Who won Oregon in the 2012 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Oregon in 2012, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 2012?

Oregon cast 7 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Oregon vote for the national winner in 2012?

Yes. Oregon backed Barack Obama, who won the presidency that year.

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2012

Oregon: Obama carries 7 EV.

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

Reading the 2012 result in Oregon

Oregon backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2012 presidential election, casting 7 electoral votes for the ticket. Oregon ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th 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, Barack Obama took 332 of the 538 electoral votes, against Mitt Romney's 206. Barack Obama led the national popular vote with 51.06% of the ballots cast.

The 2012 national map

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