| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 8,504 | 18,901 | 27,698 | |
| 2020 | R | 8,943 | 18,377 | 27,735 | |
| 2016 | R | 7,003 | 14,182 | 22,515 | |
| 2012 | R | 7,697 | 13,455 | 21,595 | |
| 2008 | R | 7,884 | 14,095 | 22,333 | |
| 2004 | R | 8,314 | 12,343 | 20,877 | |
| 2000 | R | 7,700 | 9,158 | 17,736 | |
| 1996 | D | 8,577 | 6,407 | 17,411 | |
| 1992 | D | 7,571 | 5,781 | 18,478 | |
| 1988 | R | 7,147 | 7,861 | 15,299 | |
| 1984 | R | 6,509 | 8,543 | 15,249 | |
| 1980 | R | 5,068 | 7,405 | 13,399 | |
| 1976 | D | 6,440 | 5,136 | 11,962 | |
| 1972 | R | 4,295 | 5,673 | 10,372 | |
| 1968 | D | 4,831 | 3,610 | 9,706 | |
| 1964 | D | 6,821 | 3,713 | 10,537 | |
| 1960 | D | 5,251 | 3,806 | 9,065 | |
| 1956 | R | 4,026 | 4,234 | 8,260 | |
| 1952 | D | 4,928 | 3,770 | 8,698 | |
| 1948 | D | 4,780 | 2,329 | 7,265 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,818 | 2,260 | 7,107 | |
| 1940 | D | 5,752 | 2,624 | 8,407 | |
| 1936 | D | 4,859 | 1,526 | 6,568 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,625 | 1,865 | 6,718 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,341 | 3,436 | 6,790 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,218 | 2,193 | 6,348 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,894 | 3,311 | 6,205 | |
| 1916 | D | 3,686 | 1,495 | 5,733 | |
| 1912 | D | 779 | 210 | 2,045 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Gila County's economy has long centered on mining and ranching in the Mogollon Rim highlands, and its rural, majority-Hispanic and Native American precincts nonetheless produce some of Arizona's widest Republican presidential margins.
The Democratic margin in Gila County peaked at fifty-one points in 1936. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Gila County's median household income of $61,986 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% 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 Washington Parish and Grant County.