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Elections / 1916 · President · OR

Charles Evans Hughes carried Oregon R+2.6.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Oregon, 1916. The state ran 5.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

Oregon result
261,650 votes counted
Wilson (D)
120,087
45.9%
Hughes (R)
126,813
48.5%
All others
14,750
5.6%
Margin
R+2.6
1916 presidential election
Oregon, 1916
HughesR+2.6
1916 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 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+19.8Benton County, OR · R+7.2Clackamas County, OR · R+8.1Clatsop County, OR · R+6.3Columbia County, OR · R+15.3Coos County, OR · D+1.9Crook County, OR · D+22.1Curry County, OR · R+2.4Douglas County, OR · R+3.0Gilliam County, OR · D+21.3Grant County, OR · D+11.6Harney County, OR · D+15.8Hood River County, OR · R+4.6Jackson County, OR · D+14.9Jefferson County, OR · D+20.1Josephine County, OR · TiedKlamath County, OR · D+6.0Lake County, OR · D+9.4Lane County, OR · R+9.8Lincoln County, OR · R+11.0Linn County, OR · D+1.5Malheur County, OR · D+6.4Marion County, OR · R+17.5Morrow County, OR · D+4.8Multnomah County, OR · R+7.1Polk County, OR · R+0.9Sherman County, OR · D+2.0Tillamook County, OR · R+13.0Umatilla County, OR · D+10.9Union County, OR · D+14.7Wallowa County, OR · D+22.7Wasco County, OR · D+0.9Washington County, OR · R+17.5Wheeler County, OR · R+4.9Yamhill County, OR · R+8.3
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican48.5%126,813
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic45.9%120,087
OtherAll other candidates5.6%14,750
D+60
R+60
35 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 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 — 1916
35 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyD
+19.8%
3,8972,5416,838
Benton CountyR
−7.2%
2,4882,9025,722
Clackamas CountyR
−8.1%
5,3346,34912,471
Clatsop CountyR
−6.3%
2,2392,5685,194
Columbia CountyR
−15.3%
1,4512,0233,750
Coos CountyD
+1.9%
3,3523,2097,358
Crook CountyD
+22.1%
2,6991,6754,626
Curry CountyR
−2.4%
5125411,186
Douglas CountyR
−3.0%
3,6793,9228,143
Gilliam CountyD
+21.3%
8705571,470
Grant CountyD
+11.6%
1,2109412,320
Harney CountyD
+15.8%
1,2398722,324
Hood River CountyR
−4.6%
1,1881,3142,719
Jackson CountyD
+14.9%
4,8743,5388,978
Jefferson CountyD
+20.1%
9045811,608
Josephine CountyR
−0.1%
1,6561,6603,593
Klamath CountyD
+6.0%
1,8531,6313,676
Lake CountyD
+9.4%
9717931,891
Lane CountyR
−9.8%
5,8807,25314,028
Lincoln CountyR
−11.0%
9151,1672,294
Linn CountyD
+1.5%
4,6754,5249,779
Malheur CountyD
+6.4%
1,9371,6823,969
Marion CountyR
−17.5%
5,6998,31614,988
Morrow CountyD
+4.8%
8307481,697
Multnomah CountyR
−7.1%
35,75541,45880,235
Polk CountyR
−0.9%
2,8442,8996,054
Sherman CountyD
+2.0%
7477171,530
Tillamook CountyR
−13.0%
1,1751,5472,872
Umatilla CountyD
+10.9%
4,6063,6648,655
Union CountyD
+14.7%
3,0862,2535,665
Wallowa CountyD
+22.7%
1,9601,1983,351
Wasco CountyD
+0.9%
2,2872,2434,719
Washington CountyR
−17.5%
3,3634,8888,703
Wheeler CountyR
−4.9%
5706291,216
Yamhill CountyR
−8.3%
3,3424,0108,028