| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,459 | 14,965 | 17,468 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,302 | 12,943 | 15,389 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,800 | 10,341 | 12,509 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,542 | 8,443 | 11,255 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,026 | 8,180 | 11,382 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,899 | 7,745 | 10,700 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,684 | 5,539 | 8,372 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,861 | 3,289 | 7,124 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,764 | 3,256 | 7,214 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,679 | 3,996 | 5,700 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,649 | 3,521 | 5,170 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,094 | 1,538 | 4,701 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,511 | 889 | 4,400 | |
| 1972 | R | 644 | 2,643 | 3,287 | |
| 1968 | R | 818 | 1,278 | 3,846 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,426 | 1,064 | 3,495 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,876 | 925 | 2,801 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,819 | 1,144 | 2,963 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,840 | 756 | 2,596 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,653 | 616 | 2,424 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,375 | 671 | 2,046 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,399 | 545 | 1,946 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,597 | 806 | 2,404 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,874 | 350 | 2,233 | |
| 1928 | R | 982 | 1,106 | 2,088 | |
| 1924 | D | 818 | 648 | 1,531 | |
| 1920 | R | 728 | 851 | 1,579 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,162 | 301 | 1,599 | |
| 1912 | D | 366 | 68 | 771 | |
| 1908 | R | 312 | 539 | 909 | |
| 1904 | D | 270 | 252 | 615 | |
| 1900 | D | 361 | 360 | 799 | |
| 1896 | D | 557 | 323 | 892 | |
| 1892 | D | 553 | 163 | 963 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills, Murray County recorded a 71.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions — a pattern consistent with rural Appalachian Georgia's long shift toward the GOP.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Murray County peaked at sixty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Murray County's median household income of $69,253 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dade County and Columbia County.