| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 12,237 | 31,818 | 44,530 | |
| 2020 | R | 13,161 | 32,069 | 46,040 | |
| 2016 | R | 8,770 | 27,631 | 38,119 | |
| 2012 | R | 10,525 | 29,812 | 41,018 | |
| 2008 | R | 13,868 | 31,731 | 45,982 | |
| 2004 | R | 12,819 | 32,472 | 45,545 | |
| 2000 | R | 14,108 | 27,802 | 42,713 | |
| 1996 | R | 15,775 | 20,495 | 39,950 | |
| 1992 | R | 17,021 | 17,956 | 46,608 | |
| 1988 | R | 17,956 | 23,324 | 41,590 | |
| 1984 | R | 16,009 | 28,932 | 45,080 | |
| 1980 | R | 17,657 | 22,884 | 41,625 | |
| 1976 | D | 22,017 | 19,024 | 41,266 | |
| 1972 | R | 10,948 | 25,197 | 36,682 | |
| 1968 | D | 15,387 | 11,937 | 33,414 | |
| 1964 | D | 19,131 | 8,585 | 27,730 | |
| 1960 | D | 14,587 | 12,587 | 27,213 | |
| 1956 | D | 12,726 | 12,181 | 24,948 | |
| 1952 | D | 13,505 | 12,197 | 25,731 | |
| 1948 | D | 12,235 | 2,887 | 15,866 | |
| 1944 | D | 11,392 | 1,597 | 14,616 | |
| 1940 | D | 11,672 | 2,206 | 13,887 | |
| 1936 | D | 9,428 | 1,327 | 10,788 | |
| 1932 | D | 8,889 | 1,479 | 10,413 | |
| 1928 | R | 4,853 | 7,226 | 12,079 | |
| 1924 | D | 5,831 | 2,189 | 8,481 | |
| 1920 | D | 3,812 | 1,487 | 5,410 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,108 | 347 | 2,577 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,124 | 108 | 1,471 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Anchored by Wichita Falls, this county sits at the edge of the Red River plains and has delivered lopsided Republican margins in every recent presidential cycle, with 2024's R+44 continuing a decades-long pattern of minimal competitive tension.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Wichita County peaked at seventy-five 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 thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Wichita County's median household income of $63,524 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 Johnson County and Brown County.