| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,678 | 5,272 | 7,144 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,713 | 5,150 | 7,033 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,244 | 4,108 | 5,861 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,673 | 4,063 | 5,911 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,032 | 3,803 | 5,977 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,706 | 4,015 | 5,811 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,417 | 3,546 | 5,197 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,806 | 2,587 | 5,033 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,653 | 2,152 | 4,937 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,884 | 2,689 | 4,645 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,671 | 3,474 | 5,193 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,597 | 3,324 | 5,337 | |
| 1976 | R | 1,978 | 2,925 | 5,081 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,453 | 3,647 | 5,275 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,721 | 2,994 | 5,053 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,299 | 2,911 | 5,213 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,248 | 3,211 | 5,464 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,273 | 3,114 | 5,390 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,974 | 3,422 | 5,405 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,518 | 2,348 | 4,924 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,328 | 2,723 | 5,066 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,896 | 2,627 | 5,552 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,627 | 1,325 | 5,069 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,725 | 1,748 | 4,595 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,807 | 2,718 | 4,559 | |
| 1924 | R | 743 | 2,042 | 4,424 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,395 | 3,038 | 4,671 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,827 | 2,356 | 5,471 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,829 | 691 | 4,780 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,443 | 2,025 | 3,669 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,004 | 2,472 | 3,667 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,585 | 1,414 | 3,102 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,771 | 781 | 2,588 | |
| 1892 | R | 831 | 915 | 2,335 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Lincoln County's sparse wheat-farming landscape and population under 11,000 produce some of the most lopsided presidential margins in the state, with the 2024 result reaching R+50 in a county that has trended consistently rightward for decades.
The Democratic margin in Lincoln County peaked at forty-five points in 1936. By 1952 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Lincoln County's median household income of $71,512 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Goshen County and Wheatland County.