| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 146 | 1,842 | 1,999 | |
| 2020 | R | 166 | 1,849 | 2,047 | |
| 2016 | R | 171 | 1,730 | 1,947 | |
| 2012 | R | 159 | 1,788 | 1,962 | |
| 2008 | R | 240 | 1,847 | 2,102 | |
| 2004 | R | 240 | 1,903 | 2,147 | |
| 2000 | R | 198 | 1,874 | 2,088 | |
| 1996 | R | 343 | 1,493 | 1,944 | |
| 1992 | R | 345 | 1,660 | 2,403 | |
| 1988 | R | 443 | 1,967 | 2,421 | |
| 1984 | R | 259 | 2,213 | 2,476 | |
| 1980 | R | 518 | 2,046 | 2,596 | |
| 1976 | R | 983 | 1,401 | 2,406 | |
| 1972 | R | 202 | 1,947 | 2,190 | |
| 1968 | R | 392 | 1,359 | 2,188 | |
| 1964 | R | 860 | 1,193 | 2,056 | |
| 1960 | R | 512 | 1,322 | 1,839 | |
| 1956 | R | 545 | 919 | 1,465 | |
| 1952 | R | 456 | 1,234 | 1,692 | |
| 1948 | D | 895 | 206 | 1,128 | |
| 1944 | D | 590 | 203 | 842 | |
| 1940 | D | 725 | 150 | 880 | |
| 1936 | D | 826 | 74 | 921 | |
| 1932 | D | 803 | 67 | 901 | |
| 1928 | R | 319 | 417 | 737 | |
| 1924 | D | 263 | 76 | 363 | |
| 1920 | D | 124 | 54 | 184 | |
| 1916 | D | 166 | 47 | 236 | |
| 1912 | D | 93 | 12 | 151 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Hansford County, anchored by the small city of Spearman, recorded an R+84.8 margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided counties in the state. Its economy centers on agriculture and feedlots across the High Plains.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Hansford County peaked at eighty-two points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1952 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of forty-six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Hansford County's median household income of $69,441 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 Ochiltree County and Thomas County.