| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 340 | 1,826 | 2,213 | |
| 2020 | R | 364 | 2,007 | 2,415 | |
| 2016 | R | 281 | 1,840 | 2,234 | |
| 2012 | R | 398 | 1,878 | 2,325 | |
| 2008 | R | 497 | 1,878 | 2,415 | |
| 2004 | R | 473 | 2,092 | 2,599 | |
| 2000 | R | 598 | 1,744 | 2,451 | |
| 1996 | R | 640 | 1,814 | 2,731 | |
| 1992 | R | 779 | 1,469 | 3,068 | |
| 1988 | R | 855 | 1,923 | 2,847 | |
| 1984 | R | 611 | 2,515 | 3,176 | |
| 1980 | R | 666 | 2,625 | 3,477 | |
| 1976 | R | 1,337 | 2,201 | 3,635 | |
| 1972 | R | 776 | 2,688 | 3,546 | |
| 1968 | R | 841 | 2,543 | 3,586 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,449 | 2,245 | 3,736 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,300 | 2,781 | 4,089 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,194 | 3,052 | 4,264 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,047 | 3,530 | 4,631 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,414 | 2,461 | 4,036 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,159 | 2,890 | 4,078 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,378 | 3,415 | 4,859 | |
| 1936 | R | 2,307 | 2,829 | 5,160 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,705 | 2,272 | 5,145 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,087 | 3,365 | 4,548 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,261 | 2,778 | 4,682 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,082 | 2,288 | 3,507 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,876 | 1,616 | 4,714 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,081 | 598 | 2,494 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,337 | 1,448 | 2,910 | |
| 1904 | R | 417 | 1,570 | 2,337 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,212 | 1,329 | 2,572 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,260 | 941 | 2,237 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 1,090 | 2,184 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Norton County's 2024 presidential margin of R+67.7 places it among the most lopsided rural counties in the state, a pattern consistent with its sparse, agriculture-dependent population on the High Plains.
The Republican margin in Norton County reached its widest at seventy points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was sixty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Norton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $54,050, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,359 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 Coffey County and Dickinson County.
