| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 10,212 | 36,137 | 46,733 | |
| 2020 | R | 8,906 | 29,163 | 38,597 | |
| 2016 | R | 6,396 | 23,910 | 31,554 | |
| 2012 | R | 6,671 | 21,011 | 28,049 | |
| 2008 | R | 8,594 | 20,573 | 29,524 | |
| 2004 | R | 7,971 | 20,065 | 28,194 | |
| 2000 | R | 7,857 | 16,177 | 24,466 | |
| 1996 | R | 8,801 | 10,746 | 21,876 | |
| 1992 | R | 7,452 | 9,739 | 24,650 | |
| 1988 | R | 8,820 | 12,331 | 21,238 | |
| 1984 | R | 6,971 | 14,303 | 21,322 | |
| 1980 | R | 8,773 | 9,283 | 18,501 | |
| 1976 | D | 8,543 | 6,676 | 15,314 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,655 | 9,535 | 13,239 | |
| 1968 | D | 4,785 | 4,651 | 12,905 | |
| 1964 | D | 6,567 | 3,302 | 9,879 | |
| 1960 | D | 4,116 | 4,084 | 8,242 | |
| 1956 | R | 4,051 | 4,508 | 8,592 | |
| 1952 | R | 4,953 | 5,614 | 10,581 | |
| 1948 | D | 5,082 | 1,195 | 7,067 | |
| 1944 | D | 6,200 | 714 | 8,037 | |
| 1940 | D | 8,156 | 877 | 9,044 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,801 | 335 | 6,147 | |
| 1932 | D | 6,856 | 465 | 7,340 | |
| 1928 | D | 3,510 | 3,009 | 6,519 | |
| 1924 | D | 6,828 | 836 | 7,810 | |
| 1920 | D | 4,397 | 880 | 5,788 | |
| 1916 | D | 4,242 | 424 | 4,838 | |
| 1912 | D | 3,410 | 225 | 4,262 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Hunt County has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting a rural-to-exurban demographic profile that has grown more politically uniform even as the Dallas-Fort Worth metro edge creeps toward its western boundary.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Hunt County peaked at eighty-nine points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 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. Hunt County's median household income of $71,938 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 Stephens County and Colorado County.