| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,008 | 8,356 | 11,594 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,362 | 8,673 | 12,200 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,735 | 7,629 | 10,969 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,342 | 6,160 | 9,778 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,539 | 6,060 | 10,831 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,892 | 6,512 | 11,490 | |
| 2000 | R | 4,028 | 5,248 | 9,542 | |
| 1996 | D | 5,469 | 3,348 | 10,089 | |
| 1992 | D | 5,097 | 3,496 | 10,222 | |
| 1988 | D | 5,233 | 4,746 | 10,017 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,839 | 6,100 | 10,964 | |
| 1980 | D | 5,937 | 4,374 | 10,921 | |
| 1976 | D | 7,265 | 4,822 | 12,087 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,809 | 6,923 | 10,732 | |
| 1968 | D | 5,562 | 4,508 | 10,967 | |
| 1964 | D | 8,012 | 2,984 | 10,996 | |
| 1960 | D | 6,989 | 5,018 | 12,007 | |
| 1956 | D | 5,697 | 5,448 | 11,145 | |
| 1952 | D | 6,976 | 5,452 | 12,428 | |
| 1948 | D | 6,586 | 3,802 | 10,412 | |
| 1944 | D | 6,299 | 3,681 | 9,980 | |
| 1940 | D | 8,465 | 4,196 | 12,661 | |
| 1936 | D | 8,109 | 3,711 | 11,842 | |
| 1932 | D | 7,397 | 3,418 | 10,923 | |
| 1928 | D | 5,085 | 4,436 | 9,597 | |
| 1924 | D | 5,314 | 3,526 | 9,637 | |
| 1920 | D | 4,676 | 4,158 | 9,018 | |
| 1916 | D | 3,024 | 2,165 | 5,442 | |
| 1912 | D | 2,563 | 756 | 5,101 | |
| 1908 | D | 2,645 | 2,363 | 5,260 | |
| 1904 | D | 2,474 | 1,892 | 4,453 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,771 | 2,154 | 3,928 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,969 | 1,427 | 3,420 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,622 | 839 | 2,489 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Randolph County sits in the rugged Allegheny Mountains of central West Virginia, where a shrinking population and a decades-long shift away from Democratic voting produced a 46-point Republican margin in 2024.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Randolph County peaked at forty-six points in 1964; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Randolph County's median household income of $52,757 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenbrier County and Gilmer County.