† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupFlorence, SCSouth CarolinaUnited States
English11.2%12.1%9.5%
American10.7%8.2%5.3%
Irish5.5%9.1%9.4%
German5.1%9.4%12.5%
Scottish1.6%2.1%1.3%
Italian1.5%3.4%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.3%1.4%—
French0.9%1.1%1.6%
African American†41.1%23.4%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%0.2%0.4%
Mexican1.6%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.0%1.8%
Asian Indian0.3%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.2%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Florence, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median age
40
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Florence, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$55,258
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.5%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.0%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Florence, SC
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.1%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Florence, SC
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
3.4%
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.0%
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.8%
47.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.4%
7.4%
5.2%
Black Protestant
7.9%
5.8%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Florence, SC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+78.8%
1896
+79.4%
1900
+88.3%
1904
+95.0%
1908
+96.1%
1912
+96.8%
1916
+98.1%
1920
+93.8%
1924
+94.3%
1928
+90.4%
1932
+98.7%
1936
+99.4%
1940
+92.5%
1944
+85.9%
1948
+20.6%
1952
+11.9%
1956
+17.3%
1960
+7.2%
1964
−16.7%
1968
−5.1%
1972
−36.3%
1976
+13.3%
1980
−0.9%
1984
−20.8%
1988
−18.4%
1992
−6.8%
1996
−3.6%
2000
−11.9%
2004
−10.4%
2008
−2.2%
2012
+0.8%
2016
−4.5%
2020
−3.2%
2024
−9.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
44.5%Harris40,683
54.3%Trump49,632
1.3%
R+9.8
R+6.6
R+8.3
91,471
R
47.8%Biden46,373
51.0%Trump49,447
1.1%
R+3.2
D+1.4
R+7.6
96,927
R
46.3%Clinton40,598
50.9%Trump44,562
2.8%
R+4.5
R+5.3
R+6.6
87,605
D
49.9%Obama44,071
49.2%Romney43,395
0.9%
D+0.8
D+2.9
R+3.1
88,272
R
48.5%Obama42,517
50.6%McCain44,405
0.9%
R+2.2
D+8.3
R+9.4
87,707
R
44.4%Kerry33,271
54.8%Bush41,105
0.8%
R+10.4
D+1.5
R+8.0
74,999
R
43.3%Gore27,410
55.2%Bush34,968
1.5%
R+11.9
R+8.3
R+12.5
63,300
R
45.6%Clinton24,747
49.2%Dole26,710
5.2%
R+3.6
D+3.2
R+12.1
54,264
R
41.6%Clinton24,659
48.5%Bush28,714
9.9%
R+6.8
D+11.5
R+12.4
59,256
R
40.3%Dukakis20,156
58.6%Bush29,344
1.1%
R+18.4
D+2.5
R+10.6
50,057
R
39.1%Mondale22,095
59.9%Reagan33,853
1.0%
R+20.8
R+19.9
R+2.6
56,510
R
48.6%Carter24,880
49.6%Reagan25,358
1.8%
R+0.9
R+14.3
D+8.8
51,142
D
56.5%Carter26,459
43.2%Ford20,217
0.3%
D+13.3
D+49.6
D+11.3
46,801
R
31.5%McGovern13,869
67.8%Nixon29,862
0.7%
R+36.3
R+31.2
R+13.2
44,045
R
30.8%Humphrey11,882
35.9%Nixon13,864
33.3%
R+5.1
D+11.6
R+4.4
38,619
R
41.6%Johnson12,167
58.4%Goldwater17,063
0.0%
R+16.7
R+24.0
R+39.3
29,230
D
53.6%Kennedy10,758
46.4%Nixon9,309
0.0%
D+7.2
R+10.1
D+7.1
20,068
O
37.8%Stevenson6,371
20.5%Eisenhower3,452
41.8%
Other +4.0
D+5.4
D+32.7
16,873
D
56.0%Stevenson11,058
44.0%Eisenhower8,699
0.0%
D+11.9
R+8.6
D+22.7
19,757
O
24.3%Truman1,915
3.8%Dewey296
71.9%
Thurmond +47.6
R+65.3
D+16.1
7,870
D
89.2%Roosevelt4,630
3.4%Dewey174
7.4%
D+85.9
R+6.7
D+78.4
5,190
D
96.3%Roosevelt3,992
3.7%Willkie155
0.0%
D+92.5
R+6.9
D+82.6
4,147
D
99.4%Roosevelt6,189
0.0%Landon0
0.6%
D+99.4
D+0.8
D+75.1
6,226
D
98.7%Roosevelt4,604
0.0%Hoover0
1.3%
D+98.7
D+8.2
D+80.9
4,667
D
95.2%Smith2,807
4.8%Hoover141
0.0%
D+90.4
R+3.9
D+107.9
2,948
D
95.9%Davis2,173
1.5%Coolidge35
2.6%
D+94.3
D+0.5
D+119.5
2,267
D
96.9%Cox3,025
3.1%Harding97
0.0%
D+93.8
R+4.3
D+120.0
3,122
D
99.0%Wilson3,374
0.9%Hughes31
0.1%
D+98.1
D+1.3
D+94.9
3,408
D
96.8%Wilson2,379
0.0%Taft0
3.2%
D+96.8
D+0.6
D+77.2
2,458
D
97.9%Bryan2,739
1.8%Taft49
0.4%
D+96.1
D+1.1
D+105.7
2,798
D
97.5%Parker2,870
2.5%Roosevelt73
0.0%
D+95.0
D+6.8
D+114.7
2,943
D
94.1%Bryan2,520
5.9%McKinley157
0.0%
D+88.3
D+8.8
D+95.8
2,677
D
88.9%Bryan3,155
9.5%McKinley337
1.6%
D+79.4
D+0.6
D+85.5
3,548
D
89.1%Cleveland3,419
10.3%Harrison395
0.6%
D+78.8
—
D+77.1
3,838
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
40.9%25,069
59.1%36,233
61,349
2020
R
48.7%47,311
50.1%48,673
97,097
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Florence, SC
Year
Total registered
2016
132,568
2018
143,457
2020
152,198
2022
140,024
2024
141,864
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+539 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +69 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Florence, SC in Florence, SC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−260
2012
−194
2013
−209
2014
+106
2015
−562
2016
−679
2017
−401
2018
−639
2019
−197
2021
+225
2022
+792
2023
+759
2024
+789
2025
+539
Florence anchors South Carolina's northeastern corridor, where a historically rural electorate has trended toward double-digit Republican margins at the federal level while the McLeod Health complex reshapes the area's workforce and demographic profile.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 36.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.8 points.
A population of 199,675, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,258 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Macon-Bibb County, GA and Albany, GA.
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How did Florence, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florence, SC, South Carolina voted Republican by 9.8 points (R+9.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 91,471 votes cast, 40,683 went Democratic and 49,632 went Republican.
When did Florence, SC, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Florence, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Florence, SC, South Carolina?
Florence, SC, South Carolina has a population of 199,675 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florence, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Florence, SC, South Carolina is $55,258 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Florence, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Florence, SC, South Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
