| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,449 | 5,893 | 8,541 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,615 | 5,694 | 8,685 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,656 | 4,849 | 7,676 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,005 | 4,514 | 7,730 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,149 | 4,691 | 8,138 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,982 | 4,009 | 8,084 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,496 | 3,545 | 7,234 | |
| 1996 | D | 4,055 | 2,307 | 7,282 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,898 | 2,719 | 8,481 | |
| 1988 | D | 4,134 | 4,066 | 8,239 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,742 | 5,049 | 8,836 | |
| 1980 | D | 4,698 | 4,145 | 9,189 | |
| 1976 | D | 6,443 | 2,177 | 8,629 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,009 | 4,187 | 7,205 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,560 | 1,973 | 6,491 | |
| 1964 | D | 4,205 | 2,378 | 6,602 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,900 | 1,685 | 4,796 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,618 | 1,636 | 4,281 | |
| 1952 | D | 3,174 | 2,133 | 5,317 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,771 | 425 | 2,454 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,579 | 639 | 2,221 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,067 | 272 | 2,340 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,013 | 305 | 2,320 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,530 | 285 | 2,835 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,514 | 665 | 2,182 | |
| 1924 | D | 909 | 526 | 1,560 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,791 | 1,243 | 3,071 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,401 | 1,032 | 2,433 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,435 | 527 | 2,379 | |
| 1908 | D | 2,533 | 818 | 3,403 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,572 | 937 | 2,546 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,635 | 805 | 2,460 | |
| 1896 | D | 2,255 | 656 | 2,929 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,284 | 731 | 2,311 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Conway County sits at the edge of the Arkansas River Valley with a population just over 20,000, and its presidential margins have trended steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+40 in 2024.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Conway County peaked at seventy-nine points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Conway County's median household income of $54,187 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ashley County and Hot Spring County.