See main article: article and 2016 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States presidential election in Oregon |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Turnout: | 70.26% (eligible voters) [1] [2] |
| Image1: | Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hillary Clinton |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Tim Kaine |
| Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,002,106 |
| Percentage1: | |
| Nominee2: | Donald Trump |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Mike Pence |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 782,403 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Barack Obama |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Donald Trump |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oregon voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Oregon has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.[3]
The Democratic presidential candidate has won Oregon in every election since 1988. Clinton continued this tradition, carrying the state with 50% of the vote, a slightly reduced margin from Barack Obama in 2012, but with a slightly higher raw vote total, becoming only the second presidential candidate to win more than a million votes in the process. Trump received 39% of the vote, a smaller proportion of the vote compared to that of Mitt Romney in 2012. However, he did achieve a notable feat in carrying Columbia County, becoming the first Republican to do so since Herbert Hoover in 1928.[4] In addition, this was also the first presidential election since 1976 in which Clackamas County backed the losing candidate, with Trump becoming the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying the county. As of the 2024 election, this is the most recent election where Deschutes County has voted Republican.
Oregon held its presidential primaries on May 17, 2016.
See main article: article and 2016 Oregon Democratic presidential primary. Two candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:
The 74 delegates from Oregon were allocated in this way. 41 delegates were allocated based on the popular vote in each congressional district with district 2 split (district 2 was split because of its size with district 2a including the northern part of the district and 2b containing the southern part of the district). Another 20 delegates were allocated proportionally based on the statewide popular vote. The state also had 13 super delegates.[5]
See main article: article and 2016 Oregon Republican presidential primary. Six candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
The 28 delegates from Oregon were allocated proportionally based on the statewide popular vote.[6]
This state's Green Party held its presidential preference vote on May 21.
On May 22, it was announced that Jill Stein had won the preference vote.[7]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Stein | - | - | 6 | |
| Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | 1 | |
| Uncommitted | - | - | 1 | |
| Total | - | - | 8 |
The Oregon primary was completed on May 27, 2016, the last day to receive mail-in ballots.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson | 422 | 57% | |
| John McAfee | 105 | 14% | |
| Merry Susan Nehls | 34 | 5% | |
| Austin Petersen (write-in) | 25 | 3% | |
| Darryl Perry | 21 | 3% | |
| Keenan Dunham | 18 | 2% | |
| Derrick Michael Reid | 10 | 1% | |
| Rhett Smith | 6 | 1% | |
| NOTA (write-in) | 2 | 0% | |
| Other write-ins | 91 | 12% | |
| Total | 742 | 100% |
The Independent Party held a primary election on July 18. The party's ballot included Bernie Sanders (D), Hillary Clinton (D), Donald Trump (R), Ted Cruz (R), John Kasich (R), Gary Johnson (L), Jill Stein (G) and a "none of these candidates" choice.[10] Bernie Sanders won the primary election with 31.5% of the vote, narrowly defeating Donald Trump's 30.08%. Hillary Clinton came in third, with 24.02% of the vote. Members were allowed to select one or more candidates.[11]
| Candidate | Party | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders | Democrat | 31.5% | |
| Donald Trump | Republican | 30.08% | |
| Hillary Clinton | Democrat | 24.02% | |
| None of the above | N/A | 9.17% | |
| Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 16.07% | |
| Jill Stein | Green | 9.49% | |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | 5.68% | |
| John Kasich | Republican | 12.27% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times[12] | November 6, 2016 | ||
| CNN[13] | November 4, 2016 | ||
| Cook Political Report[14] | November 7, 2016 | ||
| Electoral-vote.com[15] | November 8, 2016 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg Political Report[16] | November 7, 2016 | |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] | November 7, 2016 | ||
| RealClearPolitics[18] | November 8, 2016 | ||
| Fox News[19] | November 7, 2016 |
See main article: article and Political party strength in Oregon. Besides Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory in 1964, the Republican party's candidate won Oregon in every year from 1948 through 1984. Since then, however, the Democratic candidate has carried the state in every election, including a narrow victory in the 2000 election. The last statewide election won by a Republican candidate was in the 2002 Senate election, all statewide elected officials as of election day were Democrats, and Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney by 12.09% in the 2012 election. Generally, Eastern Oregon is more conservative, while Western Oregon is more liberal.
Democrat Hillary Clinton won every pre-election poll conducted in the state except one and led by margins of 7 to 13 points in most polls. The average of the final 3 polls showed Hillary Clinton leading Trump 44% to 36%.[20]
Hillary Clinton carried the state, lengthening the Democratic streak in Oregon to 8 straight contests.
| County | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Baker | 1,797 | 20.47% | 6,218 | 70.83% | 764 | 8.70% | -4,421 | -50.36% | 8,779 | ||||||||||
| Benton | 29,193 | 59.88% | 13,445 | 27.58% | 6,115 | 12.54% | 15,748 | 32.30% | 48,753 | ||||||||||
| Clackamas | 102,095 | 47.70% | 88,392 | 41.30% | 23,552 | 11.00% | 20,703 | 6.40% | 214,039 | ||||||||||
| Clatsop | 9,252 | 47.05% | 8,138 | 41.39% | 2,274 | 11.56% | 1,114 | 5.66% | 19,664 | ||||||||||
| Columbia | 10,167 | 38.20% | 13,217 | 49.65% | 3,234 | 12.15% | -3,050 | -11.45% | 26,618 | ||||||||||
| Coos | 10,448 | 33.37% | 17,865 | 57.05% | 3,000 | 9.58% | -7,417 | -23.68% | 31,313 | ||||||||||
| Crook | 2,637 | 21.66% | 8,511 | 69.92% | 1,024 | 8.42% | -5,874 | -48.26% | 12,172 | ||||||||||
| Curry | 4,300 | 34.10% | 7,212 | 57.19% | 1,099 | 8.71% | -2,912 | -23.09% | 12,611 | ||||||||||
| Deschutes | 42,444 | 43.07% | 45,692 | 46.36% | 10,421 | 10.57% | -3,248 | -3.29% | 98,557 | ||||||||||
| Douglas | 14,096 | 26.34% | 34,582 | 64.61% | 4,843 | 9.05% | -20,486 | -38.27% | 53,521 | ||||||||||
| Gilliam | 239 | 23.45% | 671 | 65.85% | 109 | 10.70% | -432 | -42.40% | 1,019 | ||||||||||
| Grant | 739 | 17.03% | 3,210 | 73.96% | 391 | 9.01% | -2,471 | -56.93% | 4,340 | ||||||||||
| Harney | 683 | 17.19% | 2,912 | 73.28% | 379 | 9.53% | -2,229 | -56.09% | 3,974 | ||||||||||
| Hood River | 6,510 | 59.67% | 3,272 | 29.99% | 1,128 | 10.34% | 3,238 | 29.68% | 10,910 | ||||||||||
| Jackson | 44,447 | 40.66% | 53,870 | 49.27% | 11,010 | 10.07% | -9,423 | -8.61% | 109,327 | ||||||||||
| Jefferson | 2,980 | 31.50% | 5,483 | 57.97% | 996 | 10.53% | -2,503 | -26.47% | 9,459 | ||||||||||
| Josephine | 13,453 | 30.19% | 26,923 | 60.42% | 4,184 | 9.39% | -13,470 | -30.23% | 44,560 | ||||||||||
| Klamath | 7,210 | 23.63% | 20,435 | 66.98% | 2,862 | 9.39% | -13,225 | -43.35% | 30,507 | ||||||||||
| Lake | 639 | 16.26% | 3,022 | 76.90% | 269 | 6.84% | -2,383 | -60.64% | 3,930 | ||||||||||
| Lane | 102,753 | 53.53% | 67,141 | 34.98% | 22,056 | 11.49% | 35,612 | 18.55% | 191,950 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 12,501 | 49.50% | 10,039 | 39.75% | 2,716 | 10.75% | 2,462 | 9.75% | 25,256 | ||||||||||
| Linn | 17,995 | 30.65% | 33,488 | 57.03% | 7,236 | 12.32% | -15,493 | -26.38% | 58,719 | ||||||||||
| Malheur | 2,246 | 21.52% | 7,194 | 68.94% | 995 | 9.54% | -4,948 | -47.42% | 10,435 | ||||||||||
| Marion | 57,788 | 42.23% | 63,377 | 46.31% | 15,675 | 11.46% | -5,589 | -4.08% | 136,840 | ||||||||||
| Morrow | 1,017 | 24.41% | 2,721 | 65.30% | 429 | 10.29% | -1,704 | -40.89% | 4,167 | ||||||||||
| Multnomah | 292,561 | 73.30% | 67,954 | 17.03% | 38,588 | 9.67% | 224,607 | 56.27% | 399,103 | ||||||||||
| Polk | 16,420 | 40.75% | 18,940 | 47.00% | 4,935 | 12.25% | -2,520 | -6.25% | 40,295 | ||||||||||
| Sherman | 202 | 19.86% | 732 | 71.98% | 83 | 8.16% | -530 | -52.12% | 1,017 | ||||||||||
| Tillamook | 5,768 | 41.79% | 6,538 | 47.37% | 1,497 | 10.84% | -770 | -5.58% | 13,803 | ||||||||||
| Umatilla | 7,673 | 27.80% | 17,059 | 61.81% | 2,865 | 10.39% | -9,386 | -34.01% | 27,597 | ||||||||||
| Union | 3,249 | 25.05% | 8,431 | 65.01% | 1,288 | 9.94% | -5,182 | -39.96% | 12,968 | ||||||||||
| Wallowa | 1,116 | 25.56% | 2,848 | 65.23% | 402 | 9.21% | -1,732 | -39.67% | 4,366 | ||||||||||
| Wasco | 4,781 | 39.96% | 5,833 | 48.75% | 1,350 | 11.29% | -1,052 | -8.79% | 11,964 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 153,251 | 56.92% | 83,197 | 30.90% | 32,784 | 12.18% | 70,054 | 26.02% | 269,232 | ||||||||||
| Wheeler | 155 | 18.95% | 591 | 72.25% | 72 | 8.80% | -436 | -53.30% | 818 | ||||||||||
| Yamhill | 19,301 | 39.59% | 23,250 | 47.69% | 6,202 | 12.72% | -3,949 | -8.10% | 48,753 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,002,106 | 50.07% | 782,403 | 39.09% | 216,827 | 10.84% | 219,703 | 10.98% | 2,001,336 | ||||||||||
Clinton won 4 of 5 congressional districts.[21]
| District | Trump | Clinton | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33% | 55% | Suzanne Bonamici | ||||
| 55% | 35% | Greg Walden | ||||
| 22% | 68% | Earl Blumenauer | ||||
| 46% | 46.1% | Peter DeFazio | ||||
| 42% | 46% | Kurt Schrader |