| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,896 | 8,769 | 10,706 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,854 | 8,064 | 10,050 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,613 | 6,462 | 8,252 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,232 | 5,452 | 7,869 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,596 | 5,572 | 8,307 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,809 | 4,992 | 7,862 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,729 | 3,640 | 6,477 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,003 | 2,513 | 6,326 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,976 | 2,439 | 6,404 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,206 | 3,665 | 5,895 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,576 | 2,953 | 5,529 | |
| 1980 | D | 4,279 | 1,946 | 6,330 | |
| 1976 | D | 4,686 | 1,087 | 5,773 | |
| 1972 | R | 923 | 3,188 | 4,111 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,255 | 1,087 | 5,366 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,986 | 1,476 | 5,465 | |
| 1960 | D | 3,686 | 1,596 | 5,282 | |
| 1956 | D | 3,823 | 1,682 | 5,505 | |
| 1952 | D | 3,616 | 771 | 4,387 | |
| 1948 | D | 3,396 | 362 | 3,950 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,495 | 287 | 2,782 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,413 | 273 | 2,697 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,999 | 231 | 3,232 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,200 | 188 | 2,411 | |
| 1928 | R | 920 | 1,096 | 2,016 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,615 | 412 | 2,061 | |
| 1920 | D | 887 | 514 | 1,401 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,006 | 20 | 1,266 | |
| 1912 | D | 578 | 69 | 868 | |
| 1908 | R | 437 | 716 | 1,201 | |
| 1904 | D | 472 | 378 | 949 | |
| 1900 | D | 601 | 440 | 1,079 | |
| 1896 | D | 911 | 500 | 1,468 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,060 | 245 | 1,475 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Chattooga County, tucked in Georgia's northwestern corner along the Alabama border, delivered an R+64.2 margin in 2024 — among the steepest in a state whose statewide contests have been decided by under two points.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Chattooga County peaked at eighty-six points in 1936; 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 fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Chattooga County's median household income of $50,285 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Levy County and Fentress County.