| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,907 | 12,491 | 15,583 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,035 | 12,113 | 15,386 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,061 | 10,888 | 14,437 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,193 | 9,578 | 13,771 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,454 | 9,466 | 13,920 | |
| 2004 | R | 5,910 | 8,865 | 14,775 | |
| 2000 | R | 5,425 | 6,614 | 12,254 | |
| 1996 | D | 5,665 | 4,733 | 12,124 | |
| 1992 | D | 6,092 | 4,925 | 13,556 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,951 | 5,710 | 10,729 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,202 | 7,042 | 11,300 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,983 | 5,987 | 11,246 | |
| 1976 | D | 5,873 | 3,938 | 9,884 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,519 | 6,842 | 9,551 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,618 | 2,797 | 7,573 | |
| 1964 | D | 4,304 | 2,846 | 7,150 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,942 | 3,862 | 6,804 | |
| 1956 | D | 3,560 | 3,330 | 6,890 | |
| 1952 | D | 4,072 | 3,288 | 7,360 | |
| 1948 | D | 4,449 | 2,077 | 6,526 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,571 | 2,893 | 6,472 | |
| 1940 | D | 4,469 | 3,803 | 8,281 | |
| 1936 | D | 4,281 | 2,609 | 6,890 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,704 | 1,833 | 6,537 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,692 | 3,296 | 5,988 | |
| 1924 | D | 3,429 | 2,875 | 6,374 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,505 | 3,195 | 5,813 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,632 | 1,179 | 3,338 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,416 | 1,115 | 2,736 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,648 | 2,037 | 3,816 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Sequoyah County, tucked into Oklahoma's eastern corner along the Arkansas River, delivers some of the state's widest presidential margins despite a significant Cherokee Nation presence that once made it more competitive in earlier decades.
The Democratic margin in Sequoyah County peaked at forty-four points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Sequoyah County's median household income of $51,093 sits well below state and national norms, and 20% 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 Le Flore County and Franklin County.