† 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
1 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
GroupNewberry, SCSouth CarolinaUnited States
German14.6%9.4%12.5%
English9.1%12.1%9.5%
American7.6%8.2%5.3%
Irish5.9%9.1%9.4%
Scotch-Irish2.3%1.4%—
French1.9%1.1%1.6%
Scottish1.9%2.1%1.3%
Italian1.8%3.4%4.8%
African American†28.1%23.4%9.9%
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Mexican5.5%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%1.0%1.8%
Guatemalan0.8%0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.8%0.4%0.3%
Spanish0.3%——
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
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
Newberry, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median age
41.9
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Newberry, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$61,780
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.4%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.1%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Newberry, SC
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.2%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
7.3%
5.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
0.8%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Newberry, SC
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
3.2%
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.4%
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.0%
47.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
22.7%
7.4%
5.2%
Black Protestant
8.8%
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.
Newberry, SC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+65.7%
1896
+91.4%
1900
+94.3%
1904
+95.3%
1908
+94.8%
1912
+98.0%
1916
+96.1%
1920
+96.3%
1924
+98.5%
1928
+98.6%
1932
+99.6%
1936
+99.7%
1940
+96.1%
1944
+79.8%
1948
+9.6%
1952
−9.4%
1956
+31.4%
1960
+5.0%
1964
−26.7%
1968
−19.5%
1972
−55.6%
1976
+1.0%
1980
−7.1%
1984
−30.8%
1988
−25.2%
1992
−8.8%
1996
−7.7%
2000
−24.8%
2004
−25.6%
2008
−17.6%
2012
−14.4%
2016
−22.6%
2020
−24.1%
2024
−34.3%
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
32.2%Harris5,841
66.6%Trump12,067
1.2%
R+34.3
R+10.3
R+32.9
18,129
R
37.3%Biden6,958
61.4%Trump11,443
1.2%
R+24.1
R+1.5
R+28.5
18,631
R
37.0%Clinton6,217
59.6%Trump10,017
3.4%
R+22.6
R+8.3
R+24.7
16,807
R
42.3%Obama6,913
56.6%Romney9,260
1.1%
R+14.4
D+3.2
R+18.2
16,351
R
40.6%Obama6,708
58.2%McCain9,616
1.2%
R+17.6
D+8.0
R+24.9
16,524
R
36.1%Kerry4,483
61.7%Bush7,654
2.2%
R+25.6
R+0.8
R+23.1
12,409
R
35.8%Gore4,428
60.6%Bush7,492
3.7%
R+24.8
R+17.1
R+25.3
12,372
R
42.8%Clinton4,804
50.5%Dole5,670
6.7%
R+7.7
D+1.1
R+16.2
11,232
R
39.7%Clinton4,896
48.5%Bush5,980
11.8%
R+8.8
D+16.5
R+14.4
12,329
R
37.1%Dukakis3,825
62.4%Bush6,427
0.5%
R+25.2
D+5.5
R+17.5
10,305
R
34.4%Mondale3,790
65.2%Reagan7,176
0.4%
R+30.8
R+23.7
R+12.5
11,008
R
45.9%Carter4,825
53.0%Reagan5,568
1.1%
R+7.1
R+8.1
D+2.7
10,513
D
50.3%Carter5,034
49.2%Ford4,931
0.5%
D+1.0
D+56.6
R+1.0
10,016
R
21.4%McGovern2,035
76.9%Nixon7,325
1.7%
R+55.6
R+36.0
R+32.4
9,521
R
22.8%Humphrey2,444
42.3%Nixon4,538
34.8%
R+19.5
D+7.2
R+18.8
10,716
R
36.6%Johnson3,222
63.4%Goldwater5,571
0.0%
R+26.7
R+31.8
R+49.3
8,794
D
52.5%Kennedy3,143
47.5%Nixon2,841
0.0%
D+5.0
R+26.3
D+4.9
5,984
D
52.1%Stevenson2,671
20.7%Eisenhower1,061
27.3%
D+31.4
D+40.8
D+46.8
5,130
R
45.3%Stevenson3,418
54.7%Eisenhower4,126
0.0%
R+9.4
R+18.9
D+1.4
7,544
O
11.0%Truman349
1.5%Dewey47
87.5%
Thurmond +76.4
R+70.3
D+5.1
3,161
D
82.8%Roosevelt1,940
3.0%Dewey70
14.2%
D+79.8
R+16.2
D+72.3
2,343
D
98.0%Roosevelt1,739
2.0%Willkie35
0.0%
D+96.1
R+3.6
D+86.1
1,774
D
99.7%Roosevelt2,615
0.0%Landon0
0.3%
D+99.7
±0.0
D+75.4
2,624
D
99.6%Roosevelt3,139
0.0%Hoover0
0.4%
D+99.6
D+1.0
D+81.8
3,151
D
99.2%Smith2,077
0.6%Hoover12
0.2%
D+98.6
D+0.2
D+116.1
2,094
D
99.2%Davis1,802
0.7%Coolidge13
0.1%
D+98.5
D+2.2
D+123.6
1,817
D
97.9%Cox2,015
1.6%Harding33
0.5%
D+96.3
D+0.2
D+122.5
2,058
D
97.2%Wilson1,719
1.1%Hughes19
1.8%
D+96.1
R+1.9
D+93.0
1,769
D
98.0%Wilson1,206
0.0%Taft0
2.0%
D+98.0
D+3.2
D+78.5
1,230
D
97.4%Bryan1,681
2.5%Taft44
0.1%
D+94.8
R+0.4
D+104.4
1,726
D
97.6%Parker1,364
2.4%Roosevelt33
0.0%
D+95.3
D+1.0
D+114.9
1,397
D
97.2%Bryan1,367
2.8%McKinley40
0.0%
D+94.3
D+2.9
D+101.9
1,407
D
95.4%Bryan1,525
4.0%McKinley64
0.6%
D+91.4
D+25.7
D+97.5
1,598
D
81.2%Cleveland1,534
15.5%Harrison293
3.3%
D+65.7
—
D+64.0
1,889
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
29.6%3,775
70.3%8,967
12,752
2020
R
38.1%7,094
60.3%11,239
18,626
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Newberry, SC
Year
Total registered
2016
23,654
2018
25,500
2020
27,107
2022
25,605
2024
26,328
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+231 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +2,530 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Newberry, SC in Newberry, SC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−126
2012
+54
2013
−141
2014
+156
2015
+98
2016
+171
2017
+434
2018
+83
2019
+58
2021
+408
2022
+368
2023
+519
2024
+217
2025
+231
Newberry, SC sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 55.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 10.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.3 points.
A population of 38,435, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,780 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenwood, SC and Cordele, GA.
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How did Newberry, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Newberry, SC, South Carolina voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,129 votes cast, 5,841 went Democratic and 12,067 went Republican.
When did Newberry, SC, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Newberry, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Newberry, SC, South Carolina?
Newberry, SC, South Carolina has a population of 38,435 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newberry, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Newberry, SC, South Carolina is $61,780 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Newberry, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Newberry, SC, South Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
