| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 313 | 1,918 | 2,247 | |
| 2020 | R | 353 | 1,840 | 2,214 | |
| 2016 | R | 314 | 1,403 | 1,770 | |
| 2012 | R | 553 | 1,424 | 2,013 | |
| 2008 | R | 699 | 1,388 | 2,116 | |
| 2004 | R | 867 | 1,539 | 2,416 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,401 | 1,488 | 2,927 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,374 | 966 | 2,572 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,438 | 852 | 2,853 | |
| 1988 | D | 1,715 | 1,193 | 2,915 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,434 | 1,701 | 3,151 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,951 | 1,447 | 3,436 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,512 | 838 | 3,359 | |
| 1972 | R | 950 | 1,744 | 2,694 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,888 | 713 | 3,211 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,903 | 512 | 3,421 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,776 | 866 | 3,650 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,340 | 993 | 3,341 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,481 | 1,290 | 3,777 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,735 | 181 | 2,999 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,573 | 261 | 3,083 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,941 | 405 | 3,350 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,713 | 156 | 2,872 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,330 | 154 | 2,500 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,532 | 1,430 | 2,974 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,050 | 428 | 2,606 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,127 | 254 | 1,637 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,200 | 95 | 1,666 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,016 | 45 | 1,463 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Haskell County's cattle-country economy and sparse population of roughly 6,000 have anchored some of the widest presidential margins in west-central Texas, with the 2024 result hitting R+71.4 — a gap that has widened steadily over two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Haskell County peaked at eighty-nine points in 1936; 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 three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Haskell County's median household income of $60,653 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ottawa County and Love County.