Lee County, South Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
22 precincts · 8,076 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -St. CharlesSt. Charles | 424 | 195 | 41 | 660 | 64.2% | 29.5% | D+34.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Bishopville No. 4Bishopville No. 4 | 446 | 148 | 50 | 644 | 69.3% | 23.0% | D+46.3 |
| Precinct -Bishopville No. 3Bishopville No. 3 | 289 | 267 | 71 | 627 | 46.1% | 42.6% | D+3.5 |
| Precinct -IoniaIonia | 186 | 291 | 29 | 506 | 36.8% | 57.5% | R+20.8 |
| Precinct -Spring HillSpring Hill | 308 | 152 | 28 | 488 | 63.1% | 31.1% | D+32.0 |
| Precinct -Bishopville No. 2Bishopville No. 2 | 336 | 90 | 35 | 461 | 72.9% | 19.5% | D+53.4 |
| Precinct -Bishopville No. 1Bishopville No. 1 | 348 | 72 | 24 | 444 | 78.4% | 16.2% | D+62.2 |
| Precinct -AshwoodAshwood | 126 | 304 | 10 | 440 | 28.6% | 69.1% | R+40.5 |
| Precinct -LynchburgLynchburg | 317 | 84 | 8 | 409 | 77.5% | 20.5% | D+57.0 |
| Precinct -CypressCypress | 233 | 142 | 27 | 402 | 58.0% | 35.3% | D+22.6 |
| Precinct -ManvilleManville | 274 | 109 | 8 | 391 | 70.1% | 27.9% | D+42.2 |
| Precinct -Schrocks Mill/LucknowSchrocks Mill/Lucknow | 135 | 191 | 20 | 346 | 39.0% | 55.2% | R+16.2 |
| Precinct -ElliottElliott | 254 | 49 | 34 | 337 | 75.4% | 14.5% | D+60.8 |
| Precinct -Ashland/Stokes BridgeAshland/Stokes Bridge | 72 | 250 | 3 | 325 | 22.2% | 76.9% | R+54.8 |
| Precinct -Hickory HillHickory Hill | 113 | 139 | 17 | 269 | 42.0% | 51.7% | R+9.7 |
| Precinct -Cedar CreekCedar Creek | 87 | 145 | 15 | 247 | 35.2% | 58.7% | R+23.5 |
| Precinct -Rattlesnake SpringsRattlesnake Springs | 92 | 144 | 11 | 247 | 37.2% | 58.3% | R+21.1 |
| Precinct -South LynchburgSouth Lynchburg | 149 | 80 | 15 | 244 | 61.1% | 32.8% | D+28.3 |
| Precinct -Mt. ClioMt. Clio | 123 | 37 | 11 | 171 | 71.9% | 21.6% | D+50.3 |
| Precinct -WoodrowWoodrow | 107 | 41 | 14 | 162 | 66.0% | 25.3% | D+40.7 |
| Precinct -St. MatthewsSt. Matthews | 35 | 89 | 11 | 135 | 25.9% | 65.9% | R+40.0 |
| Precinct -Turkey CreekTurkey Creek | 51 | 59 | 11 | 121 | 42.1% | 48.8% | R+6.6 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +97.7% |
| 1908 | +88.5% |
| 1912 | +98.4% |
| 1916 | +94.9% |
| 1920 | +95.0% |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | +98.0% |
| 1932 | +98.7% |
| 1936 | +99.5% |
| 1940 | +95.3% |
| 1944 | +81.6% |
| 1948 | +8.0% |
| 1952 | −28.6% |
| 1956 | +28.1% |
| 1960 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | −36.6% |
| 1968 | +17.0% |
| 1972 | −21.2% |
| 1976 | +24.2% |
| 1980 | +23.7% |
| 1984 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | +22.0% |
| 1996 | +27.3% |
| 2000 | +18.4% |
| 2004 | +26.1% |
| 2008 | +31.5% |
| 2012 | +35.3% |
| 2016 | +29.4% |
| 2020 | +27.5% |
| 2024 | +17.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 57.8%3,029 | 42.2%2,210 | 5,239 |
| 2020 | D | 64.3%5,426 | 34.8%2,939 | 8,435 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,235 |
| 2018 | 12,731 |
| 2020 | 13,153 |
| 2022 | 11,941 |
| 2024 | 11,950 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−90 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,461 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $34,922 in average income, against $52,828 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+2.8 on average — 20 points more Republican-leaning than Lee County, SC itself (D+17.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Sumter County, SC72D+4.9
- Darlington County, SC47R+13.3
- Kershaw County, SC36R+28.2
- Florence County, SC28R+8.0
- Richland County, SC27D+34.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Sumter County, SC86
- Darlington County, SC58
- Kershaw County, SC52
- Richland County, SC37
- Florence County, SC36
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 | −247 |
| 2012 | −224 |
| 2013 | −221 |
| 2014 | −19 |
| 2015 | −479 |
| 2016 | −236 |
| 2017 | −39 |
| 2018 | −20 |
| 2019 | −364 |
| 2021 | −153 |
| 2022 | −138 |
| 2023 | −216 |
| 2024 | −15 |
| 2025 | −90 |
Lee County's electorate is majority Black, anchoring consistent double-digit Democratic margins even as rural counties across the South have trended sharply Republican over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 36.6 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.7 points.
A population of 16,166, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,760 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Williamsburg County and Macon County.
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Lee County, South Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/45061/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.