| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 150 | 1,227 | 1,398 | |
| 2020 | R | 166 | 1,291 | 1,471 | |
| 2016 | R | 149 | 1,140 | 1,343 | |
| 2012 | R | 176 | 1,168 | 1,383 | |
| 2008 | R | 261 | 1,136 | 1,418 | |
| 2004 | R | 247 | 1,196 | 1,467 | |
| 2000 | R | 296 | 1,122 | 1,495 | |
| 1996 | R | 351 | 1,123 | 1,623 | |
| 1992 | R | 379 | 792 | 1,706 | |
| 1988 | R | 663 | 966 | 1,684 | |
| 1984 | R | 426 | 1,310 | 1,784 | |
| 1980 | R | 396 | 1,263 | 1,776 | |
| 1976 | R | 848 | 860 | 1,757 | |
| 1972 | R | 466 | 1,226 | 1,755 | |
| 1968 | R | 538 | 1,018 | 1,724 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,022 | 774 | 1,813 | |
| 1960 | R | 828 | 1,065 | 1,907 | |
| 1956 | R | 492 | 1,315 | 1,819 | |
| 1952 | R | 453 | 1,453 | 1,916 | |
| 1948 | R | 719 | 1,030 | 1,792 | |
| 1944 | R | 420 | 1,125 | 1,562 | |
| 1940 | R | 659 | 1,352 | 2,039 | |
| 1936 | R | 1,090 | 1,107 | 2,225 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,186 | 1,043 | 2,280 | |
| 1928 | R | 590 | 1,470 | 2,072 | |
| 1924 | R | 400 | 1,211 | 1,787 | |
| 1920 | R | 285 | 950 | 1,268 | |
| 1916 | D | 862 | 642 | 1,602 | |
| 1912 | D | 355 | 170 | 916 | |
| 1908 | R | 456 | 632 | 1,146 | |
| 1904 | R | 204 | 470 | 744 | |
| 1900 | R | 253 | 368 | 630 | |
| 1896 | R | 204 | 279 | 504 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 248 | 575 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Gove County sits in the shortgrass-prairie High Plains and recorded one of the widest presidential margins in Kansas in 2024, with roughly 88% of its roughly 3,000 residents casting ballots for the Republican nominee.
The Republican margin in Gove County reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was seventy-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Gove County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,029, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,799 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 Sheridan County and Ness County.
