| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 5,279 | 3,840 | 9,186 | |
| 2020 | D | 5,939 | 3,817 | 9,815 | |
| 2016 | D | 5,778 | 3,456 | 9,347 | |
| 2012 | D | 6,695 | 3,387 | 10,123 | |
| 2008 | D | 6,365 | 3,376 | 9,763 | |
| 2004 | D | 4,938 | 3,057 | 8,032 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,488 | 4,660 | 7,176 | |
| 1996 | D | 4,202 | 1,745 | 6,271 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,382 | 1,756 | 6,743 | |
| 1988 | D | 3,762 | 2,145 | 5,919 | |
| 1984 | D | 3,953 | 2,879 | 6,870 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,863 | 1,695 | 5,632 | |
| 1976 | D | 4,117 | 1,332 | 5,470 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,819 | 2,874 | 4,747 | |
| 1968 | D | 3,207 | 811 | 7,126 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,332 | 931 | 4,263 | |
| 1960 | D | 3,682 | 577 | 4,259 | |
| 1956 | D | 3,373 | 469 | 3,842 | |
| 1952 | D | 3,557 | 384 | 3,941 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,034 | 85 | 3,170 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,142 | 124 | 3,266 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,287 | 98 | 3,385 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,828 | 115 | 3,943 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,154 | 65 | 3,224 | |
| 1928 | D | 2,000 | 374 | 2,374 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,785 | 159 | 1,949 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,840 | 212 | 2,052 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,461 | 116 | 1,577 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,571 | 43 | 1,675 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,258 | 360 | 1,618 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,264 | 252 | 1,520 | |
| 1900 | D | 2,420 | 1,067 | 3,487 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,711 | 2,255 | 3,976 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,610 | 1,309 | 3,303 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Bertie County's population is roughly 60% Black, anchoring a durable Democratic lean in a region otherwise trending Republican. In 2024 the margin held at D+15.7, bucking statewide rural shifts.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Bertie County peaked at ninety-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-three points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Bertie County's median household income of $48,750 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 Northampton County and Warren County.