| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 864 | 2,250 | 3,121 | |
| 2020 | R | 952 | 2,101 | 3,077 | |
| 2016 | R | 862 | 1,809 | 2,703 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,074 | 1,652 | 2,751 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,112 | 1,826 | 2,954 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,052 | 1,691 | 2,762 | |
| 2000 | R | 879 | 1,062 | 1,963 | |
| 1996 | D | 912 | 723 | 1,759 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,116 | 898 | 2,344 | |
| 1988 | R | 726 | 970 | 1,696 | |
| 1984 | R | 843 | 1,086 | 1,929 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,307 | 668 | 2,004 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,567 | 465 | 2,032 | |
| 1972 | R | 210 | 1,346 | 1,556 | |
| 1968 | R | 341 | 474 | 1,896 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,331 | 722 | 2,054 | |
| 1960 | D | 927 | 216 | 1,143 | |
| 1956 | D | 960 | 117 | 1,077 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,416 | 101 | 1,517 | |
| 1948 | D | 413 | 26 | 673 | |
| 1944 | D | 893 | 34 | 927 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,184 | 38 | 1,222 | |
| 1936 | D | 912 | 23 | 936 | |
| 1932 | D | 849 | 36 | 885 | |
| 1928 | D | 392 | 64 | 456 | |
| 1924 | D | 222 | 27 | 252 | |
| 1920 | D | 263 | 107 | 370 | |
| 1916 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Treutlen County, anchored by the small city of Soperton, sits in the wiregrass-and-pine corridor of central Georgia. Its electorate is among the most lopsided in the state, with the 2024 presidential margin exceeding 44 points in a county of fewer than 7,000 residents.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Treutlen County peaked at ninety-five points in 1936; 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 nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Treutlen County's median household income of $55,518 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 Simpson County and Elbert County.