Kershaw County, South Carolina: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+28%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 68,3142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,2312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Middlesex County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kershaw CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kershaw 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 | +50.8% |
| 1896 | +79.0% |
| 1900 | +91.0% |
| 1904 | +94.3% |
| 1908 | +90.6% |
| 1912 | +95.7% |
| 1916 | +96.5% |
| 1920 | +93.0% |
| 1924 | +99.7% |
| 1928 | +97.8% |
| 1932 | +99.2% |
| 1936 | +98.6% |
| 1940 | +96.6% |
| 1944 | +93.9% |
| 1948 | +12.9% |
| 1952 | −17.7% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | −4.3% |
| 1964 | −27.9% |
| 1968 | −14.6% |
| 1972 | −51.2% |
| 1976 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | −12.9% |
| 1984 | −34.0% |
| 1988 | −32.5% |
| 1992 | −11.1% |
| 1996 | −10.7% |
| 2000 | −22.8% |
| 2004 | −24.6% |
| 2008 | −18.7% |
| 2012 | −18.1% |
| 2016 | −24.9% |
| 2020 | −23.1% |
| 2024 | −28.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,826 | 21,289 | 33,533 | ||
| R | 12,699 | 20,471 | 33,629 | ||
| R | 10,330 | 17,542 | 28,995 | ||
| R | 11,259 | 16,324 | 27,946 | ||
| R | 11,226 | 16,466 | 27,985 | ||
| R | 8,515 | 14,160 | 22,915 | ||
| R | 7,428 | 11,911 | 19,677 | ||
| R | 6,764 | 8,513 | 16,354 | ||
| R | 6,585 | 8,499 | 17,301 | ||
| R | 4,494 | 8,877 | 13,473 | ||
| R | 4,323 | 8,822 | 13,226 | ||
| R | 5,103 | 6,652 | 11,974 | ||
| D | 6,211 | 6,126 | 12,402 | ||
| R | 2,531 | 8,035 | 10,744 | ||
| R | 2,539 | 4,079 | 10,578 | ||
| R | 3,168 | 5,617 | 8,785 | ||
| R | 3,178 | 3,465 | 6,643 | ||
| O | 1,875 | 1,518 | 5,389 | ||
| R | 2,052 | 2,935 | 4,987 | ||
| O | 302 | 49 | 1,966 | ||
| D | 1,872 | 21 | 1,971 | ||
| D | 1,174 | 20 | 1,194 | ||
| D | 1,400 | 0 | 1,420 | ||
| D | 1,051 | 0 | 1,059 | ||
| D | 1,274 | 14 | 1,288 | ||
| D | 733 | 1 | 734 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 42 | 1,198 | ||
| D | 989 | 14 | 1,010 | ||
| D | 708 | 0 | 740 | ||
| D | 922 | 45 | 968 | ||
| D | 850 | 25 | 875 | ||
| D | 910 | 43 | 953 | ||
| D | 1,191 | 139 | 1,332 | ||
| D | 1,107 | 358 | 1,473 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.9%
Irish
7.7%
American
7.5%
German
6.8%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.2%
African American
19.0%
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: 40.4 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
$68,231
Kershaw County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kershaw County$68,231
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Kershaw 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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kershaw County sits along the I-20 corridor northeast of Columbia, blending small-city Camden with rural townships. Its Republican presidential margins have widened steadily since 2012, now exceeding 28 points despite modest population growth.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached 100 points in 1924; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $68,231, and a 13% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Middlesex County and Bulloch County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kershaw County, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kershaw County, South Carolina voted Republican by 28.2 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,533 votes cast, 11,826 went Democratic and 21,289 went Republican.
What is Kershaw County, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Kershaw County, South Carolina in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Kershaw County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kershaw County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Kershaw County, South Carolina?
Kershaw County, South Carolina has a population of 68,314 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kershaw County, South Carolina?
Median household income in Kershaw County, South Carolina is $68,231 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Kershaw County, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kershaw County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.