2012 United States presidential election in Oregon

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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% 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.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Huffington Post		November 6, 2012
CNN		November 6, 2012
New York Times		November 6, 2012
Washington Post		November 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics		November 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight		November 6, 2012

Results

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By county

County	Barack Obama
Democratic	Mitt Romney
Republican	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total	970,488	54.24%	754,175	42.15%	64,607	3.61%	216,313	12.09%	1,789,270
	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%		42,907

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;Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Jackson (largest city: Medford)
• Marion (largest city: Salem)
• Wasco (largest city: The Dalles)

By congressional district

Obama won four of five congressional districts.

District	Obama	Romney	Representative
57.28%	40.01%		Suzanne Bonamici
40.46%	56.83%		Greg Walden
72.03%	24.68%		Earl Blumenauer
51.74%	44.98%		Peter DeFazio
50.49%	47.11%		Kurt Schrader