| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 689 | 3,510 | 4,260 | |
| 2020 | R | 711 | 3,305 | 4,076 | |
| 2016 | R | 735 | 2,922 | 3,789 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,034 | 2,436 | 3,470 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,257 | 2,589 | 3,846 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,538 | 2,295 | 3,833 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,530 | 1,807 | 3,372 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,675 | 1,224 | 3,304 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,708 | 922 | 3,679 | |
| 1988 | D | 1,889 | 1,361 | 3,267 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,359 | 1,833 | 3,209 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,578 | 1,449 | 3,075 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,923 | 846 | 2,778 | |
| 1972 | R | 671 | 1,407 | 2,108 | |
| 1968 | D | 931 | 677 | 2,374 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,863 | 663 | 2,526 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,443 | 932 | 2,375 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,756 | 731 | 2,487 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,972 | 806 | 2,778 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,191 | 249 | 2,440 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,955 | 446 | 2,405 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,485 | 687 | 3,183 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,227 | 440 | 2,687 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,426 | 187 | 2,613 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,268 | 843 | 2,111 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,713 | 479 | 2,728 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,662 | 711 | 2,525 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,125 | 266 | 1,756 | |
| 1912 | D | 750 | 199 | 1,358 | |
| 1908 | D | 835 | 413 | 1,501 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Love County, anchored by the small city of Marietta near the Texas border, delivered a 66-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in a state already dominated by one-party consistency at the county level.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Love County peaked at eighty-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Love County's median household income of $66,580 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnston County and Pushmataha County.