| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 860 | 3,566 | 4,467 | |
| 2020 | R | 956 | 3,524 | 4,524 | |
| 2016 | R | 809 | 3,166 | 4,105 | |
| 2012 | R | 971 | 2,956 | 3,980 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,196 | 3,283 | 4,509 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,284 | 3,685 | 4,990 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,356 | 3,138 | 4,577 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,730 | 2,037 | 4,268 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,924 | 1,959 | 5,340 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,248 | 2,669 | 4,929 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,011 | 3,644 | 5,673 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,347 | 3,031 | 5,463 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,280 | 2,145 | 5,476 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,139 | 3,183 | 4,519 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,996 | 1,909 | 5,198 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,200 | 1,539 | 4,742 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,319 | 2,796 | 5,129 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,347 | 2,230 | 4,587 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,646 | 3,019 | 5,666 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,963 | 529 | 3,800 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,382 | 517 | 4,419 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,249 | 697 | 3,952 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,279 | 316 | 3,613 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,397 | 199 | 3,609 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,447 | 1,590 | 3,040 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,222 | 269 | 1,578 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,118 | 335 | 1,542 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,242 | 99 | 1,459 | |
| 1912 | D | 993 | 44 | 1,301 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Wilbarger County anchors the far north Texas plains around Vernon, where an agriculture-driven economy and sparse population have produced some of the state's most lopsided presidential margins over the past decade.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Wilbarger County peaked at eighty-nine points in 1932; 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. Wilbarger County's median household income of $54,102 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coke County and Bosque County.