| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,990 | 7,953 | 9,995 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,299 | 7,751 | 10,127 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,152 | 6,930 | 9,290 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,764 | 6,249 | 9,120 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,803 | 6,457 | 9,366 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,049 | 5,467 | 8,581 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,649 | 4,058 | 6,810 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,583 | 3,188 | 7,997 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,568 | 2,693 | 7,213 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,763 | 4,057 | 5,875 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,732 | 4,038 | 5,770 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,963 | 2,776 | 5,868 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,370 | 1,983 | 5,406 | |
| 1972 | R | 754 | 4,109 | 4,863 | |
| 1968 | D | 941 | 794 | 5,053 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,708 | 2,661 | 4,369 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,908 | 1,212 | 3,120 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,945 | 776 | 2,721 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,787 | 744 | 2,531 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,354 | 216 | 1,999 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,828 | 165 | 1,993 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,499 | 198 | 2,697 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,897 | 127 | 2,024 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,447 | 130 | 1,577 | |
| 1928 | D | 739 | 465 | 1,222 | |
| 1924 | D | 476 | 100 | 608 | |
| 1920 | D | 563 | 128 | 722 | |
| 1916 | D | 547 | 51 | 610 | |
| 1912 | D | 236 | 56 | 363 | |
| 1908 | D | 250 | 160 | 514 | |
| 1904 | D | 168 | 119 | 317 | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | D | 209 | 135 | 344 | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Taylor County, anchored by the small Gulf Coast city of Perry, posted an R+59.6 margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting a rural, timber-economy landscape that has swung sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Taylor County peaked at eighty-seven points in 1936; 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 twenty-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Taylor County's median household income of $49,073 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 Crawford County and Grady County.