Oregon — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionOregon · PresidentObamaD+12.1
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 54.2% | 970,488 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 42.1% | 754,175 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.6% | 64,607 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
36 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (36 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Baker County, OR | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Benton County, OR | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Clackamas County, OR | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Clatsop County, OR | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Columbia County, OR | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Coos County, OR | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Crook County, OR | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Curry County, OR | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Deschutes County, OR | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Douglas County, OR | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Gilliam County, OR | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Grant County, OR | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Harney County, OR | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Hood River County, OR | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Jackson County, OR | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Jefferson County, OR | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Josephine County, OR | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Klamath County, OR | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Lake County, OR | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Lane County, OR | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Lincoln County, OR | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Linn County, OR | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Malheur County, OR | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Marion County, OR | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Morrow County, OR | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Multnomah County, OR | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Polk County, OR | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Sherman County, OR | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Tillamook County, OR | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Umatilla County, OR | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Union County, OR | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Wallowa County, OR | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Wasco County, OR | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Washington County, OR | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Wheeler County, OR | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Yamhill County, OR | Republican | R+6.5 |
Oregon results by county
36 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County | Romney, Mitt+3,333 | 2,36928.0% | 5,70267.5% | 3774.5% | 8,448 |
| Benton County | Obama, Barack H.+12,785 | 27,77662.0% | 14,99133.5% | 2,0354.5% | 44,802 |
| Clackamas County | Obama, Barack H.+6,901 | 95,49350.4% | 88,59246.8% | 5,2472.8% | 189,332 |
| Clatsop County | Obama, Barack H.+2,612 | 9,86155.3% | 7,24940.7% | 7084.0% | 17,818 |
| Columbia County | Obama, Barack H.+1,232 | 12,00450.3% | 10,77245.1% | 1,0994.6% | 23,875 |
| Coos County | Romney, Mitt+1,828 | 12,84544.8% | 14,67351.2% | 1,1684.1% | 28,686 |
| Crook County | Romney, Mitt+3,686 | 3,10430.3% | 6,79066.4% | 3363.3% | 10,230 |
| Curry County | Romney, Mitt+1,973 | 4,62539.6% | 6,59856.5% | 4553.9% | 11,678 |
| Deschutes County | Romney, Mitt+5,502 | 36,96145.1% | 42,46351.8% | 2,4763.0% | 81,900 |
| Douglas County | Romney, Mitt+13,631 | 17,14534.4% | 30,77661.8% | 1,8823.8% | 49,803 |
| Gilliam County | Romney, Mitt+268 | 37135.0% | 63960.2% | 514.8% | 1,061 |
| Grant County | Romney, Mitt+2,073 | 85321.8% | 2,92674.8% | 1323.4% | 3,911 |
| Harney County | Romney, Mitt+1,775 | 83223.2% | 2,60772.8% | 1444.0% | 3,583 |
| Hood River County | Obama, Barack H.+2,629 | 6,05861.6% | 3,42934.9% | 3513.6% | 9,838 |
| Jackson County | Romney, Mitt+4,552 | 44,46845.8% | 49,02050.5% | 3,6393.7% | 97,127 |
| Jefferson County | Romney, Mitt+1,341 | 3,30140.4% | 4,64256.8% | 2322.8% | 8,175 |
| Josephine County | Romney, Mitt+8,720 | 14,95337.2% | 23,67358.8% | 1,6124.0% | 40,238 |
| Klamath County | Romney, Mitt+10,596 | 8,30229.5% | 18,89867.1% | 9523.4% | 28,152 |
| Lake County | Romney, Mitt+2,038 | 77020.8% | 2,80875.7% | 1323.6% | 3,710 |
| Lane County | Obama, Barack H.+40,143 | 102,65259.7% | 62,50936.4% | 6,6893.9% | 171,850 |
| Lincoln County | Obama, Barack H.+4,715 | 13,40158.3% | 8,68637.8% | 8973.9% | 22,984 |
| Linn County | Romney, Mitt+8,566 | 20,37839.6% | 28,94456.3% | 2,1044.1% | 51,426 |
| Malheur County | Romney, Mitt+4,092 | 2,75927.7% | 6,85168.8% | 3463.5% | 9,956 |
| Marion County | Romney, Mitt+3,814 | 56,37646.8% | 60,19050.0% | 3,8103.2% | 120,376 |
| Morrow County | Romney, Mitt+1,330 | 1,20231.0% | 2,53265.2% | 1483.8% | 3,882 |
| Multnomah County | Obama, Barack H.+199,585 | 274,88775.4% | 75,30220.6% | 14,5334.0% | 364,722 |
| Polk County | Romney, Mitt+1,527 | 16,29246.2% | 17,81950.5% | 1,1463.3% | 35,257 |
| Sherman County | Romney, Mitt+359 | 31931.1% | 67866.1% | 292.8% | 1,026 |
| Tillamook County | Obama, Barack H.+609 | 6,29350.3% | 5,68445.4% | 5424.3% | 12,519 |
| Umatilla County | Romney, Mitt+6,915 | 8,58434.4% | 15,49962.1% | 8863.5% | 24,969 |
| Union County | Romney, Mitt+3,663 | 3,97332.9% | 7,63663.3% | 4613.8% | 12,070 |
| Wallowa County | Romney, Mitt+1,551 | 1,25329.8% | 2,80466.7% | 1483.5% | 4,205 |
| Wasco County | Romney, Mitt+18 | 5,21147.9% | 5,22948.1% | 4334.0% | 10,873 |
| Washington County | Obama, Barack H.+41,317 | 135,29157.1% | 93,97439.6% | 7,7583.3% | 237,023 |
| Wheeler County | Romney, Mitt+279 | 26631.0% | 54563.5% | 475.5% | 858 |
| Yamhill County | Romney, Mitt+2,785 | 19,26044.9% | 22,04551.4% | 1,6023.7% | 42,907 |
complete certified result
Oregon candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −26.4% |
| 1896 | −2.1% |
| 1900 | −15.6% |
| 1904 | −47.6% |
| 1908 | −22.1% |
| 1912 | +9.0% |
| 1916 | −2.6% |
| 1920 | −26.7% |
| 1924 | −26.8% |
| 1928 | −30.0% |
| 1932 | +21.1% |
| 1936 | +34.8% |
| 1940 | +8.1% |
| 1944 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | −3.4% |
| 1952 | −21.6% |
| 1956 | −10.5% |
| 1960 | −5.2% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | −6.0% |
| 1972 | −10.1% |
| 1976 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | −9.7% |
| 1984 | −12.2% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | +14.3% |
Same ballot, 2012OR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.