| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 2,983 | 1,101 | 4,111 | |
| 2020 | D | 3,446 | 1,146 | 4,613 | |
| 2016 | D | 3,530 | 1,140 | 4,692 | |
| 2012 | D | 4,061 | 1,251 | 5,322 | |
| 2008 | D | 4,011 | 1,391 | 5,415 | |
| 2004 | D | 3,210 | 1,494 | 4,717 | |
| 2000 | D | 3,395 | 1,433 | 4,904 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,078 | 1,154 | 4,384 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,259 | 1,253 | 4,816 | |
| 1988 | D | 3,122 | 1,421 | 4,584 | |
| 1984 | D | 3,537 | 1,697 | 5,299 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,960 | 1,446 | 5,637 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,536 | 1,482 | 5,092 | |
| 1972 | D | 2,321 | 2,178 | 4,591 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,964 | 190 | 4,347 | |
| 1964 | R | 0 | 1,516 | 2,630 | |
| 1960 | D | 757 | 412 | 1,174 | |
| 1956 | D | 812 | 304 | 1,252 | |
| 1952 | D | 918 | 442 | 1,360 | |
| 1948 | R | 0 | 10 | 809 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,056 | 24 | 1,080 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,301 | 18 | 1,319 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,188 | 5 | 1,194 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,004 | 12 | 1,017 | |
| 1928 | D | 699 | 249 | 948 | |
| 1924 | D | 763 | 8 | 772 | |
| 1920 | D | 877 | 2 | 880 | |
| 1916 | D | 743 | 4 | 749 | |
| 1912 | D | 736 | 4 | 742 | |
| 1908 | D | 782 | 10 | 792 | |
| 1904 | D | 726 | 0 | 728 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,586 | 269 | 1,866 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,867 | 749 | 2,763 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,844 | 75 | 3,402 | |
| 1888 | D | 716 | 465 | 1,181 | |
| 1884 | D | 580 | 296 | 879 | |
| 1880 | R | 125 | 656 | 781 | |
| 1876 | D | 1,567 | 959 | 2,526 |
Bullock County's electorate is roughly 75% Black, producing some of the largest Democratic margins in the state — the 2024 presidential result sat at D+45.8, a figure that has held relatively stable across recent cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Bullock County peaked at 100 points in 1904; 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 forty-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Bullock County's median household income of $31,310 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and Sumter County.
