| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,235 | 3,668 | 5,011 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,355 | 3,483 | 4,944 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,323 | 3,013 | 4,640 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,041 | 2,421 | 4,590 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,286 | 2,393 | 4,744 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,932 | 2,609 | 4,574 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,817 | 2,327 | 4,209 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,324 | 1,759 | 4,810 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,260 | 1,903 | 4,994 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,036 | 2,532 | 4,596 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,256 | 2,633 | 4,910 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,130 | 2,554 | 4,864 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,721 | 2,181 | 4,948 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,801 | 2,623 | 4,449 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,536 | 2,132 | 4,280 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,514 | 1,828 | 4,380 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,305 | 2,915 | 5,255 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,433 | 2,694 | 5,185 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,457 | 2,750 | 5,304 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,625 | 2,427 | 5,167 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,335 | 2,488 | 4,927 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,836 | 2,652 | 5,529 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,919 | 2,589 | 5,519 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,272 | 2,175 | 5,528 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,933 | 2,672 | 4,656 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,384 | 1,917 | 4,450 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,213 | 2,290 | 4,669 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,508 | 1,201 | 2,926 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,159 | 663 | 2,675 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,539 | 1,403 | 3,153 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,509 | 1,470 | 3,196 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,731 | 1,529 | 3,316 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,655 | 1,490 | 3,152 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,529 | 1,276 | 3,023 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Crawford County's R+48.5 margin in 2024 places it among Indiana's most one-sided presidential jurisdictions, reflecting the deep rural shift across the state's hilly southern tier, where small-town and agricultural communities have moved decisively in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Crawford County peaked at twenty points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Crawford County's median household income of $49,640 sits well below state and national norms, and 23% 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 Tuscarawas County and Switzerland County.