| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,648 | 5,234 | 7,020 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,630 | 5,337 | 7,161 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,186 | 4,700 | 6,381 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,373 | 4,874 | 6,355 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,607 | 4,848 | 6,568 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,304 | 5,393 | 6,797 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,407 | 4,816 | 6,460 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,653 | 4,266 | 6,507 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,385 | 3,783 | 7,013 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,751 | 4,765 | 6,547 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,124 | 5,147 | 6,271 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,131 | 5,089 | 6,634 | |
| 1976 | R | 1,665 | 4,223 | 6,066 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,318 | 4,651 | 5,969 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,237 | 3,923 | 5,419 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,832 | 3,410 | 6,242 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,764 | 5,205 | 6,969 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,569 | 5,065 | 6,634 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,468 | 5,742 | 7,210 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,091 | 3,960 | 6,051 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,808 | 4,885 | 6,693 | |
| 1940 | R | 2,200 | 5,322 | 7,522 | |
| 1936 | R | 3,741 | 4,554 | 8,415 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,920 | 3,573 | 7,579 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,979 | 5,769 | 7,779 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,778 | 4,110 | 7,007 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,857 | 4,265 | 6,378 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,206 | 2,011 | 4,351 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,886 | 962 | 4,111 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,042 | 2,209 | 4,384 | |
| 1904 | R | 754 | 2,529 | 3,942 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,871 | 2,207 | 4,160 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,811 | 1,919 | 3,794 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,917 | 219 | 3,727 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
York County's R+51.4 margin in 2024 reflects the deep Republican lean common across Nebraska's agricultural interior, where small cities and farming communities have voted consistently right of center for decades.
The Republican margin in York County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
York County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,757, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 14,286 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 Randall County and Kendall County.
