Who won Oregon in the 1864 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Oregon in 1864, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1864?

Oregon cast 3 electoral votes in the 1864 presidential election.

Did Oregon vote for the national winner in 1864?

Yes. Oregon backed Abraham Lincoln, who won the presidency that year.

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Oregon: Lincoln carries 3 EV.

Oregon cast its 3 electoral votes for Lincoln (Republican). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Oregon voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Oregon, 1864

In 1864, Oregon awarded its 3 electoral votes to Lincoln of the Republican party. Oregon ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Oregon backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1860. Oregon did not move alone — neighboring Nevada and California broke the same way in 1864. Across the 42 presidential elections Oregon has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (23 times). The vote fell within the Civil War — Lincoln, war, and Reconstruction begins.

In the national count, Abraham Lincoln took 212 of the 233 electoral votes, against George B. McClellan's 21. Abraham Lincoln led the national popular vote with 55.03% of the ballots cast.

The 1864 national map

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