Greenville County, South Carolina: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 548,1662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,9322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hanover County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Greenville CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Greenville County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +65.8% |
| 1896 | +79.9% |
| 1900 | +94.8% |
| 1904 | +94.8% |
| 1908 | +87.0% |
| 1912 | +98.3% |
| 1916 | +94.3% |
| 1920 | +93.7% |
| 1924 | +95.8% |
| 1928 | +76.5% |
| 1932 | +98.4% |
| 1936 | +98.9% |
| 1940 | +88.1% |
| 1944 | +79.0% |
| 1948 | +20.6% |
| 1952 | −8.8% |
| 1956 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | −23.7% |
| 1964 | −25.9% |
| 1968 | −31.3% |
| 1972 | −62.2% |
| 1976 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | −17.5% |
| 1984 | −46.7% |
| 1988 | −42.2% |
| 1992 | −26.7% |
| 1996 | −24.6% |
| 2000 | −34.9% |
| 2004 | −33.2% |
| 2008 | −23.9% |
| 2012 | −27.8% |
| 2016 | −24.8% |
| 2020 | −18.2% |
| 2024 | −22.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 100,074 | 158,541 | 263,316 | ||
| R | 103,030 | 150,021 | 258,155 | ||
| R | 74,483 | 127,832 | 215,165 | ||
| R | 68,070 | 121,685 | 193,189 | ||
| R | 70,886 | 116,363 | 190,657 | ||
| R | 55,347 | 111,481 | 168,833 | ||
| R | 43,810 | 92,714 | 140,293 | ||
| R | 41,605 | 71,210 | 120,420 | ||
| R | 34,651 | 65,066 | 113,907 | ||
| R | 27,188 | 67,371 | 95,126 | ||
| R | 24,137 | 66,766 | 91,369 | ||
| R | 32,135 | 46,168 | 80,415 | ||
| R | 35,943 | 39,099 | 75,981 | ||
| R | 10,143 | 46,360 | 58,229 | ||
| R | 12,928 | 31,652 | 59,821 | ||
| R | 17,275 | 29,358 | 46,633 | ||
| R | 13,976 | 22,657 | 36,633 | ||
| D | 11,819 | 10,752 | 27,193 | ||
| R | 14,863 | 17,743 | 32,606 | ||
| O | 2,745 | 789 | 9,474 | ||
| D | 7,107 | 711 | 8,094 | ||
| D | 8,118 | 514 | 8,632 | ||
| D | 8,310 | 0 | 8,402 | ||
| D | 7,930 | 0 | 8,058 | ||
| D | 4,116 | 546 | 4,664 | ||
| D | 3,728 | 59 | 3,829 | ||
| D | 4,409 | 144 | 4,553 | ||
| D | 3,384 | 81 | 3,501 | ||
| D | 3,140 | 0 | 3,195 | ||
| D | 2,774 | 176 | 2,985 | ||
| D | 2,489 | 66 | 2,555 | ||
| D | 1,777 | 47 | 1,824 | ||
| D | 2,718 | 288 | 3,041 | ||
| D | 3,026 | 600 | 3,686 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.4%
German
10.9%
Irish
10.1%
American
6.6%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.9%
French
1.7%
African American
12.6%
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: 38.4 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
$76,932
Greenville County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Greenville County$76,932
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Greenville County ranks in the top 25% 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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Greenville County anchors South Carolina's Upstate manufacturing and tech corridor, and despite absorbing tens of thousands of new residents over the past decade, its presidential margins have held steady in the low-to-mid twenties for Republicans.
The Democratic margin here reached ninety-nine points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A population of 548,166, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,932 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hanover County and Escambia County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greenville County, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greenville County, South Carolina voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 263,316 votes cast, 100,074 went Democratic and 158,541 went Republican.
What is Greenville County, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Greenville County, South Carolina in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Greenville County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greenville County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Greenville County, South Carolina?
Greenville County, South Carolina has a population of 548,166 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greenville County, South Carolina?
Median household income in Greenville County, South Carolina is $76,932 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Greenville County, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenville County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.