| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,176 | 2,205 | 4,441 | |
| 2020 | D | 2,397 | 2,025 | 4,471 | |
| 2016 | D | 2,272 | 1,819 | 4,228 | |
| 2012 | D | 2,576 | 1,671 | 4,308 | |
| 2008 | D | 2,626 | 1,663 | 4,325 | |
| 2004 | D | 1,954 | 1,543 | 3,522 | |
| 2000 | D | 1,845 | 1,313 | 3,230 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,753 | 944 | 2,938 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,823 | 1,046 | 3,275 | |
| 1988 | D | 1,602 | 1,246 | 2,899 | |
| 1984 | D | 1,875 | 1,462 | 3,370 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,756 | 962 | 2,821 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,829 | 929 | 2,833 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,775 | 3,577 | 5,442 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,126 | 523 | 2,366 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,097 | 1,261 | 3,367 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,003 | 397 | 1,443 | |
| 1956 | D | 616 | 425 | 1,307 | |
| 1952 | D | 572 | 414 | 1,006 | |
| 1948 | D | 460 | 134 | 774 | |
| 1944 | D | 602 | 123 | 726 | |
| 1940 | D | 658 | 120 | 778 | |
| 1936 | D | 715 | 87 | 804 | |
| 1932 | D | 653 | 73 | 736 | |
| 1928 | D | 541 | 157 | 698 | |
| 1924 | D | 388 | 72 | 502 | |
| 1920 | D | 397 | 92 | 492 | |
| 1916 | D | 430 | 90 | 527 | |
| 1912 | D | 360 | 57 | 465 | |
| 1908 | D | 269 | 82 | 354 | |
| 1904 | D | 323 | 154 | 488 | |
| 1900 | D | 839 | 473 | 1,335 | |
| 1896 | D | 709 | 609 | 1,328 | |
| 1892 | R | 562 | 671 | 1,377 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Surry County, tucked along the south bank of the James River, has trended toward razor-thin margins after decades of lopsided Democratic results, reflecting broader rural Virginia realignment in one of the state's least-populous jurisdictions.
The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-nine points in 1932; the Republican margin reached thirty-three points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Surry County's demographics — a population of 6,549, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $78,041 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Issaquena County and Marlboro County.
