| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,365 | 2,457 | 3,833 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,410 | 2,349 | 3,792 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,246 | 2,095 | 3,405 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,510 | 2,028 | 3,567 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,427 | 2,096 | 3,553 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,135 | 1,815 | 2,965 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,169 | 1,258 | 2,456 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,272 | 924 | 2,455 | |
| 1992 | D | 1,669 | 936 | 3,024 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,122 | 1,312 | 2,597 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,270 | 1,329 | 2,599 | |
| 1980 | D | 1,990 | 898 | 2,921 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,265 | 416 | 2,681 | |
| 1972 | R | 437 | 2,120 | 2,557 | |
| 1968 | R | 412 | 419 | 2,676 | |
| 1964 | R | 719 | 1,672 | 2,391 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,545 | 328 | 1,873 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,398 | 354 | 1,752 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,357 | 402 | 1,759 | |
| 1948 | D | 774 | 147 | 1,143 | |
| 1944 | D | 797 | 334 | 1,132 | |
| 1940 | D | 791 | 351 | 1,147 | |
| 1936 | D | 860 | 188 | 1,048 | |
| 1932 | D | 909 | 59 | 977 | |
| 1928 | R | 328 | 526 | 854 | |
| 1924 | D | 338 | 166 | 536 | |
| 1920 | D | 393 | 182 | 575 | |
| 1916 | D | 400 | 145 | 717 | |
| 1912 | D | 385 | 25 | 519 | |
| 1908 | D | 276 | 105 | 547 | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Turner County's population has contracted steadily over recent decades, and its electorate—heavily rural, with agriculture as the economic anchor—has shifted toward Republican presidential candidates by double digits since it once reliably backed Democrats.
The Democratic margin in Turner County peaked at eighty-seven points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Turner County's median household income of $36,799 sits well below state and national norms, and 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ben Hill County and Clark County.
