| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 907 | 5,386 | 6,329 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,033 | 5,231 | 6,353 | |
| 2016 | R | 904 | 4,266 | 5,302 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,070 | 3,906 | 5,025 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,301 | 3,723 | 5,057 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,296 | 3,766 | 5,077 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,446 | 3,365 | 4,856 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,785 | 2,533 | 4,640 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,722 | 2,451 | 5,152 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,141 | 2,954 | 5,115 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,804 | 3,661 | 5,478 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,826 | 2,540 | 4,463 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,524 | 1,884 | 4,433 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,163 | 2,743 | 3,929 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,698 | 1,438 | 4,286 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,775 | 1,168 | 3,952 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,268 | 1,670 | 3,972 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,571 | 2,259 | 3,852 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,584 | 2,113 | 3,698 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,343 | 488 | 1,972 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,708 | 344 | 2,296 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,506 | 296 | 1,804 | |
| 1936 | D | 952 | 171 | 1,128 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,030 | 182 | 1,214 | |
| 1928 | R | 473 | 572 | 1,046 | |
| 1924 | D | 758 | 354 | 1,169 | |
| 1920 | D | 562 | 355 | 1,055 | |
| 1916 | D | 403 | 123 | 594 | |
| 1912 | D | 323 | 35 | 531 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Jackson County's 2024 presidential margin of R+70.8 reflects a pattern common to small, agriculture-dependent Gulf Coast counties, where a dwindling population and limited urban influence have driven margins well beyond state averages.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Jackson County peaked at seventy 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. Jackson County's median household income of $65,414 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Live Oak County and Grant County.
