# 2020 United States presidential election in Oregon

Elections in Oregon :
Federal government
Presidential elections
1860
1864
1868
1872
1876
1880
1884
1888
1892
1896
1900
1904
1908
1912
1916
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1940
1944
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Presidential primaries
Democratic
2000
2004
2008
2016
2020
2024
Republican
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
U.S. Senate elections
1859
1860 sp
1862 sp
1864
1870
1872
1882
1885
1885 sp
1888
1890
1895
1898
1898 sp
1901
1903
1907
1907 sp
1909
1913
1914
1918
1918 sp
1920
1924
1926
1930
1932
1936
1938
1938 sp
1942
1944
1944 sp
1948
1950
1954
1956
1960
1960 sp
1962
1966
1968
1972
1974
1978
1980
1984
1986
1990
1992
1996
1996 sp
1998
2002
2004
2008
2010
2014
2016
2020
2022
2026
U.S. House of Representatives elections
1858
1859
1860
1862
1864
1866
1868
1870
1872
1873
AL sp
1874
1875
AL sp
1876
1878
1880
1882
1884
1886
1888
1890
1892
1894
1896
1898
1900
1902
1903
1st sp
1904
1906
1908
1910
1912
1914
1916
1918
1920
1922
1924
1926
1928
2nd sp
1932
1934
1936
1938
1940
1942
1944
1946
1st sp
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1st sp
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
3rd sp
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
1st sp
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026 :
State government
General elections
2006
primary
2007
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
Gubernatorial elections
1858
1862
1866
1870
1874
1878
1882
1886
1890
1894
1898
1902
1906
1910
1914
1918
1922
1926
1930
1934
1938
1942
1946
1948 sp
1950
1954
1956 sp
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2016 sp
2018
2022
Secretary of State elections
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Attorney General elections
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
State Treasurer elections
2000
2004
2008
2010 sp
2012
2016
2020
2024
Labor Commissioner elections
2002
2006
2008
2012
2014
2018
2022
Legislative Assembly elections
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
House
Senate
2022
House
Senate
2024
House
Senate :
Ballot measures
List of Oregon ballot measures
1990
1992
1994
1996
1997
1998
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 :
Multnomah County
District Attorney elections
2020
2024 :
Portland
General elections
2006
2024
Mayoral elections
1900
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
City Council elections
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
City Auditor elections
2022
2024 :
vte :
The 2020 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 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, President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Oregon has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Prior to the election, Oregon was considered to be a state Biden would win or a safe blue state. Biden won 56.45% of the vote to 40.37% for Trump. Biden received Oregon's seven electoral votes in the Electoral College. The state certified its election results on December 3.
Biden won Oregon by 16.09%, an increase from Hillary Clinton's 11% victory margin in 2016. No Republican presidential candidate has won Oregon since Ronald Reagan of neighboring California in 1984. Biden flipped two counties Trump won in 2016: Marion County, home to the state capital of Salem; and Deschutes County, anchored by fast-growing Bend. This marked the first time since 1964 that a Democrat won an outright majority in Deschutes County, although Democratic presidential nominees in 1976 and 1992 had carried the county with pluralities.
Biden was the first Democrat since Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to win the presidency without carrying Columbia County and Tillamook County. Tillamook and Columbia counties were among a fraction of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S. to vote twice for Barack Obama (in 2008 and 2012) and twice for Trump (in 2016 and 2020). Biden also made history as the highest vote earner in Oregon history, with 1,340,383 votes, and Biden was able to achieve stronger swings leftward in 28 of Oregon's 36 counties than Hillary Clinton in 2016. Per exit polls by the Associated Press, 33% of voters were secular and supported Biden by 80%.

## Primary elections

The Oregon primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

### Republican primary

Donald Trump ran unopposed in Oregon, receiving the state's 28 delegates to the Republican National Convention
2020 Oregon Republican presidential primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Donald Trump (incumbent) | 363,785 | 93.70 | 28 |
| Write-ins | 24,461 | 6.30 | 0 |
| Total | 388,246 | 100.00 | 28 |

### Democratic primary

Though all Democrats but Joe Biden had withdrawn from the national race by the Oregon primary, four remained on the ballot. Biden won just under two-thirds of the vote. Bernie Sanders received just over 20% of the vote. Oregon's 71 delegates were allocated with 46 to Biden and 15 to Sanders.
2020 Oregon Democratic presidential primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Joe Biden | 408,315 | 65.99 | 46 |
| Bernie Sanders (withdrawn) | 127,345 | 20.58 | 15 |
| Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) | 59,355 | 9.59 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn) | 10,717 | 1.73 | |
| Write-in votes | 12,979 | 2.10 | |
| Total | 618,711 | 100% | 61 |

### Independent Party of Oregon primary

The Independent Party of Oregon cross-nominated Joe Biden after an online nonpartisan blanket primary.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joe Biden | 1,661 | 46.7 |
| Donald Trump | 1,389 | 39.1 |
| Bernie Sanders | 1,227 | 34.5 |
| Total | 4,277 | 100.00 |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joe Biden | 392 | 55.13 |
| Donald Trump | 280 | 39.38 |

### Pacific Green Party primary

Howie Hawkins won the Oregon Green Party primary.

## General election
### Final predictions

| Source | Ranking |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid D |
| Inside Elections | Solid D |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D |
| Politico | Likely D |
| RCP | Lean D |
| Niskanen | Safe D |
| CNN | Solid D |
| The Economist | Safe D |
| CBS News | Likely D |
| 270towin | Safe D |
| ABC News | Solid D |
| NPR | Likely D |
| NBC News | Likely D |
| 538 | Solid D |

### Polling
#### Polls

Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided | Margin |
| 270 to Win | September 26 – October 17, 2020 | October 20, 2020 | 58.0% | 38.5% | 3.5% | Biden +19.5 |
| FiveThirtyEight | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 58.7% | 37.4% | 3.9% | Biden +21.3 |
| Average | Average | Average | 58.4% | 38.0% | 3.7% | Biden +20.4 |
Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Howie Hawkins Pacific Green | Other | Undecided |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 | 3,543 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 39% | 59% | – | – | – | – |
| Swayable | Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2020 | 324 (LV) | ± 7.3% | 37% | 60% | 1% | 1% | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 5,422 (LV) | – | 38% | 61% | – | – | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 2,109 (LV) | – | 38% | 61% | – | – | – | 2% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | Sep 26–29, 2020 | 944 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 39% | 56% | – | – | 3% | 2% |
| DHM Research | Sep 3–8, 2020 | 502 (LV) | ± 4% | 39% | 51% | – | – | 6% | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 1,648 (LV) | – | 38% | 60% | – | – | – | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 1,890 (LV) | – | 38% | 61% | – | – | – | 1% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 872 (LV) | – | 39% | 59% | – | – | – | 2% |

### Results

2020 United States presidential election in Oregon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris | 1,340,383 | 56.45% | +6.38% |
| | Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 958,448 | 40.37% | +1.28% |
| | Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | 41,582 | 1.75% | −2.96% |
| | Pacific Green | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker | 11,831 | 0.50% | −2.00% |
| | Progressive | Dario Hunter Dawn Neptune Adams | 4,988 | 0.21% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 17,089 | 0.72% | −2.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,374,321 | 100.00% | N/A |

#### By county

| County | Joe Biden Democratic | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Baker | 2,346 | 23.62% | 7,352 | 74.02% | 234 | 2.36% | -5,006 | -50.40% | 9,932 |
| Benton | 35,827 | 67.86% | 14,878 | 28.18% | 2,094 | 3.96% | 20,949 | 39.68% | 52,799 |
| Clackamas | 139,043 | 53.96% | 110,509 | 42.89% | 8,127 | 3.15% | 28,534 | 11.07% | 257,679 |
| Clatsop | 12,916 | 54.02% | 10,218 | 42.74% | 776 | 3.24% | 2,698 | 11.28% | 23,910 |
| Columbia | 13,835 | 42.94% | 17,150 | 53.23% | 1,236 | 3.83% | -3,315 | -10.29% | 32,221 |
| Coos | 14,243 | 38.42% | 21,829 | 58.88% | 1,003 | 2.70% | -7,586 | -20.46% | 37,075 |
| Crook | 3,801 | 24.61% | 11,287 | 73.06% | 360 | 2.33% | -7,486 | -48.45% | 15,448 |
| Curry | 6,058 | 40.59% | 8,484 | 56.84% | 383 | 2.57% | -2,426 | -16.25% | 14,925 |
| Deschutes | 65,962 | 52.67% | 55,646 | 44.43% | 3,626 | 2.90% | 10,316 | 8.24% | 125,234 |
| Douglas | 19,160 | 29.78% | 43,298 | 67.29% | 1,891 | 2.93% | -24,138 | -37.51% | 64,349 |
| Gilliam | 324 | 27.50% | 834 | 70.80% | 20 | 1.70% | -510 | -43.30% | 1,178 |
| Grant | 929 | 20.21% | 3,545 | 77.13% | 122 | 2.66% | -2,616 | -56.92% | 4,596 |
| Harney | 894 | 19.95% | 3,475 | 77.55% | 112 | 2.50% | -2,581 | -57.60% | 4,481 |
| Hood River | 8,764 | 66.95% | 3,955 | 30.21% | 371 | 2.84% | 4,809 | 36.74% | 13,090 |
| Jackson | 59,478 | 46.77% | 63,869 | 50.23% | 3,818 | 3.00% | -4,391 | -3.46% | 127,165 |
| Jefferson | 4,393 | 36.88% | 7,189 | 60.35% | 331 | 2.77% | -2,796 | -23.47% | 11,913 |
| Josephine | 18,451 | 35.73% | 31,751 | 61.48% | 1,439 | 2.79% | -13,300 | -25.75% | 51,641 |
| Klamath | 10,388 | 28.29% | 25,308 | 68.91% | 1,030 | 2.80% | -14,920 | -40.62% | 36,726 |
| Lake | 792 | 18.15% | 3,470 | 79.53% | 101 | 2.32% | -2,678 | -61.38% | 4,363 |
| Lane | 134,366 | 60.46% | 80,336 | 36.15% | 7,551 | 3.39% | 54,030 | 24.31% | 222,253 |
| Lincoln | 17,385 | 56.58% | 12,460 | 40.55% | 881 | 2.87% | 4,925 | 16.03% | 30,726 |
| Linn | 26,512 | 36.50% | 43,486 | 59.87% | 2,642 | 3.63% | -16,974 | -23.37% | 72,640 |
| Malheur | 3,260 | 27.62% | 8,187 | 69.36% | 357 | 3.02% | -4,927 | -41.74% | 11,804 |
| Marion | 80,872 | 48.86% | 79,002 | 47.73% | 5,660 | 3.41% | 1,870 | 1.13% | 165,534 |
| Morrow | 1,371 | 26.79% | 3,586 | 70.07% | 161 | 3.14% | -2,215 | -43.28% | 5,118 |
| Multnomah | 367,249 | 79.21% | 82,995 | 17.90% | 13,415 | 2.89% | 284,254 | 61.31% | 463,659 |
| Polk | 22,917 | 47.46% | 23,732 | 49.14% | 1,642 | 3.40% | -815 | -1.68% | 48,291 |
| Sherman | 260 | 21.52% | 921 | 76.24% | 27 | 2.24% | -661 | -54.72% | 1,208 |
| Tillamook | 8,066 | 47.76% | 8,354 | 49.47% | 468 | 2.77% | -288 | -1.71% | 16,888 |
| Umatilla | 10,707 | 32.41% | 21,270 | 64.38% | 1,061 | 3.21% | -10,563 | -31.97% | 33,038 |
| Union | 4,254 | 28.47% | 10,298 | 68.91% | 392 | 2.62% | -6,044 | -40.44% | 14,944 |
| Wallowa | 1,625 | 31.56% | 3,404 | 66.11% | 120 | 2.33% | -1,779 | -34.55% | 5,149 |
| Wasco | 6,604 | 46.74% | 7,035 | 49.79% | 491 | 3.47% | -431 | -3.05% | 14,130 |
| Washington | 209,940 | 65.54% | 99,073 | 30.93% | 11,313 | 3.53% | 110,867 | 34.61% | 320,326 |
| Wheeler | 217 | 22.49% | 711 | 73.68% | 37 | 3.83% | -494 | -51.19% | 965 |
| Yamhill | 27,174 | 46.12% | 29,551 | 50.15% | 2,198 | 3.73% | -2,377 | -4.03% | 58,923 |
| Totals | 1,340,383 | 56.45% | 958,448 | 40.37% | 75,490 | 3.18% | 381,935 | 16.08% | 2,374,321 |
* Democratic — +10–12.5%
* Democratic — +7.5–10%
* Democratic — +5–7.5%
* Democratic — +2.5–5%
* Democratic — +0–2.5%
* Republican — +0–2.5%
* Republican — +2.5–5%
* Republican — +5–7.5%
* Republican — +7.5–10%
* Democratic — +10–12.5%
* Democratic — +7.5–10%
* Democratic — +5–7.5%
* Democratic — +2.5–5%
* Democratic — +0–2.5%
* Republican — +0–2.5%
* Republican — +2.5–5%
* Republican — +5–7.5%
* Republican — +7.5–10%
* Democratic  Hold  Gain from Republican Republican  Hold
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
* Deschutes (largest city: Bend)
* Marion (largest city: Salem)

#### By congressional district

Biden won 4 out of 5 congressional districts in Oregon.
| District | Trump | Biden | Representative |
| 1st | 34.1% | 63.3% | Suzanne Bonamici |
| 2nd | 55.6% | 42.1% | Cliff Bentz |
| 3rd | 23.5% | 74.3% | Earl Blumenauer |
| 4th | 46.7% | 50.7% | Peter DeFazio |
| 5th | 43.9% | 53.6% | Kurt Schrader |

## Analysis
### Edison exit polls

2020 presidential election in Oregon by demographic subgroup (Edison exit polling) :
| Demographic subgroup | Biden | Trump | % of total vote |
| Total vote | 56.45 | 40.37 | 100 |
| Ideology ||||
| Liberals | 96 | 4 | 33 |
| Moderates | 66 | 30 | 37 |
| Conservatives | 8 | 92 | 30 |
| Party ||||
| Democrats | 98 | 2 | 36 |
| Republicans | 7 | 93 | 24 |
| Independents | 52 | 43 | 41 |
| Gender ||||
| Men | 51 | 45 | 50 |
| Women | 63 | 35 | 50 |
| Race/ethnicity ||||
| White | 58 | 39 | 85 |
| Non-white | – | – | 15 |
| Age ||||
| 18–29 years old | – | – | 17 |
| 30–44 years old | 62 | 34 | 24 |
| 45–64 years old | 52 | 48 | 35 |
| 65 and older | 54 | 44 | 24 |
| Sexual orientation ||||
| LGBT | – | – | 8 |
| Not LGBT | 55 | 42 | 92 |
| Education ||||
| High school or less | 38 | 62 | 24 |
| Some college education | 57 | 37 | 34 |
| Associate degree | 57 | 41 | 12 |
| Bachelor's degree | 67 | 30 | 17 |
| Postgraduate degree | 78 | 18 | 13 |
| Region ||||
| Multnomah County | – | – | 20 |
| Portland suburbs | 63 | 35 | 26 |
| Willamette/Northwest | 51 | 45 | 29 |
| East/South | 39 | 57 | 25 |
| Area type ||||
| Urban | 75 | 23 | 32 |
| Suburban | 52 | 44 | 50 |
| Rural | 37 | 58 | 18 |
| Family's financial situation today ||||
| Better than four years ago | 27 | 71 | 41 |
| Worse than four years ago | 84 | 9 | 17 |
| About the same | 73 | 24 | 42 |