| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 222,115 | 279,534 | 517,690 | |
| 2020 | R | 230,945 | 252,318 | 492,216 | |
| 2016 | R | 140,624 | 201,014 | 364,430 | |
| 2012 | R | 101,415 | 196,888 | 303,567 | |
| 2008 | R | 109,047 | 184,897 | 296,583 | |
| 2004 | R | 68,935 | 174,435 | 245,154 | |
| 2000 | R | 42,884 | 128,179 | 175,420 | |
| 1996 | R | 37,854 | 83,750 | 132,925 | |
| 1992 | R | 24,508 | 60,514 | 128,833 | |
| 1988 | R | 22,934 | 67,776 | 91,230 | |
| 1984 | R | 13,604 | 61,095 | 74,838 | |
| 1980 | R | 15,187 | 36,559 | 53,861 | |
| 1976 | R | 14,039 | 21,608 | 36,000 | |
| 1972 | R | 4,783 | 17,667 | 22,637 | |
| 1968 | R | 5,918 | 6,494 | 16,262 | |
| 1964 | D | 7,833 | 3,341 | 11,193 | |
| 1960 | D | 5,229 | 3,865 | 9,158 | |
| 1956 | D | 5,280 | 3,823 | 9,137 | |
| 1952 | D | 5,906 | 4,037 | 9,950 | |
| 1948 | D | 5,516 | 1,155 | 7,250 | |
| 1944 | D | 6,574 | 974 | 8,344 | |
| 1940 | D | 7,373 | 1,028 | 8,412 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,669 | 531 | 6,210 | |
| 1932 | D | 6,059 | 589 | 6,698 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,377 | 3,476 | 6,876 | |
| 1924 | D | 7,215 | 1,981 | 9,365 | |
| 1920 | D | 4,045 | 1,338 | 5,778 | |
| 1916 | D | 4,141 | 594 | 4,933 | |
| 1912 | D | 3,187 | 342 | 4,083 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
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Collin County's rapid suburban growth north of Dallas has compressed its presidential margins from R+28 in 2012 to R+11 in 2024, making it a closely watched indicator of how educated, high-income suburbs shift over time.
The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Collin County, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1984. The 2024 margin was eleven points.
The political shift has tracked, in Collin County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $121,600, and a 6% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Delaware County.
