| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 645 | 4,186 | 4,839 | |
| 2020 | R | 625 | 4,018 | 4,668 | |
| 2016 | R | 608 | 3,364 | 4,029 | |
| 2012 | R | 791 | 3,093 | 3,936 | |
| 2008 | R | 817 | 3,089 | 3,938 | |
| 2004 | R | 930 | 2,853 | 3,792 | |
| 2000 | R | 956 | 2,010 | 2,995 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,360 | 1,580 | 3,357 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,423 | 1,301 | 3,335 | |
| 1988 | R | 780 | 1,407 | 2,194 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,010 | 1,778 | 2,788 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,622 | 1,427 | 3,106 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,395 | 594 | 2,989 | |
| 1972 | R | 192 | 1,771 | 1,963 | |
| 1968 | R | 279 | 586 | 2,800 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,179 | 2,136 | 3,315 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,168 | 579 | 1,747 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,445 | 394 | 2,839 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,512 | 543 | 2,055 | |
| 1948 | D | 785 | 104 | 1,235 | |
| 1944 | D | 763 | 220 | 983 | |
| 1940 | D | 821 | 97 | 923 | |
| 1936 | D | 929 | 62 | 991 | |
| 1932 | D | 515 | 11 | 528 | |
| 1928 | D | 305 | 203 | 508 | |
| 1924 | D | 961 | 79 | 1,055 | |
| 1920 | D | 307 | 219 | 526 | |
| 1916 | D | 287 | 46 | 333 | |
| 1912 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
This small southeast Georgia county of roughly 10,000 delivered an R+73.2 margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions and reflecting the deep red shift across rural wiregrass Georgia.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Bacon County peaked at ninety-five points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Bacon County's median household income of $44,694 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jeff Davis County and Appling County.