| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,648 | 10,864 | 12,549 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,505 | 9,127 | 10,720 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,240 | 7,278 | 8,766 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,356 | 6,668 | 8,139 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,575 | 6,547 | 8,203 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,506 | 5,193 | 6,749 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,413 | 3,358 | 4,885 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,474 | 2,054 | 3,911 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,651 | 1,822 | 4,104 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,176 | 2,074 | 3,274 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,203 | 1,855 | 3,058 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,755 | 1,271 | 3,094 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,903 | 776 | 2,679 | |
| 1972 | R | 423 | 1,432 | 1,855 | |
| 1968 | D | 632 | 345 | 2,419 | |
| 1964 | R | 946 | 1,064 | 2,010 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,028 | 255 | 1,283 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,067 | 210 | 1,277 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,248 | 286 | 1,534 | |
| 1948 | D | 256 | 72 | 472 | |
| 1944 | D | 742 | 133 | 875 | |
| 1940 | D | 829 | 209 | 1,038 | |
| 1936 | D | 910 | 149 | 1,062 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,021 | 33 | 1,064 | |
| 1928 | D | 714 | 238 | 952 | |
| 1924 | D | 895 | 41 | 1,008 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,277 | 280 | 1,557 | |
| 1916 | D | 766 | 65 | 937 | |
| 1912 | D | 751 | 34 | 920 | |
| 1908 | D | 727 | 230 | 1,078 | |
| 1904 | D | 662 | 92 | 969 | |
| 1900 | D | 759 | 168 | 961 | |
| 1896 | D | 890 | 724 | 1,710 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,195 | 649 | 2,067 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Pike County delivered a 73-point Republican margin in 2024, among the widest in Georgia, reflecting a pattern common to small, predominantly white exurban counties south of the Atlanta metro where Democratic vote share has eroded steadily over two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Pike County peaked at ninety-three 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-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Pike County's median household income of $86,719 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Appling County and West Carroll Parish.