† 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
GroupOrangeburg, SCSouth CarolinaUnited States
African American†59.1%23.4%9.9%
African1.2%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%0.2%0.4%
American7.3%8.2%5.3%
German4.3%9.4%12.5%
English4.1%12.1%9.5%
Irish3.2%9.1%9.4%
Italian0.8%3.4%4.8%
French0.7%1.1%1.6%
Scottish0.7%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.5%1.4%—
Mexican1.3%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.0%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.4%0.3%
Asian Indian0.5%0.5%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Chinese0.1%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.1%0.3%0.9%
Korean0.1%—0.4%
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
Orangeburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median age
40.7
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.9%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Orangeburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$45,675
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.4%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.4%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Orangeburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.8%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Orangeburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
2.1%
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
34.4%
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
35.3%
47.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.1%
7.4%
5.2%
Black Protestant
10.5%
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.
Orangeburg, SC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+53.7%
1896
+81.3%
1900
+87.3%
1904
+85.0%
1908
+73.8%
1912
+92.0%
1916
+87.7%
1920
+78.5%
1924
+91.9%
1928
+88.8%
1932
+95.9%
1936
+98.0%
1940
+95.4%
1944
+87.4%
1948
+7.2%
1952
−24.8%
1956
+15.1%
1960
−14.7%
1964
−30.2%
1968
+18.0%
1972
−20.6%
1976
+21.5%
1980
+17.5%
1984
+2.8%
1988
+4.9%
1992
+22.1%
1996
+26.8%
2000
+21.8%
2004
+32.0%
2008
+38.1%
2012
+43.4%
2016
+37.0%
2020
+33.2%
2024
+24.6%
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
D
61.8%Harris22,832
37.2%Trump13,750
1.0%
D+24.6
R+8.7
D+26.0
36,970
D
66.2%Biden27,295
33.0%Trump13,603
0.7%
D+33.2
R+3.7
D+28.8
41,205
D
67.6%Clinton26,318
30.7%Trump11,931
1.7%
D+37.0
R+6.5
D+34.9
38,910
D
71.4%Obama30,720
27.9%Romney12,022
0.7%
D+43.4
D+5.3
D+39.6
43,041
D
68.6%Obama27,263
30.5%McCain12,115
0.9%
D+38.1
D+6.2
D+30.8
39,754
D
65.7%Kerry24,698
33.8%Bush12,695
0.5%
D+32.0
D+10.1
D+34.4
37,564
D
60.5%Gore19,802
38.7%Bush12,657
0.8%
D+21.8
R+4.9
D+21.3
32,734
D
61.4%Clinton18,610
34.6%Dole10,494
4.0%
D+26.8
D+4.7
D+18.3
30,315
D
57.2%Clinton18,440
35.1%Bush11,328
7.7%
D+22.1
D+17.2
D+16.5
32,234
D
52.2%Dukakis14,655
47.3%Bush13,281
0.4%
D+4.9
D+2.1
D+12.6
28,049
D
51.0%Mondale15,121
48.2%Reagan14,286
0.8%
D+2.8
R+14.7
D+21.0
29,636
D
58.3%Carter16,178
40.8%Reagan11,313
0.9%
D+17.5
R+3.9
D+27.3
27,733
D
60.4%Carter13,652
38.9%Ford8,794
0.7%
D+21.5
D+42.0
D+19.4
22,604
R
38.8%McGovern7,652
59.3%Nixon11,711
1.9%
R+20.6
R+38.6
D+2.6
19,745
D
42.2%Humphrey8,971
24.2%Nixon5,144
33.6%
D+18.0
D+48.2
D+18.7
21,259
R
34.9%Johnson5,607
65.1%Goldwater10,456
0.0%
R+30.2
R+15.5
R+52.8
16,063
R
42.6%Kennedy3,890
57.4%Nixon5,233
0.0%
R+14.7
R+29.8
R+14.9
9,123
O
36.3%Stevenson2,511
21.2%Eisenhower1,467
42.5%
Other +6.2
D+39.9
D+30.5
6,921
R
37.6%Stevenson2,829
62.4%Eisenhower4,695
0.0%
R+24.8
R+32.0
R+14.0
7,524
O
11.6%Truman435
4.4%Dewey164
84.1%
Thurmond +72.5
R+80.2
D+2.7
3,763
D
90.6%Roosevelt2,440
3.2%Dewey87
6.2%
D+87.4
R+8.0
D+79.9
2,693
D
97.7%Roosevelt2,356
2.3%Willkie56
0.0%
D+95.4
R+2.7
D+85.4
2,412
D
98.0%Roosevelt2,947
0.0%Landon0
2.0%
D+98.0
D+2.2
D+73.8
3,006
D
95.9%Roosevelt2,643
0.0%Hoover0
4.1%
D+95.9
D+7.1
D+78.1
2,757
D
94.4%Smith1,545
5.6%Hoover92
0.0%
D+88.8
R+3.1
D+106.2
1,637
D
95.6%Davis1,727
3.7%Coolidge67
0.7%
D+91.9
D+13.4
D+117.0
1,807
D
89.2%Cox2,526
10.7%Harding304
0.0%
D+78.5
R+9.2
D+104.7
2,831
D
93.3%Wilson2,641
5.6%Hughes159
1.1%
D+87.7
R+4.3
D+84.5
2,831
D
92.0%Wilson1,550
0.0%Taft0
8.0%
D+92.0
D+18.2
D+72.4
1,685
D
86.9%Bryan2,687
13.1%Taft405
0.0%
D+73.8
R+11.2
D+83.3
3,093
D
92.5%Parker2,941
7.5%Roosevelt238
0.0%
D+85.0
R+2.2
D+104.7
3,179
D
93.6%Bryan2,457
6.4%McKinley167
0.0%
D+87.3
D+6.0
D+94.8
2,624
D
90.6%Bryan2,729
9.4%McKinley282
0.0%
D+81.3
D+27.5
D+87.3
3,011
D
76.8%Cleveland2,792
23.0%Harrison838
0.2%
D+53.7
—
D+52.1
3,637
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
D
61.6%16,096
38.4%10,024
26,136
2020
D
67.2%27,720
32.0%13,221
41,259
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Orangeburg, SC
Year
Total registered
2016
59,211
2018
63,524
2020
65,346
2022
59,380
2024
58,958
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+349 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,256 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Orangeburg, SC in Orangeburg, SC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−767
2012
−435
2013
−835
2014
−714
2015
−881
2016
−703
2017
−731
2018
−542
2019
−655
2021
−572
2022
+818
2023
+241
2024
+171
2025
+349
Orangeburg anchors one of South Carolina's most racially distinctive metros, with South Carolina State University and Claflin University driving unusually high concentrations of young Black voters relative to the region's population size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 30.2 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 8.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.6 points.
A population of 83,253, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,675 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cleveland, MS and Henderson, NC.
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How did Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic by 24.6 points (D+24.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 36,970 votes cast, 22,832 went Democratic and 13,750 went Republican.
When did Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina?
Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina has a population of 83,253 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina is $45,675 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
