| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,290 | 7,385 | 10,718 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,619 | 7,034 | 10,707 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,013 | 6,053 | 9,265 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,419 | 5,924 | 9,413 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,539 | 5,775 | 9,365 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,092 | 5,068 | 8,201 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,721 | 3,894 | 6,703 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,862 | 2,674 | 6,185 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,520 | 2,370 | 6,033 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,883 | 2,989 | 4,892 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,261 | 3,886 | 6,147 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,023 | 2,018 | 5,117 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,758 | 1,209 | 4,967 | |
| 1972 | R | 874 | 3,732 | 4,606 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,425 | 561 | 5,803 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,887 | 2,983 | 4,870 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,541 | 592 | 3,133 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,697 | 496 | 3,193 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,782 | 643 | 3,425 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,516 | 244 | 2,180 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,661 | 223 | 1,884 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,461 | 224 | 1,697 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,659 | 163 | 1,829 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,184 | 60 | 2,254 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,172 | 439 | 1,611 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,449 | 100 | 1,574 | |
| 1920 | D | 887 | 232 | 1,119 | |
| 1916 | D | 675 | 39 | 798 | |
| 1912 | D | 453 | 21 | 573 | |
| 1908 | D | 463 | 238 | 949 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Grady County sits along the Florida border with an economy rooted in agriculture, and its roughly 24,000 residents have moved sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, producing margins above 35 points in recent cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Grady County peaked at ninety-four points in 1932; 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 seventeen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Grady County's median household income of $58,980 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Miller County and Richland Parish.