| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 734 | 4,945 | 5,721 | |
| 2020 | R | 818 | 4,983 | 5,880 | |
| 2016 | R | 733 | 4,410 | 5,312 | |
| 2012 | R | 838 | 4,124 | 5,027 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,088 | 4,414 | 5,569 | |
| 2004 | R | 981 | 4,576 | 5,572 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,193 | 4,060 | 5,326 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,099 | 2,929 | 5,864 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,609 | 2,670 | 6,121 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,119 | 3,749 | 5,894 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,564 | 5,028 | 6,629 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,003 | 3,745 | 5,846 | |
| 1976 | R | 2,639 | 2,797 | 5,459 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,223 | 3,777 | 5,050 | |
| 1968 | D | 2,031 | 1,745 | 4,861 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,381 | 1,741 | 5,137 | |
| 1960 | D | 3,020 | 2,235 | 5,290 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,691 | 2,250 | 4,949 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,480 | 2,620 | 5,100 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,040 | 201 | 2,308 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,761 | 285 | 2,176 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,303 | 280 | 2,583 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,746 | 162 | 1,912 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,604 | 105 | 1,711 | |
| 1928 | R | 462 | 1,597 | 2,061 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,292 | 269 | 1,610 | |
| 1920 | D | 801 | 151 | 1,006 | |
| 1916 | D | 994 | 40 | 1,115 | |
| 1912 | D | 661 | 31 | 816 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Anchored by Snyder and sustained by oil extraction and ranching, Scurry County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 70 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep partisan lean common to sparsely populated Permian Basin communities.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Scurry County peaked at eighty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1972 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fifty-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Scurry County's median household income of $60,039 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Martin County and Rusk County.