McCormick County, South Carolina
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 6,153 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SavannahSavannah | 610 | 1,506 | 22 | 2,138 | 28.5% | 70.4% | R+41.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Mccormick No. 1Mccormick No. 1 | 486 | 340 | 15 | 841 | 57.8% | 40.4% | D+17.4 |
| Precinct -MonticelloMonticello | 193 | 489 | 6 | 688 | 28.1% | 71.1% | R+43.0 |
| Precinct -Plum BranchPlum Branch | 300 | 296 | 6 | 602 | 49.8% | 49.2% | D+0.7 |
| Precinct -Mccormick No. 2Mccormick No. 2 | 354 | 183 | 13 | 550 | 64.4% | 33.3% | D+31.1 |
| Precinct -Clark's HillClark's Hill | 164 | 223 | 2 | 389 | 42.2% | 57.3% | R+15.2 |
| Precinct -BethanyBethany | 171 | 67 | 2 | 240 | 71.3% | 27.9% | D+43.3 |
| Precinct -ModocModoc | 24 | 209 | 1 | 234 | 10.3% | 89.3% | R+79.1 |
| Precinct -WillingtonWillington | 89 | 85 | 2 | 176 | 50.6% | 48.3% | D+2.3 |
| Precinct -ParksvilleParksville | 26 | 137 | 2 | 165 | 15.8% | 83.0% | R+67.3 |
| Precinct -Mt. CarmelMt. Carmel | 96 | 30 | 4 | 130 | 73.8% | 23.1% | D+50.8 |
Presidential margin, 1916–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1916 | +99.7% |
| 1920 | +100.0% |
| 1924 | +91.7% |
| 1928 | +93.6% |
| 1932 | +99.1% |
| 1936 | +98.8% |
| 1940 | +94.9% |
| 1944 | +86.4% |
| 1948 | +4.0% |
| 1952 | +3.9% |
| 1956 | +44.1% |
| 1960 | +32.4% |
| 1964 | −30.7% |
| 1968 | +23.6% |
| 1972 | −21.2% |
| 1976 | +46.7% |
| 1980 | +37.5% |
| 1984 | +12.5% |
| 1988 | +18.9% |
| 1992 | +31.0% |
| 1996 | +24.1% |
| 2000 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | −3.3% |
| 2020 | −4.8% |
| 2024 | −17.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 38.3%1,753 | 61.7%2,827 | 4,580 |
| 2020 | R | 48.0%2,746 | 51.3%2,933 | 5,720 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,164 |
| 2018 | 7,790 |
| 2020 | 8,380 |
| 2022 | 8,349 |
| 2024 | 8,634 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+326 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,178 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $95,489 in average income, against $67,597 for residents who stayed — 41% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+27.6 on average — 10 points more Republican-leaning than McCormick County, SC itself (R+17.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Greenwood County, SC31R+29.0
- Columbia County, GA22R+25.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Greenwood County, SC35
- Edgefield County, SC21
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 | −139 |
| 2012 | −23 |
| 2013 | +25 |
| 2014 | +1 |
| 2015 | −98 |
| 2016 | −1 |
| 2017 | +73 |
| 2018 | −52 |
| 2019 | +157 |
| 2021 | +395 |
| 2022 | +74 |
| 2023 | +164 |
| 2024 | +276 |
| 2025 | +326 |
McCormick County sits along the Georgia border wrapped around the Savannah River reservoir, with a population under 10,000 that voted Republican by 17 points in 2024 despite a substantial Black residential share that historically kept margins closer.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 100.0 points in 1920 and a Republican high of 30.7 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 12.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.1 points.
A population of 9,760, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,798 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McIntosh County and Northampton County.
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McCormick County, South Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/45065/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.