| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 520 | 4,592 | 5,132 | |
| 2020 | R | 446 | 4,300 | 4,796 | |
| 2016 | R | 394 | 3,786 | 4,283 | |
| 2012 | R | 525 | 3,600 | 4,164 | |
| 2008 | R | 740 | 3,595 | 4,365 | |
| 2004 | R | 878 | 3,556 | 4,451 | |
| 2000 | R | 993 | 2,951 | 3,997 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,235 | 1,974 | 3,655 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,284 | 1,560 | 3,967 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,627 | 2,010 | 3,646 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,089 | 2,487 | 3,587 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,444 | 1,804 | 3,289 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,577 | 966 | 2,561 | |
| 1972 | R | 632 | 1,494 | 2,152 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,308 | 636 | 2,357 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,766 | 441 | 2,207 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,341 | 680 | 2,023 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,067 | 825 | 1,899 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,272 | 937 | 2,212 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,599 | 191 | 1,855 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,674 | 194 | 2,097 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,904 | 276 | 2,181 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,672 | 146 | 1,822 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,555 | 97 | 1,654 | |
| 1928 | D | 865 | 799 | 1,664 | |
| 1924 | D | 883 | 146 | 1,117 | |
| 1920 | D | 449 | 169 | 645 | |
| 1916 | D | 527 | 104 | 671 | |
| 1912 | D | 457 | 25 | 608 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Archer County's 2024 presidential margin of R+79.3 places it among the most one-sided counties in the state. Its roughly 8,800 residents are concentrated in ranching and oil-patch communities across the Rolling Plains of north-central Texas.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Archer County peaked at eighty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eleven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Archer County's median household income of $72,159 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chambers County and Young County.