2012 United States presidential election in Oregon

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.

2012 United States presidential election in Oregon

November 6, 2012
 
Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Illinois Massachusetts
Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan
Electoral vote 7 0
Popular vote 970,488 754,175
Percentage 54.24% 42.15%

County Results

President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

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 a Democrats by a strong margin. However, the Republican Party managed to improve on their 2008 loss of 16.35%[1] and flipped the counties of Jackson (home to Medford), Marion (home to Salem), and Wasco back into the Republican column.

As of 2020, this is the most recent election where Columbia County and Tillamook County backed the Democratic candidate.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on May 15, 2012. Barack Obama ran unopposed for the nomination.

2012 Oregon Democratic Primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barack Obama 309,358 94.79%
Democratic write-ins 16,998 5.21%
Total votes 326,358 100.00%

Republican primary

2012 Oregon Republican primary

May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
 
Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul
Home state Massachusetts Texas
Delegate count 18 3
Popular vote 204,176 36,810
Percentage 70.91% 12.78%

 
Candidate Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich
Home state Pennsylvania Georgia
Delegate count 3 1
Popular vote 27,042 15,451
Percentage 9.39% 5.37%

Oregon results by county
  Mitt Romney
(Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)

The Republican primary occurred on May 15, 2012.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

2012 Oregon Republican Primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitt Romney 204,176 70.91%
Republican Ron Paul 36,810 12.78%
Republican Rick Santorum (withdrew) 27,042 9.39%
Republican Newt Gingrich (withdrew) 15,451 5.37%
Republican write-ins 4,476 1.55%
Total votes 287,955 100.00%

General election

United States President: Oregon[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barack Obama 970,488 54.24%
Republican Mitt Romney 754,175 42.15%
Libertarian Gary Johnson 24,089 1.35%
Pacific Green Jill Stein 19,427 1.09%
Constitution Will Christensen 4,432 0.25%
Progressive Rocky Anderson 3,384 0.19%
write-ins 13,275 0.74%
Total votes 1,789,270 100.00%

By county

County Obama% Obama# Romney% Romney# Others% Others# Total
Baker28.04%2,36967.50%5,7024.46%3778,448
Benton62.00%27,77633.46%14,9914.54%2,03544,802
Clackamas50.44%95,49346.79%88,5922.77%5,247189,332
Clatsop55.34%9,86140.68%7,2493.97%70817,818
Columbia50.28%12,00445.12%10,7724.60%1,09923,875
Coos44.78%12,84551.15%14,6734.07%1,16828,686
Crook30.34%3,10466.37%6,7903.28%33610,230
Curry39.60%4,62556.50%6,5983.90%45511,678
Deschutes45.13%36,96151.85%42,4633.02%2,47681,900
Douglas34.43%17,14561.80%30,7763.78%1,88249,803
Gilliam34.97%37160.23%6394.81%511,061
Grant21.81%85374.81%2,9263.38%1323,911
Harney23.22%83272.76%2,6074.02%1443,583
Hood River61.58%6,05834.85%3,4293.57%3519,838
Jackson45.86%44,46850.55%49,0203.59%3,48496,972
Jefferson40.38%3,30156.78%4,6422.84%2328,175
Josephine37.16%14,95358.83%23,6734.01%1,61240,238
Klamath29.86%8,30267.98%18,8982.16%60127,801
Lake20.75%77075.69%2,8083.56%1323,710
Lane59.73%102,65236.37%62,5093.89%6,689171,850
Lincoln58.31%13,40137.79%8,6863.90%89722,984
Linn39.63%20,37856.28%28,9444.09%2,10451,426
Malheur27.71%2,75968.81%6,8513.48%3469,956
Marion46.83%56,37650.00%60,1903.17%3,810120,376
Morrow30.96%1,20265.22%2,5323.81%1483,882
Multnomah75.37%274,88720.65%75,3023.98%14,533364,722
Polk46.21%16,29250.54%17,8193.25%1,14635,257
Sherman31.09%31966.08%6782.83%291,026
Tillamook50.27%6,29345.40%5,6844.33%54212,519
Umatilla34.38%8,58462.07%15,4993.55%88624,969
Union33.21%3,97363.82%7,6362.98%35611,965
Wallowa29.80%1,25366.68%2,8043.52%1484,205
Wasco47.93%5,21148.09%5,2293.98%43310,873
Washington57.08%135,29139.65%93,9743.27%7,758237,023
Wheeler31.00%26663.52%5455.48%47858
Yamhill44.89%19,26051.38%22,0453.73%1,60242,907

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. "Oregon - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. "May 15, 2012, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes: United States President" (PDF). Oregon Elections Division. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  3. "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  4. "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  5. Mickler, Lauren (March 6, 2012). "Oregon Primary Two Months Away". Eugene, OR: KEZI 9 News.
  6. Mapes, Jeff (February 6, 2012). "Oregon Republican Party opens three statewide primaries to non-affiliated voters". The Oregonian.
  7. "Official Results November 6, 2012 General Election". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
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