Election Results for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	55,370	11.0
Deaths:	47,779	9.5
Net Migration:	-20,433	-4.1
Net Immigration:	8,739	1.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +98,087	D +130,306	D + 2.6%
D +228,393
2020 vs. 2012	R +83,143	D +184,669	D + 7.3%
D +267,812
2020 vs. 2008	R +102,976	D +140,705	D + 3.1%
D +243,681

2016 vs. 2008	R +4,889	D +10,399	D + 0.4%
D +15,288
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	71%	Joe Biden (D)	900,757	63.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	469,466	33.2%	45,300 [+]	3.2%	1,415,523	-14	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 24,568 (1.7%);
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	672,364	57.4%	Donald Trump (R)	371,379	31.7%	128,316 [+]	10.9%	1,172,059	-14	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 54,262 (4.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 28,046 (2.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	632,945	60.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	386,323	36.6%	36,299 [+]	3.4%	1,055,567	-11	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 14,014 (1.3%);
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	657,076	62.5%	John McCain (R)	366,490	34.9%	27,363 [+]	2.6%	1,050,929	-11	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 10,451 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 3,968 (0.4%);
2004	67%	John Kerry (D)	587,901	57.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	430,401	41.7%	13,413 [+]	1.3%	1,031,715	-9	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,198 (0.1%);
2000	59%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	443,629	52.7%	George W. Bush (R)	345,239	41.0%	52,580 [+]	6.2%	841,448	-7	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 42,238 (5.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,852 (0.3%);
1996	56%	Bill Clinton* (D)	380,537	51.4%	Robert Dole (R)	264,044	35.6%	96,411 [+]	13.0%	740,992	-5	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 56,642 (7.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 30,450 (4.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 4,412 (0.6%);
1992	66%	Bill Clinton (D)	356,487	45.6%	George Bush* (R)	238,124	30.5%	186,437 [+]	23.9%	781,048	-7	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 180,782 (23.1%);
1988	58%	Michael Dukakis (D)	343,172	53.9%	George Bush (R)	282,346	44.3%	11,549 [+]	1.8%	637,067	-9	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 6,501 (1.0%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	330,464	52.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	290,504	46.5%	3,392	0.5%	624,360	-6	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	61%	Ronald Reagan (R)	266,198	44.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	246,639	41.5%	81,212 [+]	13.7%	594,049	-6	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 61,774 (10.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 13,298 (2.2%);
1976	64%	Gerald Ford* (R)	256,598	48.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	255,813	47.8%	22,650 [+]	4.2%	535,061	0	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 19,226 (3.6%);
1972	65%	Richard Nixon* (R)	249,015	50.2%	George McGovern (D)	226,237	45.6%	21,040 [+]	4.2%	496,292	-11	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 19,709 (4.0%);
1968	70%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	211,351	48.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	205,269	46.7%	22,887 [+]	5.2%	439,507	3	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 21,529 (4.9%);
1964	72%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	273,608	65.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	144,745	34.5%	1,545	0.4%	419,898	-4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	78%	Richard Nixon (R)	214,980	51.9%	John Kennedy (D)	198,802	48.0%	516	0.1%	414,298	2	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	72%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	210,147	53.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	182,042	46.4%	336	0.1%	392,525	-4	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	73%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	211,069	56.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	163,227	43.4%	2,051	0.5%	376,347	1	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	60%	Harry Truman* (D)	145,173	49.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	134,086	45.8%	13,194 [+]	4.5%	292,453	1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 9,738 (3.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	158,795	55.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	121,481	42.8%	3,888	1.4%	284,164	-3	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	69%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	145,315	56.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	111,440	43.1%	1,799	0.7%	258,554	-2	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	154,935	68.7%	Alf Landon (R)	61,915	27.5%	8,645 [+]	3.8%	225,495	-9	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 7,099 (3.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,151 (0.5%);
1932	59%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	115,776	59.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	68,270	35.2%	10,156 [+]	5.2%	194,202	-4	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 7,548 (3.9%);
1928	58%	Herbert Hoover (R)	108,293	61.9%	Al Smith (D)	63,736	36.4%	2,881 [+]	1.6%	174,910	4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,639 (0.9%);
1924	52%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	70,967	49.3%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	40,317	28.0%	32,723 [+]	22.7%	144,007	-5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 32,176 (22.3%);
1920	47%	Warren Harding (R)	68,051	56.2%	James Cox (D)	40,120	33.2%	12,845 [+]	10.6%	121,016	-4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,029 (4.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,613 (1.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 1,214 (1.0%);
1916	33%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	53,424	65.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	22,605	27.5%	6,138 [+]	7.5%	82,167	-19	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 3,739 (4.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 2,265 (2.8%);
1912	29%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	22,190	33.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	19,819	29.9%	24,232 [+]	36.6%	66,241	1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 15,985 (24.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6,064 (9.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,152 (3.2%);
1908	26%	William Taft (R)	28,862	59.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	15,943	32.6%	4,062 [+]	8.3%	48,867	7	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,709 (5.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,265 (2.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 88 (0.2%);
1904	23%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	24,809	71.9%	Alton Parker (D)	4,949	14.3%	4,768 [+]	13.8%	34,526	15	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,108 (9.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,368 (4.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 266 (0.8%);
1900	28%	William McKinley* (R)	18,126	60.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	10,048	33.6%	1,737 [+]	5.8%	29,911	9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 94 (0.3%); John Woolley (Proh) 83 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

900,757

63.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

469,466

33.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

24,568

1.7%

Other

20,732

1.5%

TOTAL

1,415,523

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -14

2016 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

672,364

57.4%

Donald Trump (R)

371,379

31.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

54,262

4.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

28,046

2.4%

Other

46,008

3.9%

TOTAL

1,172,059

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -14

2012 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

632,945

60.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

386,323

36.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

14,014

1.3%

Other

22,285

2.1%

TOTAL

1,055,567

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

657,076

62.5%

John McCain (R)

366,490

34.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

10,451

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

3,968

0.4%

Other

12,944

1.2%

TOTAL

1,050,929

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

430,401

41.7%

John Kerry (D)

587,901

57.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,198

0.1%

Other

12,215

1.2%

TOTAL

1,031,715

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -9

2000 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

345,239

41.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

443,629

52.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

42,238

5.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,852

0.3%

Other

7,490

0.9%

TOTAL

841,448

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -7

1996 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

380,537

51.4%

Robert Dole (R)

264,044

35.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

56,642

7.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

30,450

4.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

4,412

0.6%

Other

4,907

0.7%

TOTAL

740,992

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

356,487

45.6%

George Bush* (R)

238,124

30.5%

Ross Perot (I)

180,782

23.1%

Other

5,655

0.7%

TOTAL

781,048

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -7

1988 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

282,346

44.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

343,172

53.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

6,501

1.0%

Other

5,048

0.8%

TOTAL

637,067

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -9

1984 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

330,464

52.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

290,504

46.5%

Other

3,392

0.5%

TOTAL

624,360

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

266,198

44.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

246,639

41.5%

John Anderson (I)

61,774

10.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

13,298

2.2%

Other

6,140

1.0%

TOTAL

594,049

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

255,813

47.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

256,598

48.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

19,226

3.6%

Other

3,424

0.6%

TOTAL

535,061

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

249,015

50.2%

George McGovern (D)

226,237

45.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

19,709

4.0%

Other

1,331

0.3%

TOTAL

496,292

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -11

1968 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

205,269

46.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

211,351

48.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

21,529

4.9%

Other

1,358

0.3%

TOTAL

439,507

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

273,608

65.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

144,745

34.5%

Other

1,545

0.4%

TOTAL

419,898

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

198,802

48.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

214,980

51.9%

Other

516

0.1%

TOTAL

414,298

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

210,147

53.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

182,042

46.4%

Other

336

0.1%

TOTAL

392,525

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -4

1952 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

211,069

56.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

163,227

43.4%

Other

2,051

0.5%

TOTAL

376,347

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

145,173

49.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

134,086

45.8%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

9,738

3.3%

Other

3,456

1.2%

TOTAL

292,453

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

158,795

55.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

121,481

42.8%

Other

3,888

1.4%

TOTAL

284,164

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

145,315

56.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

111,440

43.1%

Other

1,799

0.7%

TOTAL

258,554

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -2

1936 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

154,935

68.7%

Alf Landon (R)

61,915

27.5%

William Lemke (Union)

7,099

3.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,151

0.5%

Other

395

0.2%

TOTAL

225,495

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -9

1932 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

115,776

59.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

68,270

35.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

7,548

3.9%

Other

2,608

1.3%

TOTAL

194,202

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1928 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

108,293

61.9%

Al Smith (D)

63,736

36.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,639

0.9%

Other

1,242

0.7%

TOTAL

174,910

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

70,967

49.3%

John Davis (D)

32,176

22.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

40,317

28.0%

Other

547

0.4%

TOTAL

144,007

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -5

1920 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

68,051

56.2%

James Cox (D)

40,120

33.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,029

4.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

1,214

1.0%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,613

1.3%

Other

4,989

4.1%

TOTAL

121,016

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -4

1916 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

53,424

65.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

22,605

27.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

3,739

4.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

2,265

2.8%

Other

134

0.2%

TOTAL

82,167

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -19

1912 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

22,190

33.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

19,819

29.9%

William Taft* (R)

15,985

24.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

6,064

9.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,152

3.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

66,241

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 1

1908 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

28,862

59.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

15,943

32.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,709

5.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,265

2.6%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.2%

TOTAL

48,867

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

24,809

71.9%

Alton Parker (D)

4,949

14.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3,108

9.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,368

4.0%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

266

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

34,526

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): 15

1900 President, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

18,126

60.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

10,048

33.6%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.3%

Other

1,560

5.2%

TOTAL

29,911

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,770,454	70.55%	4.3%
Black:	79,367	3.16%	31.0%
Indian:	16,922	0.67%	9.8%
Asian:	208,391	8.30%	53.8%
2+ races:	100,009	3.99%	41.2%
Hispanic:	334,346	13.32%	38.2%

Total non-White:	739,035	29.45%	40.0%

Change in White population:	72,328	3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	211,152	9.5

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area