| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 862 | 3,772 | 4,714 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,116 | 3,884 | 5,202 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,075 | 3,282 | 4,440 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,042 | 3,136 | 4,330 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,291 | 3,125 | 4,580 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,035 | 2,516 | 4,601 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,095 | 2,111 | 4,293 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,553 | 1,379 | 4,425 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,558 | 1,592 | 5,011 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,037 | 2,254 | 4,327 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,942 | 3,302 | 5,271 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,854 | 2,502 | 5,497 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,391 | 1,468 | 4,877 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,048 | 2,526 | 3,613 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,129 | 1,217 | 3,847 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,123 | 1,249 | 3,383 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,580 | 1,141 | 2,835 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,500 | 1,159 | 2,678 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,673 | 1,130 | 2,805 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,314 | 267 | 1,837 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,356 | 389 | 1,746 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,374 | 293 | 1,675 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,200 | 289 | 1,500 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,009 | 162 | 2,193 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,259 | 524 | 1,783 | |
| 1924 | D | 931 | 270 | 1,477 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,236 | 599 | 1,997 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,265 | 244 | 1,509 | |
| 1912 | D | 789 | 174 | 1,312 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,073 | 526 | 1,858 | |
| 1904 | D | 711 | 412 | 1,219 | |
| 1900 | D | 772 | 360 | 1,146 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,166 | 170 | 1,343 | |
| 1892 | D | 757 | 186 | 1,217 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Sevier County, tucked into the Little River lowlands of southwest Arkansas, delivered a 61-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped small timber-and-agriculture counties across the Arklatex region.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Sevier County peaked at eighty-four 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 zero points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Sevier County's median household income of $53,527 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cleveland County and Gibson County.