| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 4,830 | 12,732 | 17,744 | |
| 2020 | R | 4,925 | 12,127 | 17,376 | |
| 2016 | R | 4,172 | 10,322 | 15,165 | |
| 2012 | R | 5,292 | 8,920 | 14,680 | |
| 2008 | R | 5,918 | 8,857 | 15,050 | |
| 2004 | R | 5,310 | 8,769 | 14,251 | |
| 2000 | R | 5,255 | 7,089 | 12,697 | |
| 1996 | R | 5,333 | 5,387 | 12,304 | |
| 1992 | R | 5,633 | 6,148 | 13,987 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,686 | 6,844 | 11,719 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,364 | 8,242 | 12,699 | |
| 1980 | D | 5,769 | 5,747 | 12,040 | |
| 1976 | D | 5,546 | 4,764 | 10,624 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,084 | 2,405 | 3,552 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,497 | 4,409 | 8,265 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,502 | 1,790 | 3,295 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,104 | 3,059 | 5,207 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,994 | 3,517 | 5,578 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,715 | 2,815 | 4,538 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,412 | 1,691 | 3,452 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,155 | 1,302 | 3,458 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,226 | 1,023 | 3,255 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,337 | 1,180 | 3,521 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,314 | 1,109 | 3,454 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,821 | 1,998 | 3,819 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,767 | 1,422 | 3,282 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,814 | 1,710 | 3,531 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,057 | 721 | 1,864 | |
| 1912 | D | 781 | 196 | 1,477 | |
| 1908 | R | 714 | 780 | 1,505 | |
| 1904 | R | 732 | 764 | 1,522 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,048 | 1,243 | 2,291 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,109 | 1,489 | 2,609 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,397 | 1,154 | 2,580 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Pulaski County, anchored by the New River Valley's manufacturing heritage, recorded an R+44.7 margin in 2024—among the widest in a state where statewide races remain closely contested.
The Democratic margin in Pulaski County peaked at forty points in 1912. By 1984 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Pulaski County's median household income of $62,028 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Venango County and Smyth County.