On 3 May 1255, Gräfendhron had its first documentary mention when Nikolaus, the Vogt at Hunolstein bequeathed his wife an estate at Drogene as a widow's seat.

Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Since administrative reform in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1969, the municipality has belonged to the Verbandsgemeinde of Thalfang am Erbeskopf.

The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

[3] In 2007, Hans Günther Steinmetz was elected with 66.7% of the vote, and was confirmed in office in 2009.