| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 13,624 | 41,198 | 55,417 | |
| 2020 | R | 14,588 | 39,547 | 55,233 | |
| 2016 | R | 10,085 | 33,250 | 45,759 | |
| 2012 | R | 9,750 | 32,904 | 43,263 | |
| 2008 | R | 12,690 | 34,317 | 47,439 | |
| 2004 | R | 10,648 | 37,197 | 48,099 | |
| 2000 | R | 10,504 | 31,701 | 43,020 | |
| 1996 | R | 13,213 | 23,682 | 40,021 | |
| 1992 | R | 12,382 | 22,614 | 45,454 | |
| 1988 | R | 13,073 | 28,563 | 42,024 | |
| 1984 | R | 9,628 | 34,444 | 44,202 | |
| 1980 | R | 13,245 | 22,961 | 37,032 | |
| 1976 | R | 14,453 | 19,822 | 34,543 | |
| 1972 | R | 6,024 | 22,417 | 28,731 | |
| 1968 | R | 9,107 | 12,218 | 25,626 | |
| 1964 | D | 13,366 | 9,220 | 22,620 | |
| 1960 | R | 9,347 | 12,258 | 21,650 | |
| 1956 | R | 7,177 | 9,488 | 16,699 | |
| 1952 | R | 7,936 | 10,260 | 18,251 | |
| 1948 | D | 8,184 | 1,658 | 10,373 | |
| 1944 | D | 7,975 | 602 | 9,742 | |
| 1940 | D | 7,852 | 983 | 8,850 | |
| 1936 | D | 6,169 | 678 | 6,898 | |
| 1932 | D | 5,235 | 639 | 5,885 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,891 | 4,050 | 5,950 | |
| 1924 | D | 3,157 | 441 | 3,660 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,932 | 300 | 2,438 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,134 | 120 | 2,374 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,536 | 59 | 1,880 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Taylor County's presidential margins have exceeded R+45 in each of the last four cycles, driven by a population concentrated in Abilene — a mid-sized city whose military and energy-sector workforce tilts heavily Republican.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Taylor County peaked at eighty-five points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twelve points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Taylor County's median household income of $67,139 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Smith County and Potter County.