| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,084 | 7,625 | 9,862 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,237 | 7,755 | 10,136 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,252 | 6,839 | 9,598 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,555 | 5,045 | 8,837 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,389 | 4,917 | 9,462 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,626 | 5,761 | 9,468 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,415 | 5,060 | 8,647 | |
| 1996 | R | 3,822 | 4,091 | 9,120 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,969 | 4,376 | 10,710 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,118 | 5,949 | 10,108 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,122 | 7,142 | 11,346 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,304 | 6,004 | 10,732 | |
| 1976 | R | 5,519 | 5,704 | 11,288 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,519 | 7,273 | 10,829 | |
| 1968 | R | 4,549 | 5,286 | 11,266 | |
| 1964 | D | 6,713 | 4,637 | 11,393 | |
| 1960 | R | 5,246 | 6,729 | 12,023 | |
| 1956 | R | 5,156 | 6,673 | 11,862 | |
| 1952 | R | 5,178 | 7,000 | 12,270 | |
| 1948 | D | 5,876 | 5,399 | 11,338 | |
| 1944 | R | 5,299 | 5,603 | 10,938 | |
| 1940 | R | 5,542 | 5,567 | 11,147 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,756 | 5,067 | 10,922 | |
| 1932 | D | 5,148 | 4,867 | 10,154 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,455 | 5,874 | 9,379 | |
| 1924 | R | 2,940 | 5,284 | 8,501 | |
| 1920 | R | 3,768 | 4,742 | 8,738 | |
| 1916 | R | 2,074 | 2,360 | 4,582 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,455 | 1,030 | 4,019 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,700 | 2,394 | 4,293 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,487 | 2,414 | 4,161 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,600 | 2,320 | 3,988 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,609 | 2,145 | 3,783 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,495 | 1,813 | 3,417 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Fayette County, anchored by Connersville, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 56-point margin in 2024 that places it among the state's most one-sided counties.
The Democratic margin in Fayette County peaked at eighteen points in 1964. By 1968 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Fayette County's median household income of $59,321 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% 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 Stark County and Fremont County.