| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,212 | 4,740 | 6,056 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,217 | 4,686 | 6,032 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,252 | 4,283 | 5,785 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,747 | 3,559 | 5,306 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,073 | 3,858 | 5,931 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,504 | 3,894 | 6,398 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,568 | 2,815 | 5,484 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,649 | 2,058 | 5,486 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,780 | 2,106 | 6,219 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,940 | 2,463 | 5,446 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,515 | 3,629 | 6,190 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,801 | 2,956 | 5,952 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,577 | 2,540 | 6,178 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,642 | 4,163 | 5,917 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,098 | 2,686 | 6,013 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,838 | 2,541 | 6,379 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,792 | 3,770 | 6,562 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,106 | 3,543 | 6,649 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,135 | 3,830 | 6,965 | |
| 1948 | D | 4,182 | 2,807 | 6,989 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,363 | 3,111 | 6,485 | |
| 1940 | D | 4,316 | 3,582 | 7,917 | |
| 1936 | D | 4,377 | 2,964 | 7,354 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,861 | 2,124 | 6,985 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,897 | 3,511 | 6,444 | |
| 1924 | D | 3,096 | 2,519 | 5,786 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,903 | 3,094 | 6,081 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,901 | 1,647 | 3,744 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,772 | 1,391 | 3,285 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,578 | 1,296 | 2,936 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Craig County, in Oklahoma's northeastern corner near the Kansas border, recorded an R+58.3 presidential margin in 2024 — a gap consistent with the region's sustained rightward shift over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Craig County peaked at thirty-nine points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Craig County's median household income of $51,922 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Osage County and Mayes County.