| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,946 | 10,920 | 13,932 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,160 | 10,334 | 13,632 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,924 | 8,913 | 12,098 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,325 | 8,219 | 11,635 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,430 | 8,136 | 11,676 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,244 | 7,557 | 10,855 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,075 | 5,416 | 8,675 | |
| 1996 | R | 3,356 | 4,039 | 8,248 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,041 | 3,672 | 8,341 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,386 | 4,221 | 6,636 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,341 | 4,130 | 6,471 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,347 | 2,778 | 6,243 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,868 | 1,680 | 5,617 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,217 | 3,652 | 4,957 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,173 | 718 | 4,731 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,320 | 1,987 | 4,307 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,535 | 1,131 | 3,666 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,328 | 1,203 | 3,531 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,312 | 976 | 3,288 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,228 | 357 | 2,190 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,775 | 355 | 2,130 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,588 | 261 | 1,849 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,494 | 293 | 1,787 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,317 | 210 | 1,527 | |
| 1928 | D | 679 | 534 | 1,221 | |
| 1924 | D | 539 | 94 | 660 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,269 | 248 | 1,610 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,302 | 153 | 1,489 | |
| 1912 | D | 656 | 95 | 857 | |
| 1908 | D | 729 | 180 | 981 | |
| 1904 | D | 633 | 124 | 798 | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | D | 961 | 327 | 1,288 | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Bradford County's 2024 presidential margin of R+57.2 reflects a pattern common to Florida's rural interior, where low population density and an economy rooted in agriculture and corrections-sector employment anchor deep Republican preference.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Bradford County peaked at seventy-seven points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Bradford County's median household income of $63,050 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 Suwannee County and Covington County.