| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 7,820 | 15,460 | 23,352 | |
| 2020 | R | 8,073 | 14,493 | 22,729 | |
| 2016 | R | 6,752 | 12,411 | 19,596 | |
| 2012 | R | 7,513 | 11,950 | 19,639 | |
| 2008 | R | 7,769 | 12,052 | 19,937 | |
| 2004 | R | 6,281 | 10,883 | 17,261 | |
| 2000 | R | 5,724 | 8,133 | 14,036 | |
| 1996 | R | 5,792 | 6,118 | 12,803 | |
| 1992 | D | 6,184 | 6,146 | 14,059 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,879 | 6,929 | 11,970 | |
| 1984 | R | 5,471 | 7,181 | 12,652 | |
| 1980 | D | 7,860 | 4,392 | 12,523 | |
| 1976 | D | 8,617 | 3,281 | 11,898 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,130 | 7,350 | 9,480 | |
| 1968 | D | 3,451 | 2,738 | 12,838 | |
| 1964 | R | 3,828 | 5,457 | 9,287 | |
| 1960 | D | 4,648 | 1,884 | 6,532 | |
| 1956 | D | 5,085 | 1,189 | 6,274 | |
| 1952 | D | 5,001 | 1,046 | 6,047 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,325 | 268 | 3,804 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,544 | 498 | 3,042 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,316 | 435 | 2,755 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,620 | 304 | 2,931 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,188 | 38 | 2,227 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,987 | 470 | 2,457 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,127 | 121 | 1,299 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,167 | 350 | 1,517 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,269 | 64 | 1,476 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,118 | 26 | 1,250 | |
| 1908 | D | 957 | 730 | 2,284 | |
| 1904 | D | 878 | 390 | 1,544 | |
| 1900 | D | 942 | 395 | 1,503 | |
| 1896 | D | 570 | 514 | 1,149 | |
| 1892 | D | 928 | 468 | 1,896 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Laurens County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 30 points in recent cycles, reflecting the rural, majority-white demographic pattern common across Georgia's agricultural interior, where Dublin serves as the regional commercial hub.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Laurens County peaked at ninety-seven points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of three points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Laurens County's median household income of $55,010 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Evans County and Tattnall County.