| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,675 | 7,334 | 9,118 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,726 | 7,239 | 9,064 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,302 | 6,251 | 7,864 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,897 | 5,231 | 7,279 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,300 | 5,109 | 7,507 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,268 | 5,640 | 7,962 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,037 | 4,858 | 7,094 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,146 | 3,714 | 6,817 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,892 | 3,452 | 7,044 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,119 | 4,432 | 6,592 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,789 | 5,164 | 6,984 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,299 | 4,073 | 6,669 | |
| 1976 | R | 2,983 | 3,828 | 6,891 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,710 | 4,422 | 6,236 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,860 | 4,019 | 6,339 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,652 | 3,232 | 6,909 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,715 | 5,099 | 7,830 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,257 | 5,181 | 7,460 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,974 | 5,117 | 7,129 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,729 | 3,672 | 5,401 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,894 | 4,474 | 6,404 | |
| 1940 | R | 2,731 | 5,205 | 7,963 | |
| 1936 | R | 3,553 | 5,172 | 8,926 | |
| 1932 | R | 2,271 | 3,847 | 6,573 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,416 | 5,653 | 7,111 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,161 | 4,087 | 6,241 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,106 | 4,036 | 5,750 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,733 | 2,386 | 4,541 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,445 | 850 | 4,679 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,932 | 3,603 | 5,958 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,074 | 3,976 | 5,668 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,147 | 3,224 | 5,727 | |
| 1896 | R | 2,446 | 3,281 | 5,877 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,699 | 2,315 | 4,935 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Sparsely populated and heavily forested in the northern Appalachian Plateau, Potter gave Republicans a 62-point margin in 2024—among the widest in the state—reflecting a rural, working-class electorate with little urban counterweight.
The Democratic margin in Potter County peaked at thirteen points in 1912. By 1968 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. Potter County's median household income of $59,020 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Blair County and Grayson County.