| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,856 | 11,033 | 15,095 | |
| 2020 | R | 4,196 | 10,952 | 15,524 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,207 | 10,076 | 14,317 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,327 | 9,648 | 14,287 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,745 | 9,708 | 14,730 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,843 | 10,378 | 14,390 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,937 | 9,397 | 13,839 | |
| 1996 | R | 4,547 | 7,641 | 13,541 | |
| 1992 | R | 4,175 | 7,213 | 14,951 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,464 | 8,613 | 13,171 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,074 | 10,711 | 13,878 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,854 | 9,504 | 13,249 | |
| 1976 | R | 4,298 | 6,887 | 11,468 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,764 | 8,649 | 11,413 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,649 | 7,356 | 10,951 | |
| 1964 | R | 6,368 | 6,965 | 13,333 | |
| 1960 | R | 5,646 | 8,728 | 14,374 | |
| 1956 | R | 4,690 | 8,027 | 12,717 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,589 | 9,674 | 13,263 | |
| 1948 | R | 4,386 | 5,409 | 9,795 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,733 | 6,947 | 10,680 | |
| 1940 | R | 4,455 | 7,989 | 12,444 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,768 | 4,051 | 9,996 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,792 | 4,108 | 9,011 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,403 | 6,677 | 8,167 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,132 | 3,410 | 5,474 | |
| 1920 | R | 969 | 3,189 | 4,459 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,587 | 1,144 | 2,935 | |
| 1912 | D | 495 | 314 | 1,727 | |
| 1908 | R | 549 | 789 | 1,441 | |
| 1904 | R | 103 | 530 | 781 | |
| 1900 | R | 276 | 400 | 706 | |
| 1896 | D | 244 | 230 | 479 | |
| 1892 | D | 217 | 45 | 441 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Scotts Bluff County sits at the western edge of Nebraska's Panhandle, where an agricultural and ranching economy has produced some of the state's most consistent Republican margins — R+47.7 in 2024 — with little urban counterweight.
The Republican margin in Scotts Bluff County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Scotts Bluff County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,614, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 35,843 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 Hamilton County and Stanton County.