| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 681 | 3,356 | 4,079 | |
| 2020 | R | 762 | 3,437 | 4,249 | |
| 2016 | R | 797 | 3,100 | 4,056 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,170 | 2,628 | 3,798 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,313 | 2,860 | 4,173 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,945 | 2,535 | 4,480 | |
| 2000 | D | 1,865 | 1,739 | 3,669 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,222 | 1,189 | 4,003 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,606 | 1,212 | 4,885 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,365 | 1,830 | 4,233 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,858 | 2,210 | 4,100 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,105 | 1,737 | 3,966 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,661 | 1,312 | 4,028 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,239 | 2,520 | 3,889 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,350 | 1,091 | 3,333 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,297 | 849 | 3,146 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,534 | 1,454 | 2,988 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,994 | 1,387 | 3,381 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,283 | 1,668 | 3,951 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,536 | 919 | 3,455 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,948 | 1,296 | 3,255 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,138 | 1,600 | 4,766 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,923 | 1,344 | 4,286 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,119 | 728 | 3,847 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,583 | 1,368 | 2,989 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,457 | 971 | 2,702 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,200 | 1,410 | 2,941 | |
| 1916 | D | 950 | 663 | 1,959 | |
| 1912 | D | 722 | 482 | 1,549 | |
| 1908 | D | 726 | 616 | 1,542 | |
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| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
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| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Latimer County, a rural Ouachita foothills community of roughly 10,700, delivered a 65-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the sharp rightward consolidation that has reshaped small-town southeastern Oklahoma over the past two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Latimer County peaked at sixty-two points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Latimer County's median household income of $41,405 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Allen Parish and Choctaw County.