† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupSpartanburg, SCSouth CarolinaUnited States
English11.8%12.1%9.5%
Irish8.8%9.1%9.4%
American8.1%8.2%5.3%
German7.9%9.4%12.5%
Italian2.2%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.0%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.8%1.4%—
Ukrainian1.6%——
African American†19.3%23.4%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Mexican5.0%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%1.0%1.8%
Honduran0.7%0.4%0.3%
Colombian0.5%0.4%0.4%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Asian Indian0.6%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Hmong0.3%——
Laotian0.3%——
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Cambodian0.2%——
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
Spartanburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median age
38.3
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.6%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Spartanburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$64,468
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.4%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Spartanburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.5%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
6.6%
5.2%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
2.6%
0.4%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Spartanburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
4.0%
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
36.6%
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.5%
47.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.3%
7.4%
5.2%
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.
Spartanburg, SC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+66.4%
1896
+86.5%
1900
+90.0%
1904
+93.5%
1908
+90.5%
1912
+94.5%
1916
+95.2%
1920
+94.3%
1924
+96.8%
1928
+76.7%
1932
+98.1%
1936
+98.7%
1940
+95.8%
1944
+90.0%
1948
+47.5%
1952
+39.3%
1956
+39.4%
1960
+32.5%
1964
+3.7%
1968
−13.1%
1972
−52.0%
1976
+17.7%
1980
−0.9%
1984
−31.8%
1988
−25.9%
1992
−14.7%
1996
−9.8%
2000
−25.1%
2004
−27.3%
2008
−20.4%
2012
−21.5%
2016
−29.0%
2020
−27.1%
2024
−33.6%
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
R
32.6%Harris54,794
66.2%Trump111,134
1.2%
R+33.6
R+6.5
R+32.1
167,886
R
35.7%Biden57,861
62.8%Trump101,743
1.4%
R+27.1
D+1.9
R+31.6
161,912
R
33.6%Clinton44,726
62.6%Trump83,338
3.8%
R+29.0
R+7.5
R+31.1
133,182
R
38.6%Obama47,257
60.1%Romney73,553
1.3%
R+21.5
R+1.0
R+25.3
122,447
R
39.0%Obama47,567
59.5%McCain72,491
1.5%
R+20.4
D+6.9
R+27.7
121,879
R
35.8%Kerry38,869
63.1%Bush68,596
1.1%
R+27.3
R+2.2
R+24.9
108,692
R
36.4%Gore34,221
61.5%Bush57,882
2.2%
R+25.1
R+15.3
R+25.7
94,142
R
41.7%Clinton32,221
51.6%Dole39,827
6.7%
R+9.8
D+4.8
R+18.4
77,251
R
36.2%Clinton30,132
50.8%Bush42,354
13.0%
R+14.7
D+11.2
R+20.2
83,315
R
36.5%Dukakis27,384
62.4%Bush46,820
1.1%
R+25.9
D+5.9
R+18.2
75,033
R
33.5%Mondale24,554
65.3%Reagan47,884
1.3%
R+31.8
R+30.9
R+13.6
73,371
R
48.4%Carter33,519
49.2%Reagan34,127
2.4%
R+0.9
R+18.6
D+8.9
69,325
D
58.5%Carter34,288
40.8%Ford23,919
0.6%
D+17.7
D+69.7
D+15.6
58,580
R
23.3%McGovern12,262
75.3%Nixon39,645
1.4%
R+52.0
R+38.9
R+28.9
52,621
O
24.2%Humphrey13,738
37.3%Nixon21,194
38.6%
Wallace +1.3
R+16.8
R+12.4
56,868
D
51.8%Johnson23,926
48.2%Goldwater22,226
0.0%
D+3.7
R+28.8
R+18.9
46,152
D
66.3%Kennedy25,363
33.7%Nixon12,920
0.0%
D+32.5
R+6.9
D+32.3
38,283
D
65.2%Stevenson20,397
25.8%Eisenhower8,074
9.0%
D+39.4
D+0.1
D+54.8
31,271
D
69.6%Stevenson27,804
30.4%Eisenhower12,122
0.0%
D+39.3
R+8.3
D+50.0
39,926
D
51.9%Truman8,024
4.4%Dewey673
43.7%
D+47.5
R+42.4
D+43.1
15,460
D
93.6%Roosevelt11,133
3.7%Dewey435
2.7%
D+90.0
R+5.8
D+82.5
11,890
D
97.9%Roosevelt12,781
2.1%Willkie277
0.0%
D+95.8
R+3.0
D+85.8
13,058
D
98.7%Roosevelt14,197
0.0%Landon0
1.3%
D+98.7
D+0.7
D+74.5
14,379
D
98.1%Roosevelt12,347
0.0%Hoover0
1.9%
D+98.1
D+21.4
D+80.3
12,591
D
88.3%Smith6,319
11.7%Hoover834
0.0%
D+76.7
R+20.1
D+94.1
7,155
D
98.2%Davis1,862
1.4%Coolidge27
0.4%
D+96.8
D+2.5
D+122.0
1,896
D
97.1%Cox6,746
2.9%Harding198
0.0%
D+94.3
R+0.9
D+120.5
6,944
D
97.0%Wilson5,979
1.8%Hughes112
1.2%
D+95.2
D+0.7
D+92.0
6,164
D
94.5%Wilson5,225
0.0%Taft0
5.5%
D+94.5
D+4.0
D+75.0
5,529
D
95.2%Bryan5,551
4.7%Taft274
0.1%
D+90.5
R+3.0
D+100.1
5,830
D
96.7%Parker4,214
3.3%Roosevelt142
0.0%
D+93.5
D+3.5
D+113.1
4,356
D
95.0%Bryan3,649
5.0%McKinley192
0.0%
D+90.0
D+3.5
D+97.6
3,841
D
93.2%Bryan5,613
6.7%McKinley405
0.0%
D+86.5
D+20.1
D+92.6
6,020
D
81.6%Cleveland4,854
15.3%Harrison907
3.1%
D+66.4
—
D+64.7
5,946
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
29.7%31,327
70.2%74,021
105,461
2020
R
36.8%59,580
61.4%99,462
161,888
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Spartanburg, SC
Year
Total registered
2016
196,309
2018
221,518
2020
244,178
2022
238,661
2024
253,619
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+9,388 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +70,265 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Spartanburg, SC in Spartanburg, SC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+157
2012
+840
2013
+1,391
2014
+1,832
2015
+2,726
2016
+3,492
2017
+4,808
2018
+6,446
2019
+4,752
2021
+6,581
2022
+9,725
2023
+10,061
2024
+8,066
2025
+9,388
Spartanburg County anchors a Piedmont corridor that has voted Republican by double-digit margins in every presidential race since 1980, even as BMW's plant and related suppliers have drawn a more internationally diverse workforce into the region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 52.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.6 points.
A population of 374,737, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,468 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Monroe, LA and Hattiesburg, MS.
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How did Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina voted Republican by 33.6 points (R+33.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 167,886 votes cast, 54,794 went Democratic and 111,134 went Republican.
When did Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina has a population of 374,737 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina is $64,468 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
