| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,499 | 7,500 | 9,052 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,635 | 6,991 | 8,719 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,471 | 6,026 | 7,684 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,850 | 5,646 | 7,570 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,034 | 5,205 | 7,288 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,070 | 5,057 | 7,161 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,316 | 4,247 | 6,641 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,630 | 2,888 | 6,097 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,445 | 2,316 | 6,365 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,916 | 3,159 | 6,092 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,489 | 3,624 | 6,122 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,739 | 2,468 | 5,265 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,679 | 1,674 | 4,361 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,283 | 2,459 | 3,748 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,066 | 958 | 4,093 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,816 | 1,074 | 3,892 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,997 | 1,629 | 3,650 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,813 | 1,627 | 3,455 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,902 | 1,707 | 4,611 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,265 | 460 | 3,230 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,427 | 277 | 3,022 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,514 | 481 | 4,000 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,929 | 134 | 2,069 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,481 | 170 | 2,656 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,318 | 1,178 | 2,499 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,484 | 608 | 3,172 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,463 | 378 | 2,752 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,575 | 637 | 2,311 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,305 | 475 | 1,987 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Freestone County, a sparsely populated stretch of post-oak savanna southeast of Dallas, recorded an R+66.3 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state where rural realignment has accelerated sharply over the past decade.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Freestone County peaked at eighty-seven points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Freestone County's median household income of $59,960 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Lamar County.