| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 5,892 | 16,074 | 22,098 | |
| 2020 | R | 6,766 | 15,488 | 22,419 | |
| 2016 | R | 6,397 | 14,257 | 21,041 | |
| 2012 | R | 7,342 | 13,418 | 20,941 | |
| 2008 | R | 7,671 | 13,717 | 21,565 | |
| 2004 | R | 7,555 | 12,122 | 19,807 | |
| 2000 | R | 6,870 | 9,139 | 16,303 | |
| 1996 | R | 6,667 | 7,189 | 15,513 | |
| 1992 | R | 5,482 | 6,725 | 14,676 | |
| 1988 | R | 5,008 | 8,405 | 13,513 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,960 | 9,091 | 14,051 | |
| 1980 | D | 7,567 | 6,348 | 14,181 | |
| 1976 | D | 7,687 | 4,795 | 12,652 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,220 | 8,904 | 11,132 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,472 | 1,236 | 12,330 | |
| 1964 | R | 4,386 | 7,064 | 11,450 | |
| 1960 | D | 5,994 | 2,851 | 8,845 | |
| 1956 | D | 5,973 | 2,543 | 8,516 | |
| 1952 | D | 5,722 | 2,398 | 8,120 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,169 | 648 | 5,750 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,633 | 951 | 5,584 | |
| 1940 | D | 5,607 | 866 | 6,473 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,757 | 351 | 4,108 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,832 | 599 | 5,431 | |
| 1928 | D | 2,516 | 1,398 | 3,946 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,771 | 320 | 2,193 | |
| 1920 | D | 2,443 | 508 | 3,104 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,975 | 410 | 2,481 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,205 | 163 | 1,697 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,122 | 353 | 1,689 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,186 | 354 | 1,729 | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | D | 1,420 | 1,136 | 2,556 | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
A rural Panhandle county where agriculture and timber have long shaped a culturally conservative electorate, Jackson delivered an R+46 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps of any county in the state.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Jackson County peaked at eighty-three points in 1936; 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-nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Jackson County's median household income of $49,149 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and Randolph County.