| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 49,413 | 30,616 | 80,491 | |
| 2020 | D | 49,529 | 30,049 | 80,543 | |
| 2016 | D | 39,851 | 26,976 | 69,525 | |
| 2012 | D | 42,573 | 27,510 | 70,715 | |
| 2008 | D | 44,158 | 29,568 | 74,065 | |
| 2004 | D | 32,867 | 30,850 | 64,052 | |
| 2000 | D | 28,193 | 23,479 | 52,163 | |
| 1996 | D | 24,867 | 19,360 | 46,248 | |
| 1992 | D | 25,476 | 21,386 | 51,280 | |
| 1988 | R | 18,772 | 23,058 | 42,000 | |
| 1984 | R | 20,835 | 23,816 | 44,651 | |
| 1980 | D | 23,272 | 15,203 | 39,566 | |
| 1976 | D | 24,092 | 13,496 | 37,588 | |
| 1972 | R | 8,234 | 28,449 | 36,683 | |
| 1968 | R | 7,591 | 11,193 | 34,590 | |
| 1964 | R | 12,446 | 21,025 | 33,474 | |
| 1960 | R | 8,553 | 9,578 | 18,131 | |
| 1956 | R | 8,160 | 8,176 | 16,336 | |
| 1952 | D | 11,220 | 7,814 | 19,034 | |
| 1948 | D | 5,920 | 2,443 | 10,203 | |
| 1944 | D | 6,498 | 1,344 | 7,842 | |
| 1940 | D | 5,392 | 702 | 6,101 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,009 | 455 | 5,471 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,413 | 230 | 3,667 | |
| 1928 | D | 2,098 | 1,574 | 3,672 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,067 | 218 | 2,415 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,372 | 101 | 1,473 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,833 | 110 | 1,987 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,817 | 51 | 2,129 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,599 | 459 | 2,192 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,522 | 164 | 1,724 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,245 | 272 | 1,520 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,365 | 501 | 1,999 | |
| 1892 | D | 2,062 | 540 | 2,654 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Home to Fort Moore and a majority-minority population, Muscogee has voted Democratic by double digits in every recent presidential cycle, with its 2024 margin of D+23.4 reflecting the county's dense urban core and large Black electorate.
The Democratic margin in Muscogee County peaked at eighty-seven points in 1932. By 1992 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-three points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Muscogee County's median household income of $58,073 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% 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 Richmond County and Fredericksburg city.
