| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 906 | 4,040 | 5,043 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,035 | 3,961 | 5,119 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,067 | 3,471 | 4,645 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,452 | 2,949 | 4,522 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,819 | 2,702 | 4,676 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,370 | 2,522 | 4,955 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,976 | 2,036 | 4,108 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,361 | 1,351 | 4,223 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,827 | 1,258 | 4,736 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,018 | 1,918 | 3,957 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,864 | 2,329 | 4,223 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,037 | 2,101 | 4,257 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,670 | 1,038 | 3,715 | |
| 1972 | R | 960 | 2,030 | 2,990 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,019 | 1,198 | 3,297 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,704 | 846 | 2,557 | |
| 1960 | R | 703 | 1,127 | 1,849 | |
| 1956 | D | 958 | 799 | 1,771 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,048 | 890 | 1,938 | |
| 1948 | D | 850 | 339 | 1,227 | |
| 1944 | D | 660 | 525 | 1,187 | |
| 1940 | D | 838 | 333 | 1,183 | |
| 1936 | D | 946 | 437 | 1,386 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,235 | 237 | 1,473 | |
| 1928 | D | 934 | 686 | 1,622 | |
| 1924 | D | 678 | 292 | 1,007 | |
| 1920 | D | 763 | 502 | 1,283 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,096 | 392 | 1,488 | |
| 1912 | D | 590 | 453 | 1,323 | |
| 1908 | D | 741 | 366 | 1,182 | |
| 1904 | D | 481 | 359 | 895 | |
| 1900 | D | 984 | 397 | 1,391 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,259 | 333 | 1,595 | |
| 1892 | D | 873 | 415 | 1,348 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Fulton County, tucked into the Ozark hills along the Missouri border, recorded an R+62.1 margin in 2024 — a figure consistent with decades of rural realignment that has made this corner of north-central Arkansas among the state's most uniform in presidential voting.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Fulton County peaked at sixty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Fulton County's median household income of $42,241 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 Izard County and Randolph County.