| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,993 | 5,099 | 8,116 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,986 | 4,987 | 8,039 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,837 | 4,549 | 7,549 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,167 | 4,182 | 7,400 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,085 | 4,424 | 7,550 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,357 | 3,865 | 6,254 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,268 | 3,285 | 5,609 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,504 | 2,321 | 5,296 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,610 | 2,253 | 5,709 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,690 | 2,916 | 4,633 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,128 | 2,895 | 5,023 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,403 | 1,861 | 5,347 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,747 | 1,328 | 5,075 | |
| 1972 | R | 682 | 3,623 | 4,305 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,017 | 935 | 5,223 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,756 | 3,337 | 5,093 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,365 | 963 | 3,328 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,526 | 835 | 3,361 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,116 | 949 | 3,065 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,225 | 221 | 1,973 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,199 | 217 | 1,416 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,049 | 129 | 1,182 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,029 | 79 | 1,110 | |
| 1932 | D | 725 | 10 | 740 | |
| 1928 | D | 523 | 402 | 925 | |
| 1924 | D | 439 | 21 | 476 | |
| 1920 | D | 565 | 83 | 648 | |
| 1916 | D | 577 | 4 | 681 | |
| 1912 | D | 644 | 12 | 701 | |
| 1908 | D | 452 | 206 | 695 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Crisp County's population is roughly 40% Black, yet its presidential margins have tilted Republican by double digits for over a decade, reflecting a pattern common to rural Deep South counties where economic concerns often outweigh demographic voting predictions.
The Democratic margin in Crisp County peaked at ninety-seven points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Crisp County's median household income of $45,105 sits well below state and national norms, and 23% 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 Lincoln Parish and Decatur County.