| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,007 | 8,742 | 10,829 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,113 | 8,725 | 10,973 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,824 | 7,724 | 9,920 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,951 | 6,434 | 9,579 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,911 | 6,007 | 10,085 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,632 | 5,686 | 9,381 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,350 | 4,754 | 8,302 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,349 | 2,990 | 7,656 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,515 | 2,831 | 8,385 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,107 | 3,856 | 6,987 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,610 | 4,716 | 7,326 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,710 | 4,081 | 7,011 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,565 | 3,224 | 6,833 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,248 | 4,595 | 6,843 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,123 | 3,525 | 6,319 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,444 | 2,660 | 6,104 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,387 | 4,065 | 6,452 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,455 | 3,594 | 6,049 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,453 | 3,753 | 6,220 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,289 | 2,650 | 4,949 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,177 | 3,077 | 5,264 | |
| 1940 | R | 2,736 | 3,615 | 6,365 | |
| 1936 | R | 2,879 | 3,041 | 5,961 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,166 | 2,213 | 5,425 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,476 | 2,926 | 4,428 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,697 | 2,336 | 4,189 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,658 | 2,634 | 4,358 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,312 | 1,642 | 3,021 | |
| 1912 | R | 1,037 | 1,045 | 2,486 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,260 | 1,752 | 3,086 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,175 | 1,535 | 2,844 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,318 | 1,470 | 2,830 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,383 | 1,447 | 2,842 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,176 | 1,269 | 2,491 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Crawford County's R+62.2 margin in 2024 places it among Missouri's most one-sided presidential results, reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped the Ozarks over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Crawford County peaked at eighteen points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-two 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 $57,629 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Jackson County and St. Clair County.