| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 7,890 | 23,032 | 31,287 | |
| 2020 | R | 8,070 | 21,245 | 29,892 | |
| 2016 | R | 6,664 | 19,551 | 27,535 | |
| 2012 | R | 7,595 | 17,695 | 25,696 | |
| 2008 | R | 8,091 | 17,444 | 25,814 | |
| 2004 | R | 6,862 | 15,891 | 22,997 | |
| 2000 | R | 6,659 | 13,162 | 20,327 | |
| 1996 | R | 6,788 | 10,273 | 18,902 | |
| 1992 | R | 5,999 | 10,931 | 19,757 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,574 | 12,713 | 17,533 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,380 | 13,388 | 17,924 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,473 | 9,592 | 14,721 | |
| 1976 | R | 4,354 | 7,442 | 12,245 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,055 | 11,676 | 14,157 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,996 | 5,731 | 12,811 | |
| 1964 | R | 3,401 | 5,713 | 9,145 | |
| 1960 | D | 3,030 | 2,903 | 5,970 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,674 | 2,827 | 5,916 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,713 | 2,447 | 5,178 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,554 | 668 | 2,876 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,995 | 634 | 2,633 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,358 | 456 | 2,819 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,987 | 370 | 2,363 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,692 | 301 | 2,021 | |
| 1928 | D | 967 | 801 | 1,768 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,468 | 372 | 1,983 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,341 | 375 | 1,738 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,007 | 185 | 1,265 | |
| 1912 | D | 810 | 97 | 1,052 | |
| 1908 | D | 624 | 174 | 811 | |
| 1904 | D | 674 | 158 | 851 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,339 | 1,288 | 2,635 | |
| 1896 | D | 2,115 | 1,696 | 3,827 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,765 | 1,210 | 3,513 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Campbell County, anchored by Lynchburg's southern suburbs and a largely rural, working-class base, has posted Republican presidential margins above 40 points in each of the last three cycles, making it among the least competitive counties in the state.
The Democratic margin in Campbell County peaked at sixty-nine points in 1932. By 1964 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Campbell County's median household income of $66,165 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% 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 Lee County and Bay County.