2012 United States presidential election in Oregon

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon Oregon presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Oregon 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon 2016 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 7 970,488 54.24% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 0 754,175 42.15% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Obama #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Romney #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oregon voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Representative Paul Ryan. Obama carried Oregon with 54.24% of the vote to Romney's 42.15%, a Democratic victory margin of 12.09%. The Democrats have won the state in every presidential election since 1988, and the Republicans would never seriously contest the state after the 2004 election. Though Romney won a majority of counties, his best performances were in the most sparsely populated regions of the state. Obama's win came from strong support in the densely populated northwestern region of the state, home to Oregon's largest metropolitan areas. Obama won over 75% of the vote in Multnomah County, containing Portland, as well as its surrounding counties, enough to deliver the state to the Democrats by a strong margin. However, the Republican Party managed to improve on their 2008 loss of 16.35%Oregon - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/results/states/oregon.html 2020-11-09 www.nytimes.com and flipped the counties of Jackson (home to Medford), Marion (home to Salem), and Wasco back into the Republican column. Obama was the first Democrat since 1948 to win without Wasco County. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time where Columbia County and Tillamook County backed the Democratic candidate. Primary elections Democratic primary The Democratic primary was held on May 15, 2012. Barack Obama ran unopposed for the nomination. 2012 Oregon Democratic presidential primaryhttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 May 15, 2012, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes: United States President Oregon Elections Division December 5, 2012 October 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 dead Barack Obama (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 309,358 94.79% Democratic Party (United States) write-ins 16,998 5.21% 326,358 100.00% Republican primary 2012 Oregon Republican presidential primary Oregon presidential no 2008 Oregon Republican presidential primary 2008 2016 Oregon Republican presidential primary 2016 2012 05 15 x125px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney ff6600 Massachusetts 18 204,176 70.91% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul ffcc00 Texas 3 36,810 12.78% Rick Santorum 008000 Pennsylvania Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg 3 27,042 9.39% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich 800080 Georgia 1 15,451 5.37% Oregon Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2012.svg 250px Oregon results by county #ff6600 Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy) The Republican primary was held on May 15, 2012.http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN January 12, 2012http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission January 23, 2012 The only two candidates still in the race were Mitt Romney and U.S. Representative from Texas, Ron Paul. In addition, former Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had withdrawn prior to the election, but their names still appeared on the Oregon ballot. In order to participate in the primary, voters were required to register to vote by April 24, 2012.http://kezi.com/news/local/240746 Oregon Primary Two Months Away Mickler Lauren March 6, 2012 KEZI 9 News Eugene, OR September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes A closed primary was used to elect the presidential, legislative, and local partisan offices. A semi-closed primary, which allowed non-affiliated voters to participate, was used to elect the Attorney General, Secretary of State and Treasurer.Oregon Republican Party opens three statewide primaries to non-affiliated voters Mapes Jeff The Oregonian http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/oregon_republican_party_opens.html February 6, 2012 2012 Oregon Republican presidential primary Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) 204,176 70.91% Ron Paul Republican Party (United States) 36,810 12.78% Rick Santorum (withdrew) Republican Party (United States) 27,042 9.39% Newt Gingrich (withdrew) Republican Party (United States) 15,451 5.37% Republican Party (United States) write-ins 4,476 1.55% 287,955 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostHuffington Post Election Dashboard HuffPost http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map https://archive.today/20130813173708/http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map 2013-08-13Safe DNovember 6, 2012CNNAmerica's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map CNN http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator#?battleground dead https://archive.today/20130119130158/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator%23?battleground 2013-01-19Safe DNovember 6, 2012 New York TimesElection 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/electoral-map.html https://archive.today/20120708093751/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map July 8, 2012 Safe D November 6, 2012Washington Post2012 Presidential Election Results The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20120726195644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ 2012-07-26Safe DNovember 6, 2012RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112207/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html 2011-06-08 RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White HouseLean DNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERMLikely DNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEight https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcomeSolid DNovember 6, 2012 Results 2012 United States presidential election in Oregonhttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 Official Results November 6, 2012 General Election Oregon Secretary of State September 19, 2016 October 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031342/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 dead Barack Obama (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 970,488 54.24% Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) 754,175 42.15% Libertarian Party (United States) Gary Johnson 24,089 1.35% Pacific Green Party Jill Stein 19,427 1.09% Constitution Party of Oregon Will Christensen 4,432 0.25% Oregon Progressive Party Rocky Anderson 3,384 0.19% write-ins 13,275 0.74% 1,789,270 100.00% By county County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Baker 2,369 28.04% 5,702 67.50% 377 4.46% -3,333 -39.46% 8,448 Benton 27,776 62.00% 14,991 33.46% 2,035 4.54% 12,785 28.54% 44,802 Clackamas 95,493 50.44% 88,592 46.79% 5,247 2.77% 6,901 3.65% 189,332 Clatsop 9,861 55.34% 7,249 40.68% 708 3.98% 2,612 14.66% 17,818 Columbia 12,004 50.28% 10,772 45.12% 1,099 4.60% 1,232 5.16% 23,875 Coos 12,845 44.78% 14,673 51.15% 1,168 4.07% -1,828 -6.37% 28,686 Crook 3,104 30.34% 6,790 66.37% 336 3.29% -3,686 -36.03% 10,230 Curry 4,625 39.60% 6,598 56.50% 455 3.90% -1,973 -16.90% 11,678 Deschutes 36,961 45.13% 42,463 51.85% 2,476 3.02% -5,502 -6.72% 81,900 Douglas 17,145 34.43% 30,776 61.80% 1,882 3.77% -13,631 -27.37% 49,803 Gilliam 371 34.97% 639 60.23% 51 4.80% -268 -25.26% 1,061 Grant 853 21.81% 2,926 74.81% 132 3.38% -2,073 -53.00% 3,911 Harney 832 23.22% 2,607 72.76% 144 4.02% -1,775 -49.54% 3,583 Hood River 6,058 61.58% 3,429 34.85% 351 3.57% 2,629 26.73% 9,838 Jackson 44,468 45.78% 49,020 50.47% 3,639 3.75% -4,552 -4.69% 97,127 Jefferson 3,301 40.38% 4,642 56.78% 232 2.84% -1,341 -16.40% 8,175 Josephine 14,953 37.16% 23,673 58.83% 1,612 4.01% -8,720 -21.67% 40,238 Klamath 8,302 29.49% 18,898 67.13% 952 3.38% -10,596 -37.64% 28,152 Lake 770 20.75% 2,808 75.69% 132 3.56% -2,038 -54.94% 3,710 Lane 102,652 59.73% 62,509 36.37% 6,689 3.90% 40,143 23.36% 171,850 Lincoln 13,401 58.31% 8,686 37.79% 897 3.90% 4,715 20.52% 22,984 Linn 20,378 39.63% 28,944 56.28% 2,104 4.09% -8,566 -16.65% 51,426 Malheur 2,759 27.71% 6,851 68.81% 346 3.48% -4,092 -41.10% 9,956 Marion 56,376 46.83% 60,190 50.00% 3,810 3.17% -3,814 -3.17% 120,376 Morrow 1,202 30.96% 2,532 65.22% 148 3.82% -1,330 -34.26% 3,882 Multnomah 274,887 75.37% 75,302 20.65% 14,533 3.98% 199,585 54.72% 364,722 Polk 16,292 46.21% 17,819 50.54% 1,146 3.25% -1,527 -4.33% 35,257 Sherman 319 31.09% 678 66.08% 29 2.83% -359 -34.99% 1,026 Tillamook 6,293 50.27% 5,684 45.40% 542 4.33% 609 4.87% 12,519 Umatilla 8,584 34.38% 15,499 62.07% 886 3.55% -6,915 -27.69% 24,969 Union 3,973 32.92% 7,636 63.26% 461 3.82% -3,663 -30.34% 12,070 Wallowa 1,253 29.80% 2,804 66.68% 148 3.52% -1,551 -36.88% 4,205 Wasco 5,211 47.93% 5,229 48.09% 433 3.98% -18 -0.16% 10,873 Washington 135,291 57.08% 93,974 39.65% 7,758 3.27% 41,317 17.43% 237,023 Wheeler 266 31.00% 545 63.52% 47 5.48% -279 -32.52% 858 Yamhill 19,260 44.89% 22,045 51.38% 1,602 3.73% -2,785 -6.49% 42,907Total970,48854.24%754,17542.15%64,6073.61%216,31312.09%1,789,270 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Jackson (largest city: Medford) Marion (largest city: Salem) Wasco (largest city: The Dalles) right 260px Swing by county Legend #FFD5D5 Republican — +0-2.5% #FFAAAA Republican — +2.5-5% #FF8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #FF5555 Republican — +7.5–10% #FF2A2A Republican — +10-12.5% 260px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #FF8080 Republican — +5-7.5% 260px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Obama won four of five congressional districts.https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/07/09/1220127/-Daily-Kos-Elections-2012-election-results-by-congressional-and-legislative-districts Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts Daily Kos 11 August 2020 District Obama Romney RepresentativeOregon 1 1st 57.28% 40.01%Suzanne BonamiciOregon 2 2nd 40.46% 56.83%Greg WaldenOregon 3 3rd 72.03% 24.68%Earl Blumenauer Oregon 4 4th 51.74% 44.98%Peter DeFazioOregon 5 5th 50.49% 47.11%Kurt Schrader See also United States presidential elections in Oregon 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Oregon Republican Party References External links The Green Papers: for Oregon The Green Papers: major state elections in chronological order expanded 2012 United States President Oregon