| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,770 | 3,853 | 5,723 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,996 | 4,136 | 6,254 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,896 | 3,800 | 6,092 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,836 | 3,349 | 6,278 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,102 | 3,198 | 6,395 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,930 | 3,631 | 6,603 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,796 | 3,384 | 6,336 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,912 | 2,473 | 5,959 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,776 | 2,708 | 6,665 | |
| 1988 | D | 3,353 | 2,658 | 6,054 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,980 | 3,675 | 6,705 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,645 | 3,936 | 7,147 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,637 | 3,544 | 7,282 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,780 | 4,278 | 7,162 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,969 | 4,299 | 7,549 | |
| 1964 | D | 4,998 | 2,831 | 7,836 | |
| 1960 | R | 4,159 | 5,386 | 9,560 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,865 | 5,512 | 9,390 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,186 | 6,566 | 9,783 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,866 | 3,810 | 7,800 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,232 | 3,916 | 8,183 | |
| 1940 | D | 4,871 | 4,443 | 9,350 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,177 | 3,311 | 8,710 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,922 | 3,262 | 8,334 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,547 | 5,020 | 7,630 | |
| 1924 | R | 501 | 4,323 | 7,531 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,205 | 5,739 | 7,082 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,135 | 2,599 | 3,810 | |
| 1912 | R | 765 | 805 | 3,555 | |
| 1908 | R | 866 | 2,498 | 3,453 | |
| 1904 | R | 695 | 2,795 | 3,612 | |
| 1900 | R | 891 | 2,990 | 3,983 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,138 | 2,992 | 4,191 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,137 | 2,065 | 3,263 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Wright County's economy centers on agriculture and food processing, and its electorate has shifted decisively rightward over the past decade, delivering a 36-point Republican margin in 2024 — among the wider gaps in north-central Iowa.
The Republican margin in Wright County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Wright County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,190, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,791 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardin County and Keokuk County.
