| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 35,822 | 38,177 | 74,956 | |
| 2020 | R | 33,065 | 37,952 | 71,993 | |
| 2016 | R | 23,284 | 35,048 | 61,511 | |
| 2012 | R | 19,736 | 38,075 | 58,728 | |
| 2008 | R | 20,313 | 38,501 | 59,321 | |
| 2004 | R | 14,887 | 37,346 | 52,624 | |
| 2000 | R | 11,912 | 29,338 | 42,449 | |
| 1996 | R | 9,875 | 21,005 | 33,209 | |
| 1992 | R | 8,430 | 17,576 | 31,687 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,593 | 16,443 | 21,123 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,861 | 12,575 | 15,436 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,798 | 6,351 | 10,549 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,718 | 2,837 | 6,555 | |
| 1972 | R | 450 | 3,401 | 3,851 | |
| 1968 | R | 551 | 867 | 3,307 | |
| 1964 | R | 896 | 1,349 | 2,249 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,198 | 359 | 1,557 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,308 | 138 | 1,446 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,214 | 195 | 1,409 | |
| 1948 | D | 825 | 54 | 1,144 | |
| 1944 | D | 782 | 98 | 880 | |
| 1940 | D | 577 | 44 | 621 | |
| 1936 | D | 748 | 70 | 819 | |
| 1932 | D | 746 | 6 | 753 | |
| 1928 | D | 367 | 190 | 557 | |
| 1924 | D | 257 | 24 | 323 | |
| 1920 | D | 231 | 80 | 311 | |
| 1916 | D | 494 | 25 | 589 | |
| 1912 | D | 369 | 12 | 478 | |
| 1908 | D | 338 | 162 | 653 | |
| 1904 | D | 260 | 59 | 473 | |
| 1900 | D | 471 | 141 | 636 | |
| 1896 | D | 562 | 345 | 968 | |
| 1892 | D | 547 | 192 | 1,222 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
A fast-growing Atlanta exurb with rising educational attainment and a diversifying population, Fayette County has shifted from double-digit Republican presidential margins to single digits over the past two election cycles.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Fayette County, by a twenty-four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1972. The 2024 margin was three points.
The political shift has tracked, in Fayette County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $111,978, and a 6% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Delaware County and York County.
