akashic
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Elections / 1912 · President · OR

Theodore Roosevelt carried Oregon.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in Oregon, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+9.0 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 10.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

Oregon result
137,040 votes counted
Wilson (D)
47,064
34.3%
Taft (R)
34,673
25.3%
Roosevelt + others
55,303
40.4%
Margin
D+9.0
1912 presidential election
Oregon, 1912
WilsonD+9.0
1912 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Baker County, OR · D+20.3Benton County, OR · D+10.4Clackamas County, OR · D+10.2Clatsop County, OR · TiedColumbia County, OR · R+3.3Coos County, OR · D+10.4Crook County, OR · D+10.4Curry County, OR · D+19.3Douglas County, OR · D+6.9Gilliam County, OR · R+4.4Grant County, OR · TiedHarney County, OR · D+13.1Hood River County, OR · D+7.8Jackson County, OR · D+23.5Josephine County, OR · D+17.8Klamath County, OR · D+19.7Lake County, OR · D+5.7Lane County, OR · D+8.1Lincoln County, OR · R+2.7Linn County, OR · D+15.5Malheur County, OR · TiedMarion County, OR · D+0.8Morrow County, OR · R+16.4Multnomah County, OR · D+11.7Polk County, OR · D+4.9Sherman County, OR · R+1.7Tillamook County, OR · R+5.8Umatilla County, OR · D+7.0Union County, OR · D+13.4Wallowa County, OR · D+14.0Wasco County, OR · D+5.9Washington County, OR · D+3.6Wheeler County, OR · R+12.4Yamhill County, OR · D+1.6
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive40.4%55,303
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic34.3%47,064
William H. TaftRepublican25.3%34,673
D+60
R+60
34 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1912
34 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyO
+20.3%
1,3956483,686
Benton CountyD
+10.4%
9867152,607
Clackamas CountyO
+10.2%
2,1711,5036,532
Clatsop CountyO
+0.2%
7287222,676
Columbia CountyO
−3.3%
5075742,046
Coos CountyO
+10.4%
1,0817013,657
Crook CountyD
+10.4%
1,0607702,790
Curry CountyO
+19.3%
219102606
Douglas CountyO
+6.9%
1,6011,2674,866
Gilliam CountyR
−4.4%
310348859
Grant CountyO
−0.4%
4134181,360
Harney CountyD
+13.1%
5383771,232
Hood River CountyO
+7.8%
5193961,581
Jackson CountyO
+23.5%
2,0798475,243
Josephine CountyO
+17.8%
7023052,230
Klamath CountyD
+19.7%
8154331,943
Lake CountyO
+5.7%
3572971,061
Lane CountyO
+8.1%
2,5961,9867,513
Lincoln CountyO
−2.7%
3754101,319
Linn CountyD
+15.5%
2,1341,3015,376
Malheur CountyD
+0.4%
6566481,919
Marion CountyO
+0.8%
2,5882,5238,085
Morrow CountyR
−16.4%
2754471,050
Multnomah CountyO
+11.7%
13,8949,21239,968
Polk CountyD
+4.9%
1,2011,0433,252
Sherman CountyR
−1.7%
232244700
Tillamook CountyO
−5.8%
4114961,478
Umatilla CountyD
+7.0%
1,5631,2614,304
Union CountyO
+13.4%
1,0906713,134
Wallowa CountyO
+14.0%
6103531,832
Wasco CountyD
+5.9%
9297752,594
Washington CountyO
+3.6%
1,4291,2614,659
Wheeler CountyR
−12.4%
222307686
Yamhill CountyO
+1.6%
1,3781,3124,196