| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 962 | 7,298 | 8,314 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,034 | 7,110 | 8,239 | |
| 2016 | R | 876 | 6,601 | 7,707 | |
| 2012 | R | 992 | 6,225 | 7,316 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,303 | 5,942 | 7,305 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,511 | 5,874 | 7,409 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,843 | 5,022 | 6,954 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,394 | 3,647 | 6,697 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,464 | 2,894 | 7,675 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,007 | 4,156 | 7,193 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,203 | 5,282 | 7,503 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,740 | 4,153 | 7,022 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,473 | 2,652 | 6,166 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,486 | 3,353 | 4,840 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,482 | 1,860 | 5,346 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,395 | 1,600 | 4,996 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,419 | 2,067 | 4,509 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,028 | 2,083 | 4,130 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,536 | 2,649 | 5,192 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,175 | 516 | 3,898 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,183 | 327 | 4,114 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,712 | 478 | 4,195 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,065 | 304 | 3,381 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,156 | 320 | 3,482 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,275 | 1,826 | 3,101 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,000 | 322 | 2,373 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,214 | 209 | 1,470 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,175 | 71 | 1,388 | |
| 1912 | D | 922 | 35 | 1,186 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Young County, anchored by the small city of Graham, delivered an R+76.2 margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting the deep red realignment that has reshaped rural North Texas over the past two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Young County peaked at eighty-two 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 twenty points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Young County's median household income of $68,010 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 Chambers County and Callahan County.