| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 211 | 1,299 | 1,528 | |
| 2020 | R | 212 | 1,402 | 1,639 | |
| 2016 | R | 197 | 1,236 | 1,481 | |
| 2012 | R | 280 | 1,304 | 1,630 | |
| 2008 | R | 401 | 1,418 | 1,852 | |
| 2004 | R | 404 | 1,529 | 1,960 | |
| 2000 | R | 443 | 1,347 | 1,880 | |
| 1996 | R | 568 | 1,142 | 1,960 | |
| 1992 | R | 598 | 853 | 2,073 | |
| 1988 | R | 661 | 1,247 | 1,934 | |
| 1984 | R | 497 | 1,688 | 2,205 | |
| 1980 | R | 543 | 1,566 | 2,187 | |
| 1976 | R | 866 | 1,159 | 2,078 | |
| 1972 | R | 378 | 1,546 | 1,982 | |
| 1968 | R | 478 | 1,537 | 2,346 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,163 | 1,463 | 2,640 | |
| 1960 | R | 885 | 2,160 | 3,062 | |
| 1956 | R | 887 | 2,180 | 3,077 | |
| 1952 | R | 837 | 2,542 | 3,400 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,261 | 1,925 | 3,244 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,106 | 2,305 | 3,421 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,679 | 2,888 | 4,606 | |
| 1936 | R | 2,080 | 2,506 | 4,599 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,263 | 1,893 | 4,360 | |
| 1928 | R | 944 | 3,303 | 4,348 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,087 | 2,439 | 4,066 | |
| 1920 | R | 936 | 2,539 | 3,702 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,737 | 2,085 | 4,196 | |
| 1912 | R | 752 | 818 | 2,609 | |
| 1908 | R | 958 | 1,689 | 2,806 | |
| 1904 | R | 681 | 2,033 | 3,013 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,280 | 1,618 | 2,917 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,293 | 1,359 | 2,669 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 1,292 | 2,706 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
With roughly 4,300 residents spread across the Flint Hills borderlands, Chautauqua County recorded an R+71.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided counties in a state already dominated by wide rural gaps.
The Republican margin in Chautauqua County reached its widest at seventy-three points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was seventy-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Chautauqua County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,438, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,370 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 Garrard County and Cloud County.
