| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 681 | 4,708 | 5,458 | |
| 2020 | R | 686 | 4,769 | 5,550 | |
| 2016 | R | 531 | 4,354 | 5,118 | |
| 2012 | R | 882 | 3,922 | 4,939 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,089 | 3,746 | 4,974 | |
| 2004 | R | 894 | 4,217 | 5,174 | |
| 2000 | R | 846 | 3,954 | 4,959 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,107 | 3,436 | 5,264 | |
| 1992 | R | 835 | 3,131 | 5,703 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,327 | 4,081 | 5,466 | |
| 1984 | R | 893 | 4,613 | 5,545 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,016 | 4,495 | 5,838 | |
| 1976 | R | 1,751 | 3,389 | 5,278 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,053 | 4,147 | 5,200 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,278 | 3,319 | 5,027 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,739 | 3,194 | 5,933 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,438 | 4,150 | 6,588 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,874 | 4,237 | 6,111 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,726 | 5,088 | 6,814 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,622 | 3,147 | 5,769 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,565 | 4,198 | 6,763 | |
| 1940 | R | 3,016 | 4,840 | 7,856 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,902 | 3,714 | 7,764 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,761 | 2,375 | 7,200 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,126 | 3,746 | 6,882 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,529 | 2,207 | 5,943 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,577 | 3,163 | 4,898 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,213 | 1,568 | 3,901 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,456 | 778 | 3,598 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,777 | 1,541 | 3,480 | |
| 1904 | R | 646 | 1,740 | 3,288 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,492 | 1,320 | 2,930 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,428 | 876 | 2,372 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,002 | 233 | 2,524 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Holt County's cattle-ranching economy and sparse settlement — roughly 2 persons per square mile — anchor a voting pattern that has trended Republican by expanding margins across the last four presidential cycles.
The Republican margin in Holt County reached its widest at seventy-five points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was seventy-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Holt County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,513, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 10,102 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 Custer County and Phelps County.
