% 5 0.74% 205 30.28% 677 Jackson 1,992 61.16% 798 24.50% 307 9.43% 133 4.08% 27 0.83% 1,194 36.66% 3,257 Josephine 914 60.89% 327 21.79% 208 13.86% 47 3.13% 5 0.33% 587 39.11% 1,501 Klamath 552 68.74% 208 25.90% 25 3.11% 10 1.25% 8 1.00% 344 42.84% 803 Lake 394 74.20% 115 21.66% 4 0.75% 9 1.69% 9 1.69% 279 52.54% 531 Lane 3,501 65.88% 1,166 21.94% 365 6.87% 232 4.37% 50 0.94% 2,335 43.94% 5,314 Lincoln 581 64.84% 179 19.98% 118 13.17% 14 1.56% 4 0.45% 402 44.87% 896 Linn 2,346 54.36% 1,206 27.94% 409 9.48% 286 6.63% 69 1.60% 1,140 26.41% 4,316 Malheur 799 63.82% 280 22.36% 74 5.91% 77 6.15% 22 1.76% 519 41.45% 1,252 Marion 4,106 70.03% 1,084 18.49% 297 5.07% 312 5.32% 64 1.09% 3,022 51.54% 5,863 Morrow 875 65.10% 230 17.11% 156 11.61% 78 5.80% 5 0.37% 645 47.99% 1,344 Multnomah 13,692 73.88% 2,324 12.54% 1,849 9.98% 592 3.19% 77 0.42% 11,368 61.34% 18,534 Polk 1,380 63.65% 521 24.03% 122 5.63% 118 5.44% 27 1.25% 859 39.62% 2,168 Sherman 701 71.10% 163 16.53% 32 3.25% 86 8.72% 4 0.41% 538 54.56% 986 Tillamook 729 69.49% 136 12.96% 119 11.34% 65 6.20% 0 0.00% 593 56.53% 1,049 Umatilla 2,642 66.27% 840 21.07% 259 6.50% 223 5.59% 23 0.58% 1,802 45.20% 3,987 Union 1,884 62.88% 775 25.87% 202 6.74% 116 3.87% 19 0.63% 1,109 37.02% 2,996 Wallowa 714 64.32% 255 22.97% 99 8.92% 34 3.06% 8 0.72% 459 41.35% 1,110 Wasco 2,092 67.33% 536 17.25% 228 7.34% 222 7.15% 29 0.93% 1,556 50.08% 3,107 Washington 2,296 73.19% 492 15.68% 139 4.43% 151 4.81% 59 1.88% 1,804 57.51% 3,137 Wheeler 462 69.58% 161 24.25% 22 3.31% 12 1.81% 7 1.05% 301 45.33% 664 Yamhill 2,004 63.14% 652 20.54% 214 6.74% 283 8.92% 21 0.66% 1,352 42.60% 3,174Totals60,45567.06%17,52119.43%7,6288.46%3,8064.22%7440.83%42,93447.62%90,154 Aftermath This election would solidify Oregon as a one-party Republican bastion, which it would remain at a presidential level, apart from the 1912 Republican-progressive split, until Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in 1932.Burnham, Walter Dean; ‘The System of 1896’, in Kleppner, Paul (editor), The Evolution of American Electoral Systems, pp. 176-179 0313213798 After this election, Democratic representation in the Oregon legislature would never exceed fifteen percent until 1954, with the exception of a brief period in the 1930sSchattschneider, Elmer Eric; The Semisovereign People: A Realist's View of Democracy in America, pp. 76-84 0030133661 and no Democrat other than Woodrow Wilson would henceforth carry even one county in the state until the Great Depression. Republican primaries would become the chief mode of competition: indeed Oregon became in this election year the first Western state to utilize the direct primary. See also United States presidential elections in Oregon Notes References 2 Oregon 1904 Category:1904 Oregon elections