| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 9,599 | 24,310 | 34,156 | |
| 2020 | R | 10,115 | 23,751 | 34,227 | |
| 2016 | R | 9,199 | 21,554 | 31,598 | |
| 2012 | R | 10,858 | 19,263 | 30,681 | |
| 2008 | R | 11,415 | 18,730 | 30,433 | |
| 2004 | R | 9,274 | 17,673 | 27,417 | |
| 2000 | R | 7,834 | 15,760 | 24,255 | |
| 1996 | R | 7,681 | 12,127 | 21,714 | |
| 1992 | R | 7,675 | 11,467 | 21,894 | |
| 1988 | R | 6,612 | 12,229 | 19,201 | |
| 1984 | R | 7,791 | 15,743 | 23,824 | |
| 1980 | R | 7,653 | 12,022 | 20,280 | |
| 1976 | R | 7,929 | 9,173 | 17,913 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,585 | 4,326 | 5,980 | |
| 1968 | D | 5,427 | 5,096 | 19,890 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,606 | 2,804 | 5,419 | |
| 1960 | D | 4,089 | 3,788 | 7,954 | |
| 1956 | D | 4,136 | 2,870 | 7,794 | |
| 1952 | D | 3,976 | 2,893 | 6,900 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,149 | 1,164 | 5,666 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,492 | 1,224 | 4,724 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,710 | 728 | 4,455 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,694 | 556 | 4,255 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,124 | 656 | 3,840 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,688 | 2,598 | 4,286 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,563 | 880 | 3,556 | |
| 1920 | D | 2,715 | 1,162 | 3,896 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,012 | 801 | 2,853 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,558 | 527 | 2,426 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,471 | 962 | 2,444 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,718 | 650 | 2,480 | |
| 1900 | D | 3,758 | 2,328 | 6,145 | |
| 1896 | D | 3,987 | 3,196 | 7,244 | |
| 1892 | D | 3,661 | 3,320 | 7,803 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsylvania County, anchored by the Danville metro fringe in southside Virginia, has shifted steadily toward lopsided Republican margins over the past decade, with its largely rural, working-class electorate now posting some of the state's highest single-party tallies.
The Democratic margin in Pittsylvania County peaked at seventy-four points in 1936. By 1972 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Pittsylvania County's median household income of $54,085 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 Butler County and Putnam County.