| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 6,988 | 19,398 | 26,850 | |
| 2020 | R | 6,713 | 18,228 | 25,311 | |
| 2016 | R | 5,270 | 15,602 | 21,756 | |
| 2012 | R | 5,735 | 14,687 | 20,670 | |
| 2008 | R | 6,178 | 13,981 | 20,368 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,233 | 12,372 | 16,680 | |
| 2000 | D | 10,184 | 3,651 | 13,998 | |
| 1996 | R | 3,525 | 8,141 | 12,620 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,675 | 6,796 | 12,387 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,166 | 7,988 | 11,192 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,911 | 8,201 | 11,125 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,289 | 6,302 | 9,880 | |
| 1976 | R | 3,635 | 4,772 | 8,462 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,578 | 5,613 | 7,416 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,502 | 3,866 | 7,883 | |
| 1964 | R | 3,086 | 4,460 | 7,546 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,471 | 4,788 | 7,259 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,110 | 4,599 | 6,709 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,406 | 4,010 | 6,416 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,917 | 2,679 | 4,959 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,266 | 3,244 | 5,510 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,896 | 2,532 | 5,428 | |
| 1936 | R | 2,476 | 2,502 | 4,978 | |
| 1932 | R | 2,381 | 2,473 | 4,895 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,085 | 2,959 | 4,044 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,795 | 2,672 | 4,480 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,624 | 2,591 | 4,215 | |
| 1916 | R | 910 | 1,245 | 2,161 | |
| 1912 | D | 823 | 810 | 1,979 | |
| 1908 | R | 780 | 1,185 | 1,969 | |
| 1904 | R | 739 | 1,072 | 1,837 | |
| 1900 | R | 831 | 1,251 | 2,125 | |
| 1896 | R | 894 | 1,306 | 2,204 | |
| 1892 | R | 725 | 1,057 | 2,053 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Davie County, a small Piedmont community of roughly 35,000, has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with its 2024 result of R+46.2 placing it among the state's most one-sided counties.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Davie County peaked at forty-seven points in 2000; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of forty-nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Davie County's median household income of $75,057 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Avery County and Iredell County.