| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 283 | 1,048 | 1,358 | |
| 2020 | R | 301 | 1,121 | 1,446 | |
| 2016 | R | 267 | 1,015 | 1,364 | |
| 2012 | R | 419 | 881 | 1,338 | |
| 2008 | R | 468 | 857 | 1,351 | |
| 2004 | R | 374 | 971 | 1,360 | |
| 2000 | R | 384 | 877 | 1,303 | |
| 1996 | R | 519 | 715 | 1,357 | |
| 1992 | R | 397 | 447 | 1,146 | |
| 1988 | R | 611 | 921 | 1,545 | |
| 1984 | R | 429 | 1,146 | 1,583 | |
| 1980 | R | 438 | 1,151 | 1,708 | |
| 1976 | R | 773 | 902 | 1,700 | |
| 1972 | R | 485 | 1,129 | 1,664 | |
| 1968 | R | 546 | 1,007 | 1,653 | |
| 1964 | D | 942 | 895 | 1,839 | |
| 1960 | R | 769 | 1,230 | 2,003 | |
| 1956 | R | 760 | 1,334 | 2,099 | |
| 1952 | R | 686 | 1,528 | 2,223 | |
| 1948 | R | 834 | 1,020 | 1,867 | |
| 1944 | R | 568 | 1,228 | 1,799 | |
| 1940 | R | 959 | 1,448 | 2,419 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,358 | 977 | 2,408 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,288 | 884 | 2,261 | |
| 1928 | R | 580 | 1,247 | 1,847 | |
| 1924 | R | 372 | 779 | 1,499 | |
| 1920 | R | 372 | 819 | 1,254 | |
| 1916 | R | 519 | 529 | 1,129 | |
| 1912 | D | 338 | 328 | 1,105 | |
| 1908 | R | 278 | 544 | 846 | |
| 1904 | R | 131 | 347 | 497 | |
| 1900 | R | 163 | 256 | 440 | |
| 1896 | D | 216 | 130 | 355 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 131 | 292 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Sedgwick County sits in Colorado's northeastern corner, where wheat farming and cattle ranching define the economy. Its small, rural electorate has delivered some of the widest Republican presidential margins in the state across recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Sedgwick County peaked at twenty-four points in 1896. By 1968 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Sedgwick County's median household income of $52,386 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Stevens County and Bowman County.
