| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,589 | 9,855 | 11,525 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,716 | 9,478 | 11,315 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,728 | 8,875 | 10,956 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,871 | 7,618 | 10,764 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,410 | 7,215 | 10,851 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,664 | 7,234 | 11,018 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,486 | 6,136 | 9,932 | |
| 1996 | R | 3,897 | 4,065 | 9,440 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,597 | 3,470 | 10,001 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,887 | 4,584 | 8,503 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,662 | 5,591 | 9,253 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,261 | 4,879 | 9,309 | |
| 1976 | D | 4,638 | 3,338 | 8,018 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,737 | 5,104 | 7,841 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,117 | 4,022 | 8,120 | |
| 1964 | D | 4,934 | 2,902 | 7,836 | |
| 1960 | R | 3,606 | 5,258 | 8,864 | |
| 1956 | D | 4,506 | 4,352 | 8,858 | |
| 1952 | R | 4,372 | 4,824 | 9,225 | |
| 1948 | D | 4,664 | 3,320 | 7,994 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,011 | 3,916 | 7,938 | |
| 1940 | R | 4,497 | 4,730 | 9,239 | |
| 1936 | D | 4,718 | 4,132 | 8,884 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,996 | 2,621 | 7,675 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,067 | 4,050 | 7,133 | |
| 1924 | D | 3,421 | 2,787 | 6,400 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,965 | 3,552 | 6,585 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,291 | 1,809 | 4,215 | |
| 1912 | D | 2,067 | 1,232 | 4,029 | |
| 1908 | D | 2,328 | 1,954 | 4,380 | |
| 1904 | D | 2,118 | 1,801 | 4,023 | |
| 1900 | D | 2,218 | 1,713 | 3,982 | |
| 1896 | D | 2,672 | 1,785 | 4,478 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,878 | 1,294 | 3,547 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Texas County sits in the Ozarks and has posted some of Missouri's widest Republican presidential margins, reflecting a broader consolidation of rural, small-town voters that has reshaped the state's interior over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Texas County peaked at thirty-one points in 1932. By 1996 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was seventy-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Texas County's median household income of $50,036 sits well below state and national norms, and 20% 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 Stoddard County and Dallas County.