| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 162 | 949 | 1,120 | |
| 2020 | R | 161 | 1,016 | 1,200 | |
| 2016 | R | 153 | 869 | 1,075 | |
| 2012 | R | 242 | 829 | 1,091 | |
| 2008 | R | 283 | 844 | 1,138 | |
| 2004 | R | 201 | 970 | 1,183 | |
| 2000 | R | 203 | 963 | 1,219 | |
| 1996 | R | 279 | 851 | 1,297 | |
| 1992 | R | 212 | 697 | 1,303 | |
| 1988 | R | 366 | 986 | 1,362 | |
| 1984 | R | 180 | 1,158 | 1,351 | |
| 1980 | R | 202 | 1,297 | 1,580 | |
| 1976 | R | 445 | 928 | 1,442 | |
| 1972 | R | 204 | 1,161 | 1,365 | |
| 1968 | R | 206 | 1,120 | 1,425 | |
| 1964 | R | 559 | 1,106 | 1,665 | |
| 1960 | R | 426 | 1,376 | 1,802 | |
| 1956 | R | 335 | 1,167 | 1,502 | |
| 1952 | R | 341 | 1,457 | 1,798 | |
| 1948 | R | 519 | 923 | 1,442 | |
| 1944 | R | 541 | 1,248 | 1,789 | |
| 1940 | R | 736 | 1,351 | 2,087 | |
| 1936 | R | 986 | 996 | 2,007 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,204 | 768 | 2,010 | |
| 1928 | R | 404 | 1,470 | 1,889 | |
| 1924 | R | 459 | 725 | 1,553 | |
| 1920 | R | 421 | 924 | 1,395 | |
| 1916 | D | 598 | 306 | 956 | |
| 1912 | D | 282 | 136 | 853 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Garden County sits in the Nebraska Sandhills, where ranching defines both the economy and the electorate — its 2024 presidential margin of R+70.5 reflects a degree of partisan uniformity common to the region's most sparsely settled communities.
The Republican margin in Garden County reached its widest at seventy-two points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was seventy points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Garden County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $41,882, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,761 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Keith County and Stanton County.
