| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 6,476 | 2,854 | 9,421 | |
| 2020 | D | 7,648 | 3,129 | 10,893 | |
| 2016 | D | 7,787 | 3,212 | 11,140 | |
| 2012 | D | 9,119 | 3,587 | 12,773 | |
| 2008 | D | 8,914 | 4,105 | 13,081 | |
| 2004 | D | 7,566 | 4,635 | 12,463 | |
| 2000 | D | 6,401 | 4,626 | 11,276 | |
| 1996 | D | 6,853 | 4,456 | 11,713 | |
| 1992 | D | 6,374 | 5,298 | 12,498 | |
| 1988 | R | 5,830 | 6,409 | 12,579 | |
| 1984 | R | 7,443 | 7,550 | 15,212 | |
| 1980 | D | 7,498 | 5,798 | 13,675 | |
| 1976 | D | 6,135 | 5,872 | 12,589 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,038 | 6,779 | 8,969 | |
| 1968 | D | 4,386 | 1,514 | 11,632 | |
| 1964 | R | 380 | 5,589 | 5,969 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,212 | 1,317 | 4,641 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,769 | 887 | 3,588 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,845 | 2,434 | 4,279 | |
| 1948 | D | 139 | 80 | 2,973 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,399 | 200 | 2,599 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,404 | 111 | 2,515 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,137 | 35 | 2,173 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,877 | 34 | 1,915 | |
| 1928 | D | 2,219 | 105 | 2,324 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,144 | 135 | 1,279 | |
| 1920 | D | 969 | 39 | 1,012 | |
| 1916 | D | 853 | 28 | 881 | |
| 1912 | D | 616 | 12 | 671 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | D | 430 | 6 | 437 | |
| 1896 | D | 316 | 0 | 317 | |
| 1892 | D | 339 | 3 | 348 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Leflore County sits in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where a majority-Black electorate has produced Democratic presidential margins exceeding 35 points in recent cycles. Greenwood, its seat, was a focal point of 1960s voting-rights organizing.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Leflore County peaked at 100 points in 1896; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1992 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nine points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Leflore County's median household income of $35,277 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 32% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dougherty County and Washington County.