| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,404 | 10,632 | 13,163 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,385 | 9,368 | 11,885 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,837 | 7,686 | 9,815 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,131 | 7,221 | 9,534 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,705 | 7,689 | 10,517 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,714 | 6,904 | 9,674 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,869 | 5,370 | 8,376 | |
| 1996 | R | 3,072 | 3,890 | 7,977 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,976 | 4,047 | 8,493 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,185 | 4,329 | 6,550 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,272 | 4,057 | 6,329 | |
| 1980 | D | 4,529 | 2,045 | 6,692 | |
| 1976 | D | 5,560 | 1,340 | 6,900 | |
| 1972 | R | 871 | 3,773 | 4,644 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,035 | 1,295 | 5,132 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,483 | 1,371 | 4,854 | |
| 1960 | D | 3,087 | 815 | 3,902 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,595 | 684 | 3,279 | |
| 1952 | D | 3,539 | 661 | 4,200 | |
| 1948 | D | 912 | 278 | 1,323 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,158 | 212 | 1,370 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,084 | 90 | 1,182 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,142 | 68 | 1,212 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,026 | 18 | 1,052 | |
| 1928 | D | 438 | 270 | 708 | |
| 1924 | D | 523 | 40 | 599 | |
| 1920 | D | 415 | 252 | 667 | |
| 1916 | D | 500 | 15 | 575 | |
| 1912 | D | 409 | 15 | 485 | |
| 1908 | D | 306 | 261 | 594 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills near the South Carolina border, Stephens County delivered a 62.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions in a cycle that saw Georgia closely contested statewide.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Stephens County peaked at ninety-six 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-eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Stephens County's median household income of $54,754 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Holmes County and Covington County.