| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,739 | 16,439 | 20,397 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,763 | 15,933 | 19,923 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,160 | 13,880 | 17,624 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,957 | 12,578 | 16,813 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,527 | 12,409 | 17,147 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,451 | 11,816 | 15,313 | |
| 2000 | D | 10,435 | 3,127 | 13,682 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,927 | 8,439 | 12,313 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,913 | 7,311 | 12,977 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,195 | 7,918 | 11,137 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,075 | 8,976 | 12,070 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,850 | 7,530 | 11,570 | |
| 1976 | R | 4,497 | 5,916 | 10,468 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,592 | 6,824 | 8,621 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,443 | 5,885 | 9,725 | |
| 1964 | R | 3,638 | 5,860 | 9,498 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,785 | 7,268 | 10,053 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,361 | 5,469 | 7,830 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,786 | 5,540 | 8,326 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,083 | 3,631 | 5,934 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,470 | 4,392 | 6,862 | |
| 1940 | R | 3,660 | 4,077 | 7,737 | |
| 1936 | R | 3,209 | 4,200 | 7,409 | |
| 1932 | R | 2,789 | 3,422 | 6,242 | |
| 1928 | R | 761 | 3,878 | 4,639 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,381 | 2,889 | 4,281 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,350 | 3,301 | 4,651 | |
| 1916 | R | 879 | 1,721 | 2,600 | |
| 1912 | R | 713 | 791 | 2,103 | |
| 1908 | R | 597 | 1,644 | 2,259 | |
| 1904 | R | 691 | 1,433 | 2,132 | |
| 1900 | R | 950 | 1,733 | 2,690 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,093 | 1,646 | 2,755 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,046 | 1,219 | 2,481 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Yadkin County, a rural Piedmont community of roughly 36,000, delivered a 62-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in North Carolina — reflecting its heavily white, non-college demographic profile and deep roots in small-scale agriculture.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Yadkin County peaked at fifty-three 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 fifty-five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Yadkin County's median household income of $62,932 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 Randolph County and Davidson County.