| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,167 | 5,358 | 6,671 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,203 | 5,670 | 7,026 | |
| 2016 | R | 874 | 5,305 | 6,525 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,330 | 4,695 | 6,168 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,582 | 4,135 | 5,871 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,355 | 4,247 | 5,725 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,223 | 3,840 | 5,337 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,635 | 2,466 | 4,836 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,386 | 1,809 | 5,095 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,634 | 2,757 | 4,519 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,228 | 3,630 | 4,981 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,079 | 3,344 | 4,925 | |
| 1976 | R | 1,451 | 2,099 | 3,770 | |
| 1972 | R | 591 | 1,928 | 2,848 | |
| 1968 | R | 765 | 1,785 | 2,875 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,657 | 1,438 | 3,103 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,200 | 1,754 | 2,957 | |
| 1956 | R | 797 | 1,762 | 2,561 | |
| 1952 | R | 808 | 1,922 | 2,741 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,101 | 1,261 | 2,391 | |
| 1944 | R | 923 | 1,445 | 2,374 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,056 | 1,556 | 2,627 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,090 | 954 | 2,264 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,388 | 880 | 2,407 | |
| 1928 | R | 710 | 1,346 | 2,085 | |
| 1924 | R | 647 | 1,009 | 1,990 | |
| 1920 | R | 589 | 1,294 | 1,978 | |
| 1916 | D | 740 | 512 | 1,289 | |
| 1912 | D | 409 | 294 | 938 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Moffat sits in Colorado's remote northwestern corner, where a coal-dependent economy and sparse, rural population have produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points in recent cycles — among the widest in the state.
The Democratic margin in Moffat County peaked at twenty-one points in 1932. By 1968 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Moffat County's median household income of $73,849 sits well below state and national norms, and 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fallon County and Goshen County.