Oregon — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionOregon · PresidentObamaD+16.3
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 56.7% | 1,037,291 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 40.4% | 738,475 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.9% | 52,098 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
36 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (36 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Baker County, OR | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Benton County, OR | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Clackamas County, OR | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Clatsop County, OR | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Columbia County, OR | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Coos County, OR | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Crook County, OR | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Curry County, OR | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Deschutes County, OR | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Douglas County, OR | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Gilliam County, OR | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Grant County, OR | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Harney County, OR | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Hood River County, OR | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Jackson County, OR | Democratic | D+0.05 |
| Jefferson County, OR | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Josephine County, OR | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Klamath County, OR | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Lake County, OR | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Lane County, OR | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Lincoln County, OR | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Linn County, OR | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Malheur County, OR | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Marion County, OR | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Morrow County, OR | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Multnomah County, OR | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Polk County, OR | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Sherman County, OR | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Tillamook County, OR | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Umatilla County, OR | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Union County, OR | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Wallowa County, OR | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Wasco County, OR | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Washington County, OR | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Wheeler County, OR | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Yamhill County, OR | Republican | R+1.4 |
Oregon results by county
36 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County | John McCain+2,845 | 2,80532.0% | 5,65064.4% | 3223.7% | 8,777 |
| Benton County | Barack Obama+14,637 | 29,90164.3% | 15,26432.8% | 1,3132.8% | 46,478 |
| Clackamas County | Barack Obama+19,881 | 103,47653.9% | 83,59543.6% | 4,8072.5% | 191,878 |
| Clatsop County | Barack Obama+3,509 | 10,70157.7% | 7,19238.8% | 6553.5% | 18,548 |
| Columbia County | Barack Obama+2,977 | 13,39054.1% | 10,41342.0% | 9653.9% | 24,768 |
| Coos County | John McCain+953 | 14,40146.5% | 15,35449.6% | 1,1963.9% | 30,951 |
| Crook County | John McCain+2,739 | 3,63235.1% | 6,37161.5% | 3493.4% | 10,352 |
| Curry County | John McCain+1,416 | 5,23042.4% | 6,64653.9% | 4563.7% | 12,332 |
| Deschutes County | John McCain+245 | 38,81948.7% | 39,06449.0% | 1,8992.4% | 79,782 |
| Douglas County | John McCain+10,621 | 20,29838.3% | 30,91958.4% | 1,7203.2% | 52,937 |
| Gilliam County | John McCain+218 | 43038.7% | 64858.4% | 322.9% | 1,110 |
| Grant County | John McCain+1,779 | 1,00625.7% | 2,78571.2% | 1183.0% | 3,909 |
| Harney County | John McCain+1,645 | 95025.8% | 2,59570.5% | 1383.7% | 3,683 |
| Hood River County | Barack Obama+3,037 | 6,30264.1% | 3,26533.2% | 2632.7% | 9,830 |
| Jackson County | Barack Obama+47 | 49,09048.6% | 49,04348.5% | 2,9142.9% | 101,047 |
| Jefferson County | John McCain+720 | 3,68244.3% | 4,40252.9% | 2342.8% | 8,318 |
| Josephine County | John McCain+5,561 | 17,41241.4% | 22,97354.6% | 1,6644.0% | 42,049 |
| Klamath County | John McCain+9,743 | 9,37031.9% | 19,11365.0% | 9163.1% | 29,399 |
| Lake County | John McCain+1,681 | 95725.9% | 2,63871.5% | 932.5% | 3,688 |
| Lane County | Barack Obama+50,202 | 114,03762.3% | 63,83534.9% | 5,0382.8% | 182,910 |
| Lincoln County | Barack Obama+5,467 | 14,25859.7% | 8,79136.8% | 8403.5% | 23,889 |
| Linn County | John McCain+5,908 | 22,16342.6% | 28,07154.0% | 1,7483.4% | 51,982 |
| Malheur County | John McCain+4,208 | 2,94928.3% | 7,15768.6% | 3273.1% | 10,433 |
| Marion County | Barack Obama+2,757 | 61,81649.6% | 59,05947.4% | 3,6883.0% | 124,563 |
| Morrow County | John McCain+1,099 | 1,41034.7% | 2,50961.8% | 1393.4% | 4,058 |
| Multnomah County | Barack Obama+204,525 | 279,69676.7% | 75,17120.6% | 9,8432.7% | 364,710 |
| Polk County | John McCain+178 | 17,53648.4% | 17,71448.9% | 9572.6% | 36,207 |
| Sherman County | John McCain+249 | 38536.8% | 63460.6% | 282.7% | 1,047 |
| Tillamook County | Barack Obama+1,315 | 7,07253.2% | 5,75743.3% | 4683.5% | 13,297 |
| Umatilla County | John McCain+5,770 | 9,48437.2% | 15,25459.8% | 7853.1% | 25,523 |
| Union County | John McCain+2,968 | 4,61336.6% | 7,58160.2% | 4003.2% | 12,594 |
| Wallowa County | John McCain+1,344 | 1,49233.4% | 2,83663.5% | 1373.1% | 4,465 |
| Wasco County | Barack Obama+803 | 5,90651.9% | 5,10344.8% | 3713.3% | 11,380 |
| Washington County | Barack Obama+52,359 | 141,54459.8% | 89,18537.7% | 5,9032.5% | 236,632 |
| Wheeler County | John McCain+217 | 28134.6% | 49861.3% | 334.1% | 812 |
| Yamhill County | John McCain+593 | 20,79747.8% | 21,39049.1% | 1,3393.1% | 43,526 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Same ballot, 2008OR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.