| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,705 | 7,590 | 9,369 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,788 | 6,743 | 8,609 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,491 | 5,316 | 6,960 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,705 | 4,671 | 6,456 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,053 | 4,547 | 6,665 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,276 | 4,405 | 6,721 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,235 | 3,542 | 5,866 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,419 | 2,174 | 4,953 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,511 | 2,013 | 5,711 | |
| 1988 | D | 3,085 | 2,242 | 5,339 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,578 | 3,076 | 5,666 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,615 | 1,943 | 4,609 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,924 | 1,142 | 4,081 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,361 | 1,762 | 3,125 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,678 | 891 | 3,263 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,527 | 617 | 3,147 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,466 | 672 | 3,143 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,726 | 1,173 | 2,915 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,347 | 1,052 | 3,410 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,051 | 240 | 2,434 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,992 | 158 | 2,407 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,999 | 319 | 2,321 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,466 | 135 | 1,601 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,423 | 119 | 2,545 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,558 | 339 | 1,897 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,496 | 224 | 2,744 | |
| 1920 | D | 981 | 141 | 1,988 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,208 | 262 | 1,495 | |
| 1912 | D | 771 | 228 | 1,102 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Burleson County, nestled in the Brazos Valley, delivered over 80% of its presidential vote to the Republican column in 2024, a pattern consistent with its small-town, agriculturally rooted demographic profile.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Burleson County peaked at ninety-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-two points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Burleson County's median household income of $70,000 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Delta County and Jasper County.