| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,156 | 4,893 | 6,174 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,203 | 4,878 | 6,241 | |
| 2016 | R | 924 | 4,418 | 5,796 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,458 | 4,178 | 5,806 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,832 | 3,942 | 5,912 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,566 | 4,114 | 5,779 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,439 | 3,922 | 5,520 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,923 | 2,989 | 5,513 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,754 | 2,395 | 5,318 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,875 | 3,075 | 5,005 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,364 | 3,776 | 5,184 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,373 | 3,572 | 5,315 | |
| 1976 | R | 2,262 | 2,764 | 5,038 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,515 | 3,629 | 5,164 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,529 | 2,719 | 4,716 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,749 | 2,604 | 5,353 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,414 | 3,178 | 5,592 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,130 | 2,825 | 4,955 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,648 | 3,396 | 5,058 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,843 | 2,029 | 3,909 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,514 | 2,674 | 4,188 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,982 | 2,861 | 4,858 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,639 | 2,047 | 4,751 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,545 | 1,954 | 4,590 | |
| 1928 | R | 777 | 2,483 | 3,298 | |
| 1924 | R | 788 | 1,603 | 2,855 | |
| 1920 | R | 552 | 1,496 | 2,057 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,096 | 770 | 1,936 | |
| 1912 | D | 318 | 292 | 898 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
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| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Goshen County, anchored by the small city of Torrington, delivers some of the widest Republican presidential margins in a state already dominated by right-leaning voters, reflecting its sparse, agriculturally rooted population along the Nebraska border.
The Democratic margin in Goshen County peaked at seventeen points in 1916. By 1968 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Goshen County's median household income of $58,929 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Franklin County and Lincoln County.