Election Results for Salem, OR Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,739	12.4
Deaths:	9,556	11.0
Net Migration:	1,076	1.2
Net Immigration:	611	0.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -1,877	R +5,908	R + 3.0%
D -7,785
2024 vs. 2016	R +18,540	D +3,256	D + 2.7%
D +21,796
2020 vs. 2016	R +20,417	D +9,164	D + 5.7%
D +29,581
2024 vs. 2012	R +22,848	D +488	D + 1.1%
D +23,336

2016 vs. 2008	R +5,544	R +10,688	R + 6.8%
D -5,144
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	61%	Donald Trump (R)	100,857	49.4%	Kamala Harris (D)	96,004	47.0%	7,423 [+]	3.6%	204,284	0	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 3,514 (1.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,141 (0.6%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 845 (0.4%);
2020	64%	Joe Biden (D)	103,789	48.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	102,734	48.0%	7,302 [+]	3.4%	213,825	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,253 (2.0%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	82,317	46.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	74,208	41.9%	20,610 [+]	11.6%	177,135	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 9,312 (5.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,775 (2.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	78,009	50.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	72,668	46.7%	4,956 [+]	3.2%	155,633	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,756 (1.1%);
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	79,352	49.4%	John McCain (R)	76,773	47.8%	4,645 [+]	2.9%	160,770	2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,577 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 644 (0.4%);
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	89,408	54.2%	John Kerry (D)	73,155	44.3%	2,545 [+]	1.5%	165,108	3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	72,431	51.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	61,351	43.3%	8,001 [+]	5.6%	141,783	3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,880 (4.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 675 (0.5%);
1996	57%	Bill Clinton* (D)	59,579	44.9%	Robert Dole (R)	57,893	43.6%	15,322 [+]	11.5%	132,794	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 10,895 (8.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,869 (2.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 554 (0.4%);
1992	63%	George Bush* (R)	52,227	38.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	50,688	37.3%	33,033 [+]	24.3%	135,948	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 31,974 (23.5%);
1988	55%	George Bush (R)	55,845	51.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	50,819	46.6%	2,449 [+]	2.2%	109,113	-2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,116 (1.0%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	67,213	59.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	45,149	40.1%	279	0.2%	112,641	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	52,197	49.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	39,967	37.7%	13,816 [+]	13.0%	105,980	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 10,781 (10.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,132 (2.0%);
1976	60%	Gerald Ford* (R)	44,025	49.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	41,922	46.7%	3,914 [+]	4.4%	89,861	1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 3,430 (3.8%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	45,426	57.5%	George McGovern (D)	29,816	37.8%	3,728 [+]	4.7%	78,970	-3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,576 (4.5%);
1968	63%	Richard Nixon (R)	37,414	55.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	27,288	40.1%	3,371 [+]	5.0%	68,073	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 3,337 (4.9%);
1964	64%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	39,383	62.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	23,216	36.9%	239	0.4%	62,838	-2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	70%	Richard Nixon (R)	35,833	58.5%	John Kennedy (D)	25,369	41.4%	66	0.1%	61,268	9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	35,394	63.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,217	36.3%	40	0.1%	55,651	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	62%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	36,737	70.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	15,320	29.3%	260	0.5%	52,317	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	51%	Thomas Dewey (R)	23,325	56.6%	Harry Truman* (D)	16,634	40.4%	1,224 [+]	3.0%	41,183	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 843 (2.0%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	49%	Thomas Dewey (R)	20,080	55.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,225	42.4%	636	1.8%	35,941	10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	62%	Wendell Willkie (R)	21,151	53.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,108	45.8%	316	0.8%	39,575	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	19,230	59.0%	Alf Landon (R)	10,841	33.3%	2,498 [+]	7.7%	32,569	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2,224 (6.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 220 (0.7%);
1932	55%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	16,277	56.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	11,181	39.0%	1,187 [+]	4.1%	28,645	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 965 (3.4%);
1928	52%	Herbert Hoover (R)	14,998	62.5%	Al Smith (D)	8,722	36.3%	285 [+]	1.2%	24,005	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 132 (0.5%);
1924	51%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	11,106	52.3%	John Davis (D)	5,617	26.4%	4,516 [+]	21.3%	21,239	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,462 (21.0%);
1920	47%	Warren Harding (R)	11,507	64.3%	James Cox (D)	5,484	30.7%	901 [+]	5.0%	17,892	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 450 (2.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 384 (2.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	55%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	11,215	53.3%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	8,543	40.6%	1,284 [+]	6.1%	21,042	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 660 (3.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 595 (2.8%);
1912	32%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,789	33.4%	William Taft* (R)	3,566	31.5%	3,982 [+]	35.1%	11,337	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,556 (22.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 787 (6.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 639 (5.6%);
1908	31%	William Taft (R)	5,244	55.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,352	35.6%	829 [+]	8.8%	9,425	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 470 (5.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 350 (3.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 9 (0.1%);
1904	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,486	68.3%	Alton Parker (D)	1,605	20.0%	940 [+]	11.7%	8,031	12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 430 (5.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 419 (5.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 91 (1.1%);
1900	35%	William McKinley* (R)	4,275	53.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,309	41.2%	439 [+]	5.5%	8,023	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

103,789

48.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

102,734

48.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

4,253

2.0%

Other

3,049

1.4%

TOTAL

213,825

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

74,208

41.9%

Donald Trump (R)

82,317

46.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

9,312

5.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,775

2.1%

Other

7,523

4.2%

TOTAL

177,135

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

72,668

46.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

78,009

50.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,756

1.1%

Other

3,200

2.1%

TOTAL

155,633

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

79,352

49.4%

John McCain (R)

76,773

47.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,577

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

644

0.4%

Other

2,424

1.5%

TOTAL

160,770

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

89,408

54.2%

John Kerry (D)

73,155

44.3%

Other

2,545

1.5%

TOTAL

165,108

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

72,431

51.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

61,351

43.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5,880

4.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

675

0.5%

Other

1,446

1.0%

TOTAL

141,783

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 3

1996 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

59,579

44.9%

Robert Dole (R)

57,893

43.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

10,895

8.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,869

2.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

554

0.4%

Other

1,004

0.8%

TOTAL

132,794

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

50,688

37.3%

George Bush* (R)

52,227

38.4%

Ross Perot (I)

31,974

23.5%

Other

1,059

0.8%

TOTAL

135,948

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

55,845

51.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

50,819

46.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,116

1.0%

Other

1,333

1.2%

TOTAL

109,113

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

67,213

59.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

45,149

40.1%

Other

279

0.2%

TOTAL

112,641

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

52,197

49.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

39,967

37.7%

John Anderson (I)

10,781

10.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,132

2.0%

Other

903

0.9%

TOTAL

105,980

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

41,922

46.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

44,025

49.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

3,430

3.8%

Other

484

0.5%

TOTAL

89,861

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

45,426

57.5%

George McGovern (D)

29,816

37.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,576

4.5%

Other

152

0.2%

TOTAL

78,970

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

1968 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

37,414

55.0%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

27,288

40.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

3,337

4.9%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

68,073

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 12

1964 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

39,383

62.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

23,216

36.9%

Other

239

0.4%

TOTAL

62,838

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

25,369

41.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

35,833

58.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

61,268

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 9

1956 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

35,394

63.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

20,217

36.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

55,651

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 6

1952 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

36,737

70.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

15,320

29.3%

Other

260

0.5%

TOTAL

52,317

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 15

1948 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

16,634

40.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

23,325

56.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

843

2.0%

Other

381

0.9%

TOTAL

41,183

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 12

1944 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

15,225

42.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

20,080

55.9%

Other

636

1.8%

TOTAL

35,941

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

18,108

45.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

21,151

53.4%

Other

316

0.8%

TOTAL

39,575

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

19,230

59.0%

Alf Landon (R)

10,841

33.3%

William Lemke (Union)

2,224

6.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

220

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

32,569

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -3

1932 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

16,277

56.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

11,181

39.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

965

3.4%

Other

222

0.8%

TOTAL

28,645

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

14,998

62.5%

Al Smith (D)

8,722

36.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

132

0.5%

Other

153

0.6%

TOTAL

24,005

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

11,106

52.3%

John Davis (D)

5,617

26.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

4,462

21.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

21,239

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -2

1920 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

11,507

64.3%

James Cox (D)

5,484

30.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

450

2.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

384

2.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

17,892

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 4

1916 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

8,543

40.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

11,215

53.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

660

3.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

595

2.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

21,042

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

3,789

33.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,556

22.5%

William Taft* (R)

3,566

31.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

787

6.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

639

5.6%

TOTAL

11,337

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 8

1908 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

5,244

55.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,352

35.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

470

5.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

350

3.7%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

TOTAL

9,425

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,486

68.3%

Alton Parker (D)

1,605

20.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

419

5.2%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

430

5.4%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

1.1%

TOTAL

8,031

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 12

1900 President, Salem, OR Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

4,275

53.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,309

41.2%

Other

439

5.5%

TOTAL

8,023

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	285,148	65.35%	2.8%
Black:	4,968	1.14%	50.5%
Indian:	4,891	1.12%	4.7%
Asian:	14,423	3.31%	49.5%
2+ races:	13,129	3.01%	38.4%
Hispanic:	113,758	26.07%	32.8%

Total non-White:	151,169	34.65%	33.4%

Change in White population:	7,688	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	37,891	9.7

Salem, OR Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Salem, OR Metro Area