Who won Oregon in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Oregon in 1916, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1916?

Oregon cast 5 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Oregon vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraOR · 5 EV

1916

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.

Reading the 1916 result in Oregon

Oregon backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 5 electoral votes for the ticket. Oregon ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Oregon backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1912. Oregon did not move alone — neighboring Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and California broke the same way in 1916. 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 277 of the 531 electoral votes, against Charles Evans Hughes's 254. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 49.24% of the ballots cast.

The 1916 national map

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