| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 6,514 | 20,013 | 26,836 | |
| 2020 | R | 7,489 | 20,306 | 28,127 | |
| 2016 | R | 6,974 | 18,689 | 27,239 | |
| 2012 | R | 10,744 | 14,651 | 26,358 | |
| 2008 | R | 11,262 | 15,415 | 27,390 | |
| 2004 | R | 12,120 | 15,455 | 27,710 | |
| 2000 | R | 11,307 | 12,531 | 24,452 | |
| 1996 | D | 11,595 | 8,832 | 23,926 | |
| 1992 | D | 12,325 | 10,044 | 27,021 | |
| 1988 | R | 11,628 | 12,937 | 24,768 | |
| 1984 | R | 11,431 | 14,793 | 26,437 | |
| 1980 | R | 11,366 | 13,799 | 26,194 | |
| 1976 | D | 12,072 | 10,668 | 22,996 | |
| 1972 | R | 7,112 | 15,125 | 22,567 | |
| 1968 | R | 8,671 | 9,782 | 20,923 | |
| 1964 | D | 12,635 | 7,757 | 20,392 | |
| 1960 | R | 8,656 | 13,159 | 21,815 | |
| 1956 | R | 7,492 | 12,607 | 20,099 | |
| 1952 | R | 9,316 | 11,962 | 21,278 | |
| 1948 | D | 9,495 | 8,113 | 17,684 | |
| 1944 | R | 7,966 | 9,312 | 17,278 | |
| 1940 | D | 10,661 | 10,274 | 20,935 | |
| 1936 | D | 11,471 | 8,498 | 20,066 | |
| 1932 | R | 8,157 | 8,598 | 16,915 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,470 | 10,346 | 13,885 | |
| 1924 | R | 2,729 | 6,798 | 10,628 | |
| 1920 | R | 3,955 | 7,616 | 11,702 | |
| 1916 | R | 2,821 | 4,363 | 7,382 | |
| 1912 | R | 2,042 | 2,650 | 7,087 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,654 | 5,708 | 8,562 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,905 | 5,587 | 7,715 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,876 | 5,505 | 8,473 | |
| 1896 | R | 3,050 | 5,408 | 8,527 | |
| 1892 | R | 2,988 | 4,193 | 7,377 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Lawrence County, wedged between the Ohio River and West Virginia, has shifted dramatically toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 50-point margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state.
The Democratic margin in Lawrence County peaked at twenty-four points in 1964. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Lawrence County's median household income of $58,325 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 Hickory County and Meeker County.