| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,606 | 6,111 | 8,800 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,288 | 6,006 | 9,426 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,444 | 4,744 | 8,485 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,452 | 4,356 | 7,879 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,645 | 4,471 | 8,157 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,045 | 5,428 | 9,518 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,795 | 4,429 | 8,330 | |
| 1996 | D | 4,561 | 3,611 | 8,766 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,083 | 3,633 | 9,108 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,616 | 4,620 | 9,281 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,659 | 5,377 | 9,064 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,606 | 4,171 | 7,931 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,690 | 2,953 | 6,722 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,067 | 3,779 | 5,866 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,957 | 1,995 | 5,544 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,314 | 1,509 | 4,832 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,557 | 2,220 | 4,787 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,929 | 2,401 | 4,345 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,583 | 2,536 | 4,126 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,441 | 801 | 2,374 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,306 | 848 | 2,411 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,759 | 948 | 2,707 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,462 | 603 | 2,082 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,180 | 534 | 2,724 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,043 | 1,189 | 2,236 | |
| 1924 | R | 897 | 944 | 1,987 | |
| 1920 | D | 545 | 283 | 923 | |
| 1916 | D | 584 | 152 | 767 | |
| 1912 | D | 476 | 35 | 675 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Despite a majority-Hispanic population — over 60% by recent estimates — Bee County has shifted sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two cycles, reflecting a broader realignment visible across the South Texas brushlands.
The Democratic margin in Bee County peaked at sixty-five points in 1912. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Bee County's median household income of $57,673 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Abbeville County and Greenlee County.