Spartanburg County, South Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 347,8522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,2342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mathews County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Spartanburg CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Spartanburg 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 | +70.7% |
| 1896 | +89.0% |
| 1900 | +92.1% |
| 1904 | +93.8% |
| 1908 | +89.6% |
| 1912 | +94.1% |
| 1916 | +93.9% |
| 1920 | +92.4% |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | +67.1% |
| 1932 | +97.6% |
| 1936 | +98.4% |
| 1940 | +94.7% |
| 1944 | +88.0% |
| 1948 | +50.8% |
| 1952 | +37.2% |
| 1956 | +38.4% |
| 1960 | +29.6% |
| 1964 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | −14.3% |
| 1972 | −52.3% |
| 1976 | +15.3% |
| 1980 | −4.8% |
| 1984 | −34.2% |
| 1988 | −27.6% |
| 1992 | −16.8% |
| 1996 | −13.6% |
| 2000 | −27.0% |
| 2004 | −29.3% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −23.2% |
| 2016 | −30.0% |
| 2020 | −27.3% |
| 2024 | −33.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 50,710 | 103,032 | 155,597 | ||
| R | 52,926 | 93,560 | 148,655 | ||
| R | 39,997 | 76,277 | 121,090 | ||
| R | 41,461 | 66,969 | 109,906 | ||
| R | 41,632 | 65,042 | 108,328 | ||
| R | 33,633 | 62,004 | 96,758 | ||
| R | 29,559 | 52,114 | 83,553 | ||
| R | 26,814 | 35,972 | 67,196 | ||
| R | 25,488 | 37,707 | 72,635 | ||
| R | 22,964 | 40,801 | 64,568 | ||
| R | 20,130 | 41,553 | 62,575 | ||
| R | 27,245 | 30,092 | 58,869 | ||
| D | 27,925 | 20,456 | 48,717 | ||
| R | 9,586 | 31,308 | 41,556 | ||
| R | 11,467 | 18,183 | 46,996 | ||
| D | 20,034 | 18,411 | 38,445 | ||
| D | 20,134 | 10,940 | 31,074 | ||
| D | 16,637 | 6,822 | 25,583 | ||
| D | 21,883 | 10,028 | 31,911 | ||
| D | 6,741 | 627 | 12,041 | ||
| D | 8,092 | 402 | 8,738 | ||
| D | 9,119 | 248 | 9,367 | ||
| D | 10,739 | 0 | 10,912 | ||
| D | 9,216 | 0 | 9,444 | ||
| D | 3,859 | 760 | 4,620 | ||
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| D | 4,584 | 182 | 4,766 | ||
| D | 4,503 | 112 | 4,675 | ||
| D | 3,616 | 0 | 3,844 | ||
| D | 4,162 | 225 | 4,392 | ||
| D | 2,621 | 84 | 2,705 | ||
| D | 2,467 | 101 | 2,568 | ||
| D | 4,234 | 247 | 4,481 | ||
| D | 3,515 | 551 | 4,195 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
Irish
8.9%
German
8.1%
American
7.9%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.3%
African American
15.5%
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: 37.8 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
$66,234
Spartanburg County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Spartanburg County$66,234
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Spartanburg 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
14.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.1%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
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 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spartanburg County anchors South Carolina's Upstate industrial corridor, home to a major BMW plant and a workforce that has voted Republican by roughly 30-plus points in every recent presidential cycle.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A median household income of $66,234, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 347,852 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mathews County and Churchill County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Spartanburg County, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Spartanburg County, South Carolina voted Republican by 33.6 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 155,597 votes cast, 50,710 went Democratic and 103,032 went Republican.
What is Spartanburg County, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Spartanburg County, South Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Spartanburg County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Spartanburg County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Spartanburg County, South Carolina?
Spartanburg County, South Carolina has a population of 347,852 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spartanburg County, South Carolina?
Median household income in Spartanburg County, South Carolina is $66,234 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Spartanburg County, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Spartanburg County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.