† 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
GroupSaludaSouth CarolinaUnited States
Mexican28.7%3.4%11.3%
Guatemalan19.7%0.3%0.5%
Puerto Rican4.2%1.0%1.8%
Peruvian1.0%——
African American†25.3%23.4%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
American3.4%8.2%5.3%
English3.2%12.1%9.5%
German2.1%9.4%12.5%
Irish1.9%9.1%9.4%
Italian0.6%3.4%4.8%
Scottish0.5%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.2%1.4%—
Swedish0.2%——
Aztec3.5%——
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
Saluda
South Carolina
United States
Median age
30.9
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.1%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Saluda
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$42,506
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
43.9%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.1%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Saluda
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
51.7%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
50.8%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Saluda
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.
Saluda, South Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+17.9%
2008
+16.7%
2012
+19.5%
2016
+14.2%
2020
+4.1%
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
R
48.3%Harris451
50.0%Trump467
1.7%
R+1.7
R+5.8
R+0.2
934
D
51.1%Biden556
47.0%Trump511
1.9%
D+4.1
R+10.1
R+0.3
1,088
D
55.8%Clinton556
41.5%Trump414
2.7%
D+14.2
R+5.3
D+12.2
997
D
59.2%Obama606
39.6%Romney406
1.2%
D+19.5
D+2.9
D+15.7
1,024
D
57.2%Obama577
40.5%McCain409
2.3%
D+16.7
R+1.2
D+9.4
1,009
D
58.4%Kerry520
40.6%Bush361
1.0%
D+17.9
—
D+20.3
890
As Saluda County's only incorporated town of note, this sub-3,100-resident community punches above its size in local elections, where turnout in county races routinely outpaces statewide averages for municipalities its size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.5 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 1.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.7 points.
A population of 3,055, a 16% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,506 describe the city.
In 2024, Saluda, South Carolina voted Republican by 1.7 points (R+1.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 934 votes cast, 451 went Democratic and 467 went Republican.
When did Saluda, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Saluda, South Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Saluda, South Carolina?
Saluda, South Carolina has a population of 3,055 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Saluda, South Carolina?
Median household income in Saluda, South Carolina is $42,506 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Saluda, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Saluda, South Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
