| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,008 | 3,963 | 6,020 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,317 | 3,815 | 6,191 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,155 | 3,479 | 5,807 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,503 | 3,311 | 5,898 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,705 | 3,372 | 6,157 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,223 | 3,166 | 5,438 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,017 | 2,855 | 4,994 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,007 | 2,103 | 4,614 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,098 | 2,293 | 5,111 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,923 | 2,699 | 4,699 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,811 | 2,999 | 4,856 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,108 | 2,322 | 4,530 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,312 | 2,023 | 4,394 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,182 | 2,501 | 3,777 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,045 | 1,042 | 4,265 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,191 | 1,974 | 3,178 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,735 | 867 | 2,635 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,431 | 791 | 2,839 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,630 | 949 | 2,596 | |
| 1948 | D | 964 | 285 | 1,667 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,473 | 356 | 1,830 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,467 | 251 | 1,721 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,727 | 190 | 1,922 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,300 | 169 | 1,477 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,112 | 403 | 1,515 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,006 | 154 | 1,244 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,266 | 364 | 1,634 | |
| 1916 | D | 856 | 227 | 1,092 | |
| 1912 | D | 609 | 175 | 918 | |
| 1908 | D | 537 | 242 | 784 | |
| 1904 | D | 517 | 210 | 739 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,011 | 323 | 1,336 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,458 | 538 | 2,060 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,396 | 815 | 2,414 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Charlotte County's population has hovered near 12,000 for decades, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+32.5 reflects a broader pattern of landslide outcomes that make it a safe harbor rather than a battleground in Virginia elections.
The Democratic margin in Charlotte County peaked at eighty points in 1936. By 1980 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Charlotte County's median household income of $58,000 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% 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 Rockbridge County and Laurens County.