| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 6,070 | 30,174 | 36,656 | |
| 2020 | R | 5,648 | 26,496 | 32,597 | |
| 2016 | R | 4,008 | 21,382 | 26,262 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,843 | 18,409 | 22,579 | |
| 2008 | R | 5,087 | 17,299 | 22,596 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,865 | 16,280 | 21,293 | |
| 2000 | R | 4,704 | 12,429 | 17,505 | |
| 1996 | R | 5,459 | 7,575 | 14,550 | |
| 1992 | R | 4,359 | 5,313 | 14,162 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,255 | 7,400 | 11,716 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,063 | 6,817 | 9,921 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,001 | 3,755 | 6,940 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,181 | 1,857 | 5,061 | |
| 1972 | R | 949 | 1,743 | 2,710 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,155 | 593 | 2,161 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,661 | 423 | 2,087 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,238 | 943 | 2,187 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,095 | 751 | 1,852 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,356 | 780 | 2,136 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,273 | 169 | 1,504 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,203 | 146 | 1,472 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,318 | 166 | 1,485 | |
| 1936 | D | 988 | 102 | 1,094 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,119 | 106 | 1,230 | |
| 1928 | R | 479 | 640 | 1,121 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,074 | 122 | 1,256 | |
| 1920 | D | 697 | 175 | 1,020 | |
| 1916 | D | 693 | 64 | 842 | |
| 1912 | D | 674 | 38 | 839 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Hood County, southwest of Fort Worth in the Brazos River watershed, delivered a 65.9-point Republican margin in 2024—among the widest gaps of any Texas county and a signal of how thoroughly exurban growth has reinforced rather than moderated its conservative lean.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Hood County peaked at eighty-two 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. Hood County's median household income of $88,160 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Parker County and Bartow County.