Election Results
In the 2024 presidential election, Oregon voted for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, continuing its Democratic lean statewide, though rural counties remain strongly Republican.
Democratic presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Republican presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic vote share (%) | 56 | 48.3 |
Governors
Tina Kotek, a Democrat, has served as Governor of Oregon since January 2023.
| Governor | Party | In office |
|---|---|---|
| Tina Kotek | Democratic | 2023–present |
| Ted Kulongoski | Democratic | 2003–2011 |
| Barbara Roberts | Democratic | 1991–1995 |
| Neil Goldschmidt | Democratic | 1987–1991 |
| Victor G. Atiyeh | Republican | 1979–1987 |
| Robert William Straub | Democratic | 1975–1979 |
| Thomas Lawson McCall | Republican | 1967–1975 |
| Mark Odom Hatfield | Republican | 1959–1967 |
| Robert Denison Holmes | Democratic | 1957–1959 |
| Elmo Everett Smith | Republican | 1956–1957 |
| Paul Linton Patterson | Republican | 1952–1956 |
| James Douglas McKay | Republican | 1949–1952 |
| John Hubert Hall | Republican | 1947–1949 |
| Earl Wilcox Snell | Republican | 1943–1947 |
| Charles Arthur Sprague | Republican | 1939–1943 |
| Charles Henry Martin | Democratic | 1935–1939 |
| Julius L. Meier | Independent | 1931–1935 |
| Albin Walter Norblad | Republican | 1929–1931 |
| Isaac Lee Patterson | Republican | 1927–1929 |
| Walter Marcus Pierce | Democratic | 1923–1927 |
| Ben Olcott | Republican | 1919–1923 |
| James Withycombe | Republican | 1915–1919 |
| Oswald West | Democratic | 1911–1915 |
| Jay Bowerman | Republican | 1910–1911 |
| Frank W. Benson | Republican | 1909–1910 |
| George Earle Chamberlain | Democratic | 1903–1909 |
| Theodore T. Geer | Republican | 1899–1903 |
| William Paine Lord | Republican | 1895–1899 |
| Sylvester Pennoyer | Democratic | 1887–1895 |
| Zenas Perry Moody | Republican | 1882–1887 |
| William Wallace Thayer | Democratic | 1878–1882 |
| Stephen Fowler Chadwick | Democratic | 1877–1878 |
| Lafayette Grover | Democratic | 1870–1877 |
| George Lemuel Woods | Republican | 1866–1870 |
| Addison C. Gibbs | Republican | 1862–1866 |
| John Whiteaker | Democratic | 1859–1862 |
Source: National Governors Association, current and former governors.
| Indicator | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic governors | 1 | 23 |
Senators
Oregon's two U.S. Senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, are both Democrats.
Democratic vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1978–2022MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse). Regular-term races; special elections only when no regular race was held. Independents (e.g. caucusing with Democrats) are not counted as Democratic; years without a Democratic nominee are omitted.
Republican vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1978–2022MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Senate seats | 2 | 47 |
Representatives
Oregon's U.S. House delegation has 6 members, with a Democratic majority reflecting the state's urban population centers.
U.S. House seats apportioned to Oregon
1910–2020U.S. Census Bureau, decennial apportionment counts.
| Indicator | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic House seats share (%) | 83 | 50 |
Voting Trends
Oregon has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1988, though the rural-urban divide has intensified since 2016.
Total votes cast for president
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic vote share (%) | 56 | 48.3 |
Party Distribution
Oregon's registered voters lean Democratic, with about 34% registered Democrat, 26% Republican, and a growing share of non-affiliated voters.
| Indicator | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic registration (%) | 34 | 30 |