Anderson County, South Carolina: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 210,4782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,6512024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Oconee County, SC · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Anderson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Anderson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +79.5% |
| 1896 | +78.4% |
| 1900 | +92.9% |
| 1904 | +93.5% |
| 1908 | +94.5% |
| 1912 | +95.3% |
| 1916 | +99.3% |
| 1920 | +97.4% |
| 1924 | +98.6% |
| 1928 | +93.4% |
| 1932 | +99.3% |
| 1936 | +99.4% |
| 1940 | +95.5% |
| 1944 | +87.2% |
| 1948 | +61.5% |
| 1952 | +55.5% |
| 1956 | +62.0% |
| 1960 | +56.7% |
| 1964 | +16.3% |
| 1968 | −1.9% |
| 1972 | −52.7% |
| 1976 | +33.2% |
| 1980 | +8.9% |
| 1984 | −39.8% |
| 1988 | −35.6% |
| 1992 | −18.2% |
| 1996 | −14.6% |
| 2000 | −28.6% |
| 2004 | −35.0% |
| 2008 | −33.3% |
| 2012 | −36.4% |
| 2016 | −43.7% |
| 2020 | −42.0% |
| 2024 | −47.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25,281 | 71,828 | 98,296 | ||
| R | 27,169 | 67,565 | 96,093 | ||
| R | 21,097 | 56,232 | 80,483 | ||
| R | 22,405 | 48,709 | 72,212 | ||
| R | 24,132 | 48,690 | 73,787 | ||
| R | 20,697 | 43,355 | 64,722 | ||
| R | 19,606 | 35,827 | 56,681 | ||
| R | 17,460 | 24,137 | 45,769 | ||
| R | 16,072 | 24,793 | 47,971 | ||
| R | 12,281 | 25,939 | 38,383 | ||
| R | 10,324 | 24,123 | 34,691 | ||
| D | 18,801 | 15,667 | 35,305 | ||
| D | 19,002 | 9,496 | 28,654 | ||
| R | 5,241 | 17,514 | 23,292 | ||
| O | 5,218 | 5,661 | 23,263 | ||
| D | 11,670 | 8,398 | 20,068 | ||
| D | 13,901 | 3,845 | 17,746 | ||
| D | 11,344 | 2,186 | 14,771 | ||
| D | 11,664 | 3,338 | 15,002 | ||
| D | 2,581 | 105 | 4,028 | ||
| D | 2,687 | 89 | 2,978 | ||
| D | 3,763 | 86 | 3,849 | ||
| D | 4,025 | 0 | 4,051 | ||
| D | 4,067 | 0 | 4,097 | ||
| D | 1,780 | 61 | 1,841 | ||
| D | 1,455 | 9 | 1,467 | ||
| D | 2,489 | 33 | 2,522 | ||
| D | 2,609 | 6 | 2,622 | ||
| D | 2,158 | 0 | 2,265 | ||
| D | 2,099 | 58 | 2,160 | ||
| D | 1,952 | 66 | 2,018 | ||
| D | 1,858 | 68 | 1,926 | ||
| D | 3,109 | 368 | 3,494 | ||
| D | 2,248 | 193 | 2,585 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.7%
American
12.5%
Irish
11.2%
German
8.8%
Scottish
2.9%
Italian
2.5%
Polish
1.8%
African American
10.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,651
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anderson County$66,651
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.7%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anderson County, anchored by its namesake city in the western Upstate, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in each of the last three cycles, reflecting a predominantly white, working-class electorate far from the state's coastal and urban Democratic anchors.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A median household income of $66,651, a 15% poverty rate, and a 77% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oconee County and Auglaize County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anderson County, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anderson County, South Carolina voted Republican by 47.4 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 98,296 votes cast, 25,281 went Democratic and 71,828 went Republican.
What is Anderson County, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Anderson County, South Carolina in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Anderson County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anderson County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Anderson County, South Carolina?
Anderson County, South Carolina has a population of 210,478 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anderson County, South Carolina?
Median household income in Anderson County, South Carolina is $66,651 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Anderson County, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anderson County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.