| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 14,145 | 37,376 | 52,090 | |
| 2020 | R | 14,418 | 31,464 | 46,657 | |
| 2016 | R | 10,038 | 23,799 | 35,369 | |
| 2012 | R | 11,825 | 20,708 | 33,006 | |
| 2008 | R | 13,058 | 20,288 | 33,767 | |
| 2004 | R | 12,379 | 17,505 | 30,043 | |
| 2000 | R | 11,127 | 11,930 | 23,400 | |
| 1996 | D | 10,367 | 8,737 | 20,574 | |
| 1992 | D | 9,997 | 7,440 | 20,459 | |
| 1988 | R | 6,280 | 8,397 | 14,788 | |
| 1984 | R | 6,950 | 9,008 | 16,033 | |
| 1980 | D | 7,957 | 6,637 | 15,030 | |
| 1976 | D | 8,747 | 5,327 | 14,265 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,262 | 7,371 | 11,121 | |
| 1968 | D | 3,401 | 3,048 | 14,597 | |
| 1964 | D | 7,716 | 4,605 | 12,321 | |
| 1960 | D | 6,615 | 4,133 | 10,879 | |
| 1956 | D | 6,662 | 2,853 | 9,706 | |
| 1952 | D | 7,377 | 3,582 | 10,995 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,906 | 895 | 5,635 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,814 | 747 | 5,579 | |
| 1940 | D | 4,529 | 634 | 5,186 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,809 | 497 | 4,325 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,392 | 535 | 3,952 | |
| 1928 | D | 3,652 | 1,362 | 5,014 | |
| 1924 | D | 3,000 | 844 | 3,944 | |
| 1920 | D | 2,693 | 1,379 | 4,113 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,169 | 720 | 2,926 | |
| 1912 | D | 2,309 | 615 | 3,361 | |
| 1908 | D | 2,324 | 620 | 2,983 | |
| 1904 | D | 2,142 | 973 | 3,204 | |
| 1900 | D | 3,325 | 2,491 | 5,893 | |
| 1896 | D | 4,021 | 2,537 | 6,650 | |
| 1892 | D | 3,191 | 1,357 | 4,980 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Maury County has absorbed rapid residential growth from the Nashville metro—its population jumped roughly 30% in a decade—yet its presidential margins have widened rather than narrowed, holding among the most one-sided in Middle Tennessee.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Maury County, by a three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-five points in 2024. The 2024 margin was forty-five points.
The political shift has tracked, in Maury County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,130, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coffee County and Putnam County.
