Allendale County, South Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 3,023 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Fairfax No. 2Fairfax No. 2 | 498 | 79 | 7 | 584 | 85.3% | 13.5% | D+71.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Allendale No. 1Allendale No. 1 | 468 | 98 | 11 | 577 | 81.1% | 17.0% | D+64.1 |
| Precinct -Allendale No. 2Allendale No. 2 | 486 | 12 | 10 | 508 | 95.7% | 2.4% | D+93.3 |
| Precinct -WoodsWoods | 306 | 191 | 7 | 504 | 60.7% | 37.9% | D+22.8 |
| Precinct -Fairfax No. 1Fairfax No. 1 | 176 | 110 | 2 | 288 | 61.1% | 38.2% | D+22.9 |
| Precinct -SycamoreSycamore | 62 | 177 | 3 | 242 | 25.6% | 73.1% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -MartinMartin | 125 | 50 | 1 | 176 | 71.0% | 28.4% | D+42.6 |
| Precinct -UlmerUlmer | 44 | 96 | 4 | 144 | 30.6% | 66.7% | R+36.1 |
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1920 | +95.1% |
| 1924 | +94.0% |
| 1928 | +94.3% |
| 1932 | +99.1% |
| 1936 | +99.8% |
| 1940 | +93.6% |
| 1944 | +93.3% |
| 1948 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | −26.1% |
| 1956 | +9.0% |
| 1960 | −20.7% |
| 1964 | −38.5% |
| 1968 | +16.1% |
| 1972 | −11.3% |
| 1976 | +42.3% |
| 1980 | +40.0% |
| 1984 | +15.9% |
| 1988 | +16.1% |
| 1992 | +32.1% |
| 1996 | +39.1% |
| 2000 | +41.0% |
| 2004 | +44.0% |
| 2008 | +51.7% |
| 2012 | +59.1% |
| 2016 | +54.2% |
| 2020 | +52.4% |
| 2024 | +44.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 67.7%1,225 | 32.3%585 | 1,810 |
| 2020 | D | 76.5%2,773 | 23.0%833 | 3,625 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,039 |
| 2018 | 6,507 |
| 2020 | 6,502 |
| 2022 | 5,759 |
| 2024 | 5,538 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−129 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,833 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $29,401 in average income, against $44,052 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+6.4 on average — 38 points more Republican-leaning than Allendale County, SC itself (D+44.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hampton County, SC32D+6.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Aiken County, SC22
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −129 |
| 2012 | −244 |
| 2013 | −139 |
| 2014 | −106 |
| 2015 | −251 |
| 2016 | −338 |
| 2017 | −22 |
| 2018 | −67 |
| 2019 | −226 |
| 2021 | −138 |
| 2022 | −133 |
| 2023 | +103 |
| 2024 | −14 |
| 2025 | −129 |
Allendale's electorate is roughly 75% Black, making it a consistent outlier among South Carolina's rural counties, which trend heavily Republican — its D+44.7 margin in 2024 reflects that demographic concentration rather than any urban influence.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 38.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.7 points.
A population of 7,661, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $32,328 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilcox County and Noxubee County.
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Allendale County, South Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/45005/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.