| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 9,150 | 20,071 | 29,516 | |
| 2020 | R | 9,191 | 18,637 | 28,089 | |
| 2016 | R | 7,008 | 16,244 | 24,018 | |
| 2012 | R | 8,396 | 12,896 | 21,674 | |
| 2008 | R | 9,892 | 12,702 | 22,835 | |
| 2004 | R | 8,060 | 13,713 | 21,967 | |
| 2000 | R | 6,904 | 11,201 | 18,916 | |
| 1996 | R | 5,928 | 8,077 | 16,334 | |
| 1992 | R | 4,817 | 8,184 | 16,822 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,775 | 9,926 | 13,862 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,155 | 10,061 | 13,297 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,375 | 8,468 | 12,548 | |
| 1976 | R | 4,244 | 7,811 | 12,310 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,733 | 8,948 | 12,009 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,176 | 7,827 | 11,790 | |
| 1964 | R | 5,781 | 6,512 | 12,328 | |
| 1960 | R | 4,425 | 9,360 | 13,811 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,092 | 9,658 | 12,768 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,530 | 9,623 | 12,187 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,284 | 7,708 | 9,992 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,793 | 8,242 | 11,074 | |
| 1940 | R | 3,460 | 9,203 | 12,704 | |
| 1936 | R | 4,864 | 9,347 | 14,380 | |
| 1932 | R | 3,666 | 6,215 | 10,111 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,148 | 8,576 | 11,783 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,477 | 5,578 | 7,655 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,589 | 5,164 | 7,060 | |
| 1916 | R | 2,019 | 2,869 | 5,138 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,924 | 659 | 5,360 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,438 | 3,650 | 6,441 | |
| 1904 | R | 2,097 | 3,386 | 5,956 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,647 | 3,229 | 6,342 | |
| 1896 | R | 2,473 | 3,708 | 6,552 | |
| 1892 | D | 2,915 | 2,690 | 6,057 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Wayne County, tucked in Pennsylvania's Pocono-to-Catskills corridor, has voted Republican in every presidential race in recent memory, posting margins that now exceed 37 points — making it an outlier in a battleground state defined by razor-thin statewide results.
The Republican margin in Wayne County reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1952. The margin in 2024 was thirty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Wayne County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,381, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 51,262 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 Wyoming County and Licking County.