| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 19,487 | 28,081 | 48,030 | |
| 2020 | R | 20,117 | 25,691 | 46,355 | |
| 2016 | R | 15,064 | 21,635 | 38,063 | |
| 2012 | R | 17,470 | 21,327 | 39,221 | |
| 2008 | R | 17,597 | 21,269 | 39,078 | |
| 2004 | R | 12,516 | 18,981 | 31,684 | |
| 2000 | R | 10,616 | 14,462 | 25,432 | |
| 1996 | R | 9,470 | 10,578 | 21,624 | |
| 1992 | R | 9,019 | 10,276 | 22,192 | |
| 1988 | R | 6,427 | 10,855 | 17,333 | |
| 1984 | R | 6,167 | 10,437 | 16,604 | |
| 1980 | R | 5,989 | 6,622 | 12,912 | |
| 1976 | D | 8,830 | 4,512 | 13,342 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,015 | 7,812 | 9,827 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,402 | 3,073 | 11,154 | |
| 1964 | R | 4,363 | 6,811 | 11,175 | |
| 1960 | D | 3,605 | 2,908 | 6,513 | |
| 1956 | D | 3,936 | 2,135 | 6,071 | |
| 1952 | D | 3,245 | 2,079 | 5,324 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,867 | 634 | 3,958 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,092 | 401 | 2,493 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,551 | 260 | 2,822 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,099 | 130 | 3,266 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,840 | 97 | 1,944 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,413 | 596 | 2,009 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,095 | 57 | 1,211 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,308 | 220 | 1,528 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,870 | 60 | 2,018 | |
| 1912 | D | 847 | 24 | 922 | |
| 1908 | D | 681 | 154 | 927 | |
| 1904 | D | 888 | 289 | 1,218 | |
| 1900 | D | 444 | 277 | 739 | |
| 1896 | D | 586 | 536 | 1,175 | |
| 1892 | D | 988 | 509 | 1,752 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Lowndes County's population is nearly 40% Black, yet it has delivered Republican presidential margins above 15 points in recent cycles, reflecting a voting pattern that diverges sharply from demographic expectations common elsewhere in the South.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Lowndes County, by a five points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was eighteen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Lowndes County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $58,541, and a 19% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McDuffie County and St. Mary's County.
