| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,356 | 14,339 | 17,874 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,126 | 12,163 | 15,531 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,220 | 9,619 | 12,517 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,055 | 8,647 | 10,948 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,586 | 8,326 | 11,075 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,091 | 6,690 | 8,878 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,121 | 4,427 | 6,750 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,949 | 2,576 | 5,166 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,010 | 1,972 | 5,036 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,286 | 2,688 | 4,000 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,110 | 1,991 | 3,101 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,951 | 1,024 | 3,085 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,301 | 547 | 2,848 | |
| 1972 | R | 385 | 1,477 | 1,862 | |
| 1968 | R | 396 | 687 | 2,131 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,189 | 855 | 2,045 | |
| 1960 | D | 875 | 495 | 1,370 | |
| 1956 | D | 693 | 486 | 1,179 | |
| 1952 | D | 997 | 370 | 1,367 | |
| 1948 | D | 547 | 142 | 739 | |
| 1944 | D | 896 | 212 | 1,108 | |
| 1940 | D | 899 | 165 | 1,067 | |
| 1936 | D | 617 | 160 | 777 | |
| 1932 | D | 924 | 81 | 1,005 | |
| 1928 | D | 560 | 381 | 941 | |
| 1924 | D | 357 | 111 | 478 | |
| 1920 | R | 155 | 205 | 360 | |
| 1916 | D | 455 | 55 | 681 | |
| 1912 | D | 279 | 29 | 427 | |
| 1908 | D | 261 | 218 | 479 | |
| 1904 | D | 525 | 253 | 831 | |
| 1900 | D | 410 | 308 | 721 | |
| 1896 | R | 436 | 456 | 901 | |
| 1892 | D | 361 | 269 | 810 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Lumpkin County, home to Dahlonega and the southern Appalachian foothills, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red alignment typical of rural North Georgia mountain communities.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Lumpkin County peaked at eighty-four 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 twelve points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Lumpkin County's median household income of $77,448 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Floyd County and Pickens County.
