| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,807 | 13,232 | 16,158 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,571 | 12,169 | 14,850 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,923 | 9,632 | 11,876 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,028 | 7,857 | 10,060 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,611 | 7,807 | 10,584 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,727 | 6,862 | 9,664 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,736 | 5,463 | 8,390 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,741 | 3,373 | 6,930 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,902 | 3,255 | 7,195 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,123 | 4,271 | 6,427 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,965 | 4,159 | 6,124 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,526 | 3,196 | 5,829 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,402 | 2,646 | 6,048 | |
| 1972 | R | 949 | 3,783 | 4,732 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,229 | 3,475 | 5,892 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,834 | 3,433 | 6,268 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,579 | 3,022 | 4,601 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,945 | 3,521 | 5,466 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,913 | 2,904 | 4,817 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,998 | 2,789 | 4,870 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,298 | 1,980 | 3,278 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,771 | 2,256 | 4,027 | |
| 1936 | R | 1,540 | 1,890 | 3,430 | |
| 1932 | R | 1,375 | 1,967 | 3,342 | |
| 1928 | R | 811 | 1,730 | 2,541 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,079 | 1,650 | 2,732 | |
| 1920 | R | 549 | 1,083 | 1,632 | |
| 1916 | D | 720 | 166 | 1,819 | |
| 1912 | D | 451 | 168 | 924 | |
| 1908 | R | 420 | 681 | 1,101 | |
| 1904 | R | 456 | 504 | 1,020 | |
| 1900 | D | 533 | 367 | 900 | |
| 1896 | R | 507 | 920 | 1,431 | |
| 1892 | R | 431 | 646 | 1,097 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Fannin County, anchored by the mountain town of Blue Ridge, has returned Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, making it one of the most consistently one-sided counties in a statewide battleground.
The Democratic margin in Fannin County peaked at thirty-one points in 1912. By 1980 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Fannin County's median household income of $57,073 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 Towns County and Union County.