| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 4,114 | 12,451 | 16,611 | |
| 2020 | R | 4,187 | 11,777 | 16,083 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,463 | 9,898 | 13,624 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,973 | 9,243 | 13,347 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,139 | 9,185 | 13,435 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,378 | 8,296 | 11,752 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,297 | 6,589 | 9,972 | |
| 1996 | R | 4,135 | 4,847 | 9,992 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,891 | 4,680 | 10,276 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,998 | 5,653 | 8,691 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,208 | 5,815 | 9,023 | |
| 1980 | D | 5,353 | 3,593 | 9,069 | |
| 1976 | D | 6,928 | 2,181 | 9,109 | |
| 1972 | R | 930 | 6,900 | 7,830 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,119 | 1,882 | 9,326 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,563 | 6,493 | 9,060 | |
| 1960 | D | 4,397 | 1,685 | 6,082 | |
| 1956 | D | 4,412 | 1,336 | 5,748 | |
| 1952 | D | 4,517 | 1,411 | 5,928 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,255 | 537 | 3,465 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,308 | 696 | 3,004 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,819 | 525 | 2,361 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,449 | 448 | 2,901 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,534 | 101 | 3,652 | |
| 1928 | D | 970 | 796 | 1,766 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,572 | 205 | 1,922 | |
| 1920 | D | 768 | 523 | 1,291 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,305 | 53 | 1,529 | |
| 1912 | D | 699 | 8 | 1,229 | |
| 1908 | D | 390 | 125 | 846 | |
| 1904 | D | 446 | 62 | 753 | |
| 1900 | D | 310 | 217 | 538 | |
| 1896 | D | 361 | 135 | 597 | |
| 1892 | D | 459 | 5 | 709 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Colquitt County, anchored by Moultrie, runs heavily agricultural with a economy centered on poultry and row crops. Its 50-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 reflects the deep-red shift that has reshaped rural south Georgia over the past two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Colquitt County peaked at ninety-four points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Colquitt County's median household income of $49,341 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and Upson County.