| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,201 | 4,011 | 5,253 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,394 | 3,626 | 5,060 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,260 | 3,201 | 4,542 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,428 | 2,881 | 4,335 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,734 | 2,798 | 4,567 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,778 | 2,638 | 4,439 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,625 | 2,121 | 3,784 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,912 | 1,488 | 3,662 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,938 | 1,219 | 3,980 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,121 | 1,908 | 4,042 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,917 | 2,238 | 4,168 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,052 | 1,531 | 3,618 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,146 | 1,133 | 3,285 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,041 | 1,599 | 2,641 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,272 | 555 | 2,901 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,841 | 729 | 2,577 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,307 | 873 | 2,200 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,053 | 958 | 2,029 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,535 | 951 | 2,487 | |
| 1948 | D | 923 | 180 | 1,488 | |
| 1944 | D | 977 | 180 | 1,368 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,343 | 200 | 1,545 | |
| 1936 | D | 939 | 78 | 1,017 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,416 | 73 | 1,491 | |
| 1928 | D | 640 | 494 | 1,134 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,186 | 187 | 1,416 | |
| 1920 | D | 661 | 156 | 1,321 | |
| 1916 | D | 721 | 206 | 964 | |
| 1912 | D | 472 | 155 | 715 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Camp County's roughly 11,500 residents are concentrated around Pittsburg, the county seat, and the electorate has shifted decisively rightward over the past decade, producing some of the largest Republican margins in the Piney Woods region.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Camp County peaked at ninety 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 thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Camp County's median household income of $58,843 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Graves County and San Augustine County.