Jasper County, South Carolina: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+10%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,1662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 32.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marshall County, MS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jasper CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jasper 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +100.0% |
| 1916 | +100.0% |
| 1920 | +100.0% |
| 1924 | +69.5% |
| 1928 | +90.7% |
| 1932 | +97.3% |
| 1936 | +99.1% |
| 1940 | +82.1% |
| 1944 | +46.7% |
| 1948 | +12.4% |
| 1952 | −11.4% |
| 1956 | −15.2% |
| 1960 | −3.9% |
| 1964 | −22.8% |
| 1968 | +24.7% |
| 1972 | −15.5% |
| 1976 | +40.6% |
| 1980 | +34.1% |
| 1984 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | +18.1% |
| 1992 | +30.0% |
| 1996 | +31.4% |
| 2000 | +19.0% |
| 2004 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | +22.9% |
| 2012 | +15.8% |
| 2016 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | −9.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,144 | 9,900 | 18,227 | ||
| D | 7,185 | 7,078 | 14,394 | ||
| D | 5,956 | 5,187 | 11,427 | ||
| D | 5,757 | 4,169 | 10,021 | ||
| D | 5,389 | 3,365 | 8,854 | ||
| D | 3,840 | 2,933 | 6,846 | ||
| D | 3,646 | 2,414 | 6,469 | ||
| D | 4,053 | 2,024 | 6,468 | ||
| D | 3,453 | 1,725 | 5,763 | ||
| D | 2,894 | 2,004 | 4,929 | ||
| D | 3,753 | 3,102 | 6,879 | ||
| D | 3,312 | 1,617 | 4,969 | ||
| D | 2,903 | 1,221 | 4,140 | ||
| R | 1,203 | 1,650 | 2,884 | ||
| D | 1,402 | 633 | 3,116 | ||
| R | 1,002 | 1,593 | 2,595 | ||
| R | 721 | 779 | 1,500 | ||
| O | 210 | 403 | 1,271 | ||
| R | 636 | 800 | 1,436 | ||
| O | 141 | 31 | 887 | ||
| D | 230 | 18 | 454 | ||
| D | 418 | 41 | 459 | ||
| D | 452 | 0 | 456 | ||
| D | 399 | 0 | 410 | ||
| D | 102 | 5 | 107 | ||
| D | 89 | 0 | 128 | ||
| D | 219 | 0 | 219 | ||
| D | 243 | 0 | 243 | ||
| D | 198 | 0 | 198 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.7%
English
8.4%
Irish
8.1%
Italian
4.6%
American
4.4%
Scottish
1.6%
Polish
1.3%
African American
26.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 45.3 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
$65,613
Jasper County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jasper County$65,613
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Jasper 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
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.6%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.9%
speak English only
Spanish16.0%
Other languages1.2%
Other Indo-European0.5%
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 62.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jasper County sits at South Carolina's southern tip bordering Georgia and Savannah's metro pull, with a population that is majority Black yet has trended toward Republican presidential candidates by double digits in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin here once reached 100 points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.
A population of 32,166, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,613 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marshall County and Duval County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jasper County, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jasper County, South Carolina voted Republican by 9.6 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,227 votes cast, 8,144 went Democratic and 9,900 went Republican.
What is Jasper County, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Jasper County, South Carolina in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 22 times, Republican 5 times, and other 2 times.
When did Jasper County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jasper County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Jasper County, South Carolina?
Jasper County, South Carolina has a population of 32,166 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jasper County, South Carolina?
Median household income in Jasper County, South Carolina is $65,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Jasper County, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jasper County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.