| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,636 | 4,168 | 6,869 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,971 | 4,027 | 7,078 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,829 | 3,712 | 6,744 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,344 | 3,409 | 6,846 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,413 | 3,499 | 6,988 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,635 | 3,303 | 6,030 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,460 | 2,870 | 5,492 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,327 | 2,416 | 5,214 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,411 | 2,610 | 5,743 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,217 | 3,161 | 5,509 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,296 | 3,418 | 5,793 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,593 | 2,813 | 5,611 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,558 | 2,486 | 5,222 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,246 | 2,587 | 3,893 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,529 | 1,614 | 4,830 | |
| 1964 | R | 1,516 | 1,586 | 3,103 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,882 | 1,319 | 3,286 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,242 | 1,124 | 3,329 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,381 | 1,454 | 2,850 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,004 | 486 | 1,963 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,453 | 472 | 1,930 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,290 | 373 | 1,674 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,297 | 260 | 1,568 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,348 | 277 | 1,671 | |
| 1928 | D | 986 | 667 | 1,653 | |
| 1924 | D | 840 | 181 | 1,161 | |
| 1920 | D | 821 | 154 | 975 | |
| 1916 | D | 608 | 91 | 708 | |
| 1912 | D | 683 | 72 | 836 | |
| 1908 | D | 481 | 118 | 610 | |
| 1904 | D | 470 | 86 | 559 | |
| 1900 | D | 1,076 | 489 | 1,579 | |
| 1896 | D | 936 | 478 | 1,432 | |
| 1892 | D | 931 | 587 | 1,551 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Nottoway sits in Virginia's Southside tobacco belt, where a majority-minority population and a long Democratic heritage have gradually given way to Republican-leaning presidential results over the past two decades.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Nottoway County, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at thirty-four points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Nottoway County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $63,261, and a 19% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lunenburg County and Hendry County.
