| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,522 | 4,716 | 6,304 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,537 | 4,312 | 5,953 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,274 | 3,546 | 5,006 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,508 | 3,109 | 4,704 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,597 | 3,140 | 4,821 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,339 | 2,480 | 3,830 | |
| 2000 | D | 1,628 | 1,187 | 2,831 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,186 | 1,074 | 2,566 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,153 | 1,039 | 2,675 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,081 | 1,144 | 2,249 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,075 | 1,282 | 2,363 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,212 | 813 | 2,088 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,231 | 562 | 1,809 | |
| 1972 | R | 556 | 909 | 1,510 | |
| 1968 | D | 707 | 180 | 1,987 | |
| 1964 | D | 870 | 534 | 1,404 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,014 | 338 | 1,352 | |
| 1956 | D | 813 | 343 | 1,156 | |
| 1952 | D | 996 | 340 | 1,336 | |
| 1948 | D | 576 | 127 | 779 | |
| 1944 | D | 722 | 193 | 915 | |
| 1940 | D | 961 | 134 | 1,095 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,008 | 117 | 1,125 | |
| 1932 | D | 915 | 78 | 994 | |
| 1928 | D | 624 | 245 | 869 | |
| 1924 | D | 436 | 132 | 577 | |
| 1920 | D | 540 | 142 | 682 | |
| 1916 | D | 368 | 86 | 456 | |
| 1912 | D | 303 | 40 | 405 | |
| 1908 | D | 398 | 164 | 562 | |
| 1904 | D | 389 | 99 | 488 | |
| 1900 | R | 498 | 535 | 1,033 | |
| 1896 | R | 554 | 588 | 1,142 | |
| 1892 | R | 483 | 504 | 1,097 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Camden's rural Albemarle Peninsula geography and small, tight-knit population have produced some of the state's most consistent Republican margins, hitting R+50.7 in 2024 with fewer than 7,000 residents to contest.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Camden County peaked at eighty-four 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 thirty points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Camden County's median household income of $91,078 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pender County and Pamlico County.