| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,618 | 20,621 | 24,386 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,509 | 19,049 | 22,779 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,630 | 15,700 | 18,727 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,056 | 14,351 | 17,581 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,010 | 13,658 | 17,784 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,034 | 12,831 | 16,929 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,893 | 9,810 | 13,884 | |
| 1996 | R | 4,711 | 6,228 | 12,161 | |
| 1992 | R | 4,084 | 4,708 | 12,318 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,553 | 6,216 | 11,366 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,449 | 7,144 | 10,612 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,033 | 4,515 | 8,671 | |
| 1976 | D | 4,107 | 3,076 | 7,226 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,842 | 4,746 | 6,658 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,192 | 2,046 | 6,259 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,528 | 2,068 | 5,606 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,633 | 2,400 | 5,112 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,199 | 2,508 | 4,722 | |
| 1952 | D | 3,026 | 2,748 | 5,780 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,590 | 629 | 3,885 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,045 | 485 | 4,041 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,659 | 585 | 4,249 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,751 | 192 | 2,950 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,308 | 189 | 3,516 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,645 | 1,161 | 2,806 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,806 | 342 | 3,280 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,643 | 798 | 3,160 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,719 | 248 | 2,395 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,441 | 146 | 2,025 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Wood County sits in East Texas's forested belt, where Republican presidential margins have topped 60 points for over a decade. Its rural, majority-white population tracks closely with surrounding counties that anchor some of Texas's most consistent conservative voting patterns.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Wood 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 six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Wood County's median household income of $60,300 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Runnels County and Hamilton County.