| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 944 | 4,633 | 5,639 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,082 | 4,698 | 5,832 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,067 | 4,206 | 5,426 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,494 | 3,572 | 5,066 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,860 | 3,730 | 5,590 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,639 | 3,168 | 5,807 | |
| 2000 | D | 2,799 | 2,461 | 5,315 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,198 | 1,580 | 5,379 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,413 | 1,641 | 6,377 | |
| 1988 | D | 3,362 | 2,217 | 5,599 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,801 | 3,155 | 5,987 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,507 | 2,394 | 6,009 | |
| 1976 | D | 4,269 | 1,821 | 6,140 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,798 | 3,399 | 5,278 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,268 | 1,414 | 5,433 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,969 | 1,718 | 5,687 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,941 | 2,531 | 5,472 | |
| 1956 | D | 3,469 | 2,206 | 5,675 | |
| 1952 | D | 4,260 | 2,251 | 6,511 | |
| 1948 | D | 4,750 | 1,036 | 5,786 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,358 | 1,404 | 5,775 | |
| 1940 | D | 5,177 | 2,365 | 7,561 | |
| 1936 | D | 4,624 | 1,269 | 5,910 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,908 | 1,040 | 5,948 | |
| 1928 | D | 2,581 | 2,541 | 5,152 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,528 | 2,013 | 5,278 | |
| 1920 | D | 2,531 | 2,094 | 4,908 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,945 | 957 | 3,529 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,392 | 692 | 2,809 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,038 | 878 | 2,235 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Choctaw County, in southeastern Oklahoma's Little Dixie region, posted an R+65.4 margin in 2024 — a dramatic reversal from its historically Democratic roots in a rural area shaped by its Native American heritage and agricultural economy.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Choctaw County peaked at sixty-five points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Choctaw County's median household income of $44,081 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Haskell County and Ballard County.