| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 282 | 1,205 | 1,506 | |
| 2020 | R | 294 | 1,228 | 1,546 | |
| 2016 | R | 273 | 1,082 | 1,443 | |
| 2012 | R | 380 | 1,035 | 1,447 | |
| 2008 | R | 512 | 1,055 | 1,599 | |
| 2004 | R | 530 | 1,204 | 1,763 | |
| 2000 | R | 521 | 974 | 1,595 | |
| 1996 | R | 598 | 953 | 1,832 | |
| 1992 | R | 590 | 662 | 1,866 | |
| 1988 | R | 761 | 1,062 | 1,847 | |
| 1984 | R | 596 | 1,408 | 2,030 | |
| 1980 | R | 646 | 1,435 | 2,189 | |
| 1976 | R | 904 | 1,104 | 2,041 | |
| 1972 | R | 550 | 1,592 | 2,193 | |
| 1968 | R | 639 | 1,450 | 2,315 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,128 | 1,279 | 2,431 | |
| 1960 | R | 888 | 1,853 | 2,751 | |
| 1956 | R | 870 | 2,171 | 3,063 | |
| 1952 | R | 786 | 2,594 | 3,400 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,145 | 1,997 | 3,191 | |
| 1944 | R | 999 | 2,308 | 3,318 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,398 | 2,637 | 4,065 | |
| 1936 | R | 1,884 | 2,374 | 4,278 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,119 | 1,842 | 4,078 | |
| 1928 | R | 855 | 2,885 | 3,767 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,026 | 2,412 | 3,818 | |
| 1920 | R | 944 | 2,253 | 3,279 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,794 | 1,861 | 3,860 | |
| 1912 | D | 900 | 694 | 2,382 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,047 | 1,252 | 2,352 | |
| 1904 | R | 657 | 1,490 | 2,344 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,115 | 1,418 | 2,553 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,189 | 1,288 | 2,498 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 1,032 | 2,135 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Woodson County's roughly 3,800 residents are spread across southeastern Kansas grasslands, and its presidential margins have exceeded R+60 in recent cycles, making it among the most lopsidedly Republican counties in the state.
The Republican margin in Woodson County reached its widest at sixty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Woodson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $50,326, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,109 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 Marshall County and Polk County.
