| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 907 | 5,988 | 6,947 | |
| 2020 | R | 999 | 5,660 | 6,747 | |
| 2016 | R | 936 | 4,819 | 5,960 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,226 | 4,262 | 5,567 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,528 | 4,203 | 5,808 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,658 | 4,254 | 5,931 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,899 | 4,080 | 6,048 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,422 | 2,351 | 5,410 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,400 | 2,088 | 5,932 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,898 | 3,000 | 5,916 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,343 | 4,017 | 6,383 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,043 | 2,765 | 5,874 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,318 | 2,072 | 5,416 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,050 | 3,202 | 4,263 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,372 | 1,676 | 4,979 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,622 | 1,295 | 4,920 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,772 | 2,196 | 4,986 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,594 | 2,073 | 4,677 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,680 | 2,941 | 5,633 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,599 | 432 | 4,177 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,417 | 361 | 4,117 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,688 | 401 | 4,094 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,396 | 305 | 3,703 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,934 | 224 | 3,188 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,563 | 1,995 | 3,566 | |
| 1924 | D | 3,010 | 566 | 3,677 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,792 | 270 | 2,282 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,798 | 114 | 2,136 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,301 | 63 | 1,621 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Jones County, anchored by Anson on the rolling plains west of Abilene, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 70 points in recent elections, reflecting the deep-red pattern common to sparsely populated West Texas agricultural counties.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Jones County peaked at eighty-five 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 thirty-six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Jones County's median household income of $59,464 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 Grimes County and Houston County.