Who won Oregon in the 1992 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Oregon in 1992, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1992?

Oregon cast 7 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did Oregon vote for the national winner in 1992?

Yes. Oregon backed Bill Clinton, who won the presidency that year.

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1992

Oregon: Clinton carries 7 EV.

Oregon cast its 7 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Oregon voted with the national winner this cycle.

Oregon in 1992

The 1992 contest saw Oregon line up behind Clinton, delivering 7 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Oregon ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Oregon backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. The region divided — Washington, Nevada, and California joined Oregon for the Democratic ticket, while Idaho 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 Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Bill Clinton took 370 of the 538 electoral votes, against George H. W. Bush's 168. Bill Clinton led the national popular vote with 43.01% of the ballots cast.

The 1992 national map

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