| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 35,802 | 58,769 | 95,524 | |
| 2020 | R | 29,704 | 54,525 | 85,385 | |
| 2016 | R | 18,025 | 44,662 | 65,480 | |
| 2012 | R | 15,825 | 40,846 | 57,543 | |
| 2008 | R | 17,229 | 39,192 | 56,985 | |
| 2004 | R | 9,420 | 30,843 | 40,514 | |
| 2000 | R | 6,743 | 16,881 | 24,260 | |
| 1996 | R | 5,699 | 10,152 | 17,633 | |
| 1992 | R | 5,212 | 7,180 | 15,088 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,717 | 7,329 | 10,091 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,621 | 6,048 | 8,669 | |
| 1980 | D | 4,686 | 2,845 | 7,717 | |
| 1976 | D | 5,420 | 1,432 | 6,852 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,004 | 2,814 | 3,818 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,023 | 977 | 5,054 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,513 | 1,914 | 4,427 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,396 | 812 | 3,208 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,599 | 940 | 2,539 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,152 | 788 | 2,940 | |
| 1948 | D | 981 | 333 | 1,456 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,355 | 775 | 2,133 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,653 | 770 | 2,435 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,386 | 645 | 2,034 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,914 | 276 | 2,226 | |
| 1928 | R | 690 | 1,301 | 1,991 | |
| 1924 | D | 419 | 378 | 923 | |
| 1920 | R | 340 | 954 | 1,294 | |
| 1916 | D | 670 | 10 | 1,463 | |
| 1912 | D | 426 | 32 | 1,142 | |
| 1908 | R | 256 | 630 | 1,078 | |
| 1904 | D | 402 | 341 | 1,222 | |
| 1900 | R | 496 | 609 | 1,324 | |
| 1896 | D | 627 | 552 | 1,240 | |
| 1892 | D | 641 | 158 | 1,505 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Paulding County has roughly doubled its population since 2000 as metro Atlanta's western fringe expanded, yet its presidential margins have held consistently above R+20, suggesting growth here has reinforced rather than diluted the existing political lean.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Paulding County peaked at seventy-four 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 forty points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Paulding County's median household income of $98,031 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oldham County and Forsyth County.