| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 358 | 1,715 | 2,090 | |
| 2020 | R | 438 | 1,584 | 2,040 | |
| 2016 | R | 435 | 1,474 | 1,959 | |
| 2012 | R | 551 | 1,523 | 2,085 | |
| 2008 | R | 730 | 1,784 | 2,521 | |
| 2004 | R | 545 | 2,032 | 2,584 | |
| 2000 | R | 580 | 1,830 | 2,420 | |
| 1996 | R | 986 | 1,530 | 2,648 | |
| 1992 | R | 947 | 1,676 | 3,009 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,391 | 1,741 | 3,138 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,023 | 2,092 | 3,134 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,477 | 2,043 | 3,556 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,991 | 1,402 | 3,414 | |
| 1972 | R | 841 | 2,181 | 3,022 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,305 | 1,465 | 3,617 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,383 | 1,229 | 3,621 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,437 | 1,580 | 3,042 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,767 | 1,445 | 3,221 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,463 | 2,066 | 3,534 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,174 | 344 | 2,653 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,756 | 370 | 2,448 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,880 | 484 | 2,371 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,863 | 217 | 2,095 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,976 | 145 | 2,126 | |
| 1928 | R | 666 | 1,176 | 1,842 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,197 | 166 | 1,392 | |
| 1920 | D | 841 | 167 | 1,066 | |
| 1916 | D | 600 | 48 | 733 | |
| 1912 | D | 381 | 22 | 553 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Floyd County's flat, cotton-farming landscape anchors a community where Republicans have carried every recent presidential cycle by margins exceeding 60 points, reflecting the broader political uniformity of rural West Texas.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Floyd County peaked at eighty-six 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 sixteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Floyd County's median household income of $58,462 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lamb County and Terry County.