| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 538 | 1,654 | 2,227 | |
| 2020 | R | 634 | 1,771 | 2,434 | |
| 2016 | R | 531 | 1,589 | 2,210 | |
| 2012 | R | 724 | 1,359 | 2,125 | |
| 2008 | R | 879 | 1,323 | 2,245 | |
| 2004 | R | 794 | 1,599 | 2,406 | |
| 2000 | R | 779 | 1,383 | 2,246 | |
| 1996 | R | 822 | 1,113 | 2,231 | |
| 1992 | R | 824 | 1,173 | 2,678 | |
| 1988 | R | 901 | 1,731 | 2,655 | |
| 1984 | R | 990 | 2,031 | 3,029 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,112 | 1,795 | 3,030 | |
| 1976 | R | 1,319 | 1,616 | 2,977 | |
| 1972 | R | 828 | 1,935 | 2,827 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,104 | 1,822 | 3,090 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,904 | 1,376 | 3,285 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,353 | 2,129 | 3,487 | |
| 1956 | R | 841 | 2,462 | 3,304 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,020 | 2,307 | 3,341 | |
| 1948 | R | 858 | 1,596 | 2,465 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,115 | 1,729 | 2,853 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,450 | 1,793 | 3,251 | |
| 1936 | R | 1,538 | 1,801 | 3,385 | |
| 1932 | R | 748 | 1,438 | 2,236 | |
| 1928 | R | 501 | 1,564 | 2,071 | |
| 1924 | R | 260 | 1,366 | 1,770 | |
| 1920 | R | 497 | 1,364 | 2,004 | |
| 1916 | R | 452 | 713 | 1,205 | |
| 1912 | R | 291 | 388 | 1,289 | |
| 1908 | R | 533 | 1,110 | 1,689 | |
| 1904 | R | 404 | 1,228 | 1,665 | |
| 1900 | R | 514 | 971 | 1,527 | |
| 1896 | R | 575 | 925 | 1,552 | |
| 1892 | R | 701 | 829 | 1,583 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Cameron County's timber-and-rural economy anchors one of Pennsylvania's smallest electorates, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+50.3 ranks among the widest in the state, reflecting a broader realignment across Pennsylvania's north-central highlands.
The Democratic margin in Cameron County peaked at sixteen points in 1964. By 1968 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Cameron County's median household income of $50,573 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Missaukee County and Morgan County.