† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupParkerSouth CarolinaUnited States
English7.8%12.1%9.5%
German5.9%9.4%12.5%
Irish5.5%9.1%9.4%
American3.6%8.2%5.3%
Italian1.9%3.4%4.8%
Scottish1.6%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.3%1.4%—
French0.9%1.1%1.6%
Mexican12.8%3.4%11.3%
Colombian5.7%0.4%0.4%
Puerto Rican4.2%1.0%1.8%
Guatemalan1.8%0.3%0.5%
Honduran1.8%0.4%0.3%
Cuban1.2%0.3%0.7%
Venezuelan1.2%——
Dominican0.6%—0.7%
African American†21.8%23.4%9.9%
African0.6%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
Haitian0.3%—0.3%
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
Parker
South Carolina
United States
Median age
31.9
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.4%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Parker
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$40,043
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
29.6%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.9%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Parker
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
30.2%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
29.7%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Parker
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.5%
51.5%
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.
Parker, South Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−1.2%
2008
+8.8%
2012
+13.4%
2016
+5.4%
2020
+8.0%
2024
+1.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
49.9%Harris1,652
48.2%Trump1,595
1.9%
D+1.7
R+6.3
D+3.2
3,309
D
52.8%Biden1,914
44.8%Trump1,625
2.3%
D+8.0
D+2.6
D+3.5
3,624
D
50.6%Clinton1,486
45.2%Trump1,328
4.3%
D+5.4
R+8.1
D+3.3
2,939
D
55.8%Obama1,619
42.4%Romney1,229
1.8%
D+13.4
D+4.7
D+9.6
2,900
D
53.3%Obama1,615
44.5%McCain1,349
2.1%
D+8.8
D+10.0
D+1.5
3,029
R
48.4%Kerry1,281
49.7%Bush1,313
1.9%
R+1.2
—
D+1.2
2,644
Parker is a census-designated place absorbed into greater Greenville's sprawl, where working-class roots and rapid suburban growth have shifted the electorate's composition noticeably over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.4 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 1.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.7 points.
A population of 12,898, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,043 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Siler City and Wimauma.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Parker, South Carolina voted Democratic by 1.7 points (D+1.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,309 votes cast, 1,652 went Democratic and 1,595 went Republican.
When did Parker, South Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Parker, South Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Parker, South Carolina?
Parker, South Carolina has a population of 12,898 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Parker, South Carolina?
Median household income in Parker, South Carolina is $40,043 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Parker, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Parker, South Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
