| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,389 | 7,633 | 10,187 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,698 | 7,328 | 10,161 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,642 | 6,074 | 9,147 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,998 | 4,539 | 8,720 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,271 | 4,445 | 8,877 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,822 | 4,793 | 8,677 | |
| 2000 | D | 3,915 | 3,761 | 7,846 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,798 | 2,620 | 7,207 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,085 | 2,649 | 7,859 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,378 | 3,455 | 6,854 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,460 | 4,110 | 7,588 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,694 | 3,432 | 7,329 | |
| 1976 | D | 4,229 | 2,657 | 6,966 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,785 | 3,564 | 6,391 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,796 | 2,671 | 6,267 | |
| 1964 | D | 4,205 | 1,992 | 6,203 | |
| 1960 | R | 3,064 | 3,213 | 6,301 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,011 | 3,117 | 6,156 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,931 | 2,984 | 5,959 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,128 | 2,429 | 5,635 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,621 | 2,379 | 5,054 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,668 | 2,285 | 4,972 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,696 | 2,034 | 4,746 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,240 | 1,722 | 4,008 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,527 | 1,719 | 3,263 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,824 | 1,532 | 3,436 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,848 | 1,709 | 3,597 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,068 | 802 | 1,910 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,033 | 327 | 1,943 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,243 | 979 | 2,279 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,090 | 953 | 2,125 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,221 | 874 | 2,124 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,237 | 837 | 2,089 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,043 | 727 | 1,849 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Scott County's 2024 presidential margin of R+51.5 places it among Indiana's most one-sided rural counties, reflecting a broader shift in small, working-class communities across the Ohio River corridor over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in Scott County peaked at thirty-six points in 1912. By 2004 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Scott County's median household income of $56,352 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% 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 Mason County and Harrison County.