Who won Oregon in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Oregon in 1912, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1912?

Oregon cast 5 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Oregon vote for the national winner in 1912?

Yes. Oregon backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraOR · 5 EV

1912

Oregon: Wilson carries 5 EV.

Oregon cast its 5 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Oregon voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Oregon, 1912

In 1912, Oregon awarded its 5 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. Oregon ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

Wilson's win closed out Oregon's 7-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Idaho and Nevada joined Oregon for the Democratic ticket, while Washington and California did not. 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 Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Woodrow Wilson took 435 of the 531 electoral votes, against Theodore Roosevelt's 88. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 41.84% of the ballots cast.

The 1912 national map

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