| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 3,231 | 3,197 | 6,583 | |
| 2020 | D | 3,358 | 2,786 | 6,320 | |
| 2016 | D | 2,925 | 2,638 | 6,082 | |
| 2012 | D | 2,732 | 2,520 | 5,399 | |
| 2008 | D | 2,930 | 2,418 | 5,429 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,244 | 2,564 | 4,845 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,063 | 2,190 | 4,448 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,113 | 1,742 | 4,283 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,183 | 1,996 | 4,785 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,855 | 2,481 | 4,365 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,781 | 2,855 | 4,669 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,225 | 1,964 | 4,463 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,240 | 1,844 | 4,122 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,121 | 2,577 | 3,752 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,206 | 2,077 | 3,749 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,850 | 1,505 | 3,358 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,240 | 1,663 | 2,912 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,118 | 1,910 | 3,058 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,108 | 1,523 | 2,638 | |
| 1948 | R | 826 | 850 | 1,765 | |
| 1944 | D | 824 | 597 | 1,423 | |
| 1940 | D | 793 | 417 | 1,216 | |
| 1936 | D | 650 | 421 | 1,078 | |
| 1932 | D | 542 | 341 | 909 | |
| 1928 | R | 373 | 524 | 897 | |
| 1924 | D | 394 | 314 | 807 | |
| 1920 | D | 402 | 245 | 660 | |
| 1916 | D | 206 | 115 | 327 | |
| 1912 | D | 185 | 36 | 328 | |
| 1908 | D | 204 | 141 | 353 | |
| 1904 | D | 184 | 100 | 292 | |
| 1900 | D | 257 | 197 | 459 | |
| 1896 | D | 372 | 309 | 709 | |
| 1892 | D | 591 | 185 | 793 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Home to Radford University, this small independent city along the New River has swung between parties in recent cycles, with its 2024 presidential vote splitting nearly evenly across a student-influenced electorate.
The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-one points in 1892; the Republican margin reached thirty-nine points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Radford city's demographics — a population of 16,726, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $57,348 — 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 Will County and DeKalb County.
