| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 4,336 | 23,658 | 28,218 | |
| 2020 | R | 4,367 | 23,025 | 27,574 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,645 | 19,552 | 23,675 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,788 | 16,702 | 21,750 | |
| 2008 | R | 6,059 | 16,124 | 22,443 | |
| 2004 | R | 6,016 | 16,606 | 22,679 | |
| 2000 | R | 5,474 | 13,598 | 19,435 | |
| 1996 | R | 5,954 | 10,064 | 18,127 | |
| 1992 | R | 5,840 | 9,216 | 18,817 | |
| 1988 | R | 5,754 | 11,123 | 16,969 | |
| 1984 | R | 5,424 | 13,085 | 18,543 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,950 | 10,930 | 16,419 | |
| 1976 | R | 6,652 | 9,355 | 16,138 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,836 | 11,243 | 15,338 | |
| 1968 | R | 4,725 | 10,482 | 16,518 | |
| 1964 | D | 9,165 | 7,968 | 17,147 | |
| 1960 | R | 6,030 | 12,542 | 18,604 | |
| 1956 | R | 6,038 | 11,423 | 17,474 | |
| 1952 | R | 5,255 | 9,419 | 14,734 | |
| 1948 | R | 3,851 | 6,028 | 9,879 | |
| 1944 | R | 5,175 | 8,703 | 13,946 | |
| 1940 | R | 7,388 | 8,864 | 16,301 | |
| 1936 | R | 8,937 | 9,014 | 18,181 | |
| 1932 | R | 5,075 | 6,597 | 12,152 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,966 | 9,602 | 11,767 | |
| 1924 | R | 2,315 | 6,154 | 9,971 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,594 | 5,800 | 9,405 | |
| 1916 | R | 3,263 | 3,729 | 7,342 | |
| 1912 | D | 2,694 | 1,140 | 7,344 | |
| 1908 | R | 3,196 | 4,784 | 8,388 | |
| 1904 | R | 3,042 | 5,364 | 8,771 | |
| 1900 | R | 3,445 | 4,790 | 8,368 | |
| 1896 | R | 3,605 | 4,983 | 8,716 | |
| 1892 | R | 3,684 | 4,301 | 8,103 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Bedford County's R+68.6 margin in 2024 placed it among the most Republican-leaning counties in the state, reflecting a rural Appalachian electorate where Democrats have shed support steadily over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Bedford County peaked at twenty-one points in 1912. By 1968 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Bedford County's median household income of $59,992 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 Fulton County and Doddridge County.