Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 61.8% | 22,832 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 37.2% | 13,750 |
| Chase OliverLibertarian | 1.0% | 388 |
County-level results (1 county) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Orangeburg County, SC | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 61.8%Harris22,832 | 37.2%Trump13,750 | 1.0%Oliver388 | 36,970 | ||
| D | 66.2%Biden27,295 | 33.0%Trump13,603 | 0.7%Jorgensen307 | 41,205 | ||
| D | 67.6%Clinton26,318 | 30.7%Trump11,931 | 1.7%Johnson661 | 38,910 | ||
| D | 71.4%Obama30,720 | 27.9%Romney12,022 | 0.7%Johnson299 | 43,041 | ||
| D | 68.6%Obama27,263 | 30.5%McCain12,115 | 0.9%Barr376 | 39,754 | ||
| D | 65.7%Kerry24,698 | 33.8%Bush12,695 | 0.5%Nader171 | 37,564 | ||
| D | 60.5%Gore19,802 | 38.7%Bush12,657 | 0.8%Nader275 | 32,734 | ||
| D | 61.4%Clinton18,610 | 34.6%Dole10,494 | 4.0%Perot1,211 | 30,315 | ||
| D | 57.2%Clinton18,440 | 35.1%Bush11,328 | 7.7%Perot2,466 | 32,234 | ||
| D | 52.2%Dukakis14,655 | 47.3%Bush13,281 | 0.4%Paul113 | 28,049 | ||
| D | 51.0%Mondale15,121 | 48.2%Reagan14,286 | 0.8%Bergland229 | 29,636 | ||
| D | 58.3%Carter16,178 | 40.8%Reagan11,313 | 0.9%Anderson242 | 27,733 | ||
| D | 60.4%Carter13,652 | 38.9%Ford8,794 | 0.7%Anderson158 | 22,604 | ||
| R | 38.8%McGovern7,652 | 59.3%Nixon11,711 | 1.9%Schmitz382 | 19,745 | ||
| D | 42.2%Humphrey8,971 | 24.2%Nixon5,144 | 33.6%Wallace7,144 | 21,259 | ||
| R | 34.9%Johnson5,607 | 65.1%Goldwater10,456 | 0.0% | 16,063 | ||
| R | 42.6%Kennedy3,890 | 57.4%Nixon5,233 | 0.0% | 9,123 | ||
| O | 36.3%Stevenson2,511 | 21.2%Eisenhower1,467 | 42.5%Andrews2,943 | 6,921 | ||
| R | 37.6%Stevenson2,829 | 62.4%Eisenhower4,695 | 0.0% | 7,524 | ||
| O | 11.6%Truman435 | 4.4%Dewey164 | 84.1%Thurmond3,164 | 3,763 | ||
| D | 90.6%Roosevelt2,440 | 3.2%Dewey87 | 6.2%Thomas166 | 2,693 | ||
| D | 97.7%Roosevelt2,356 | 2.3%Willkie56 | 0.0% | 2,412 | ||
| D | 98.0%Roosevelt2,947 | 0.0%Landon0 | 2.0%Lemke59 | 3,006 | ||
| D | 95.9%Roosevelt2,643 | 0.0%Hoover0 | 4.1%Thomas114 | 2,757 | ||
| D | 94.4%Smith1,545 | 5.6%Hoover92 | 0.0% | 1,637 | ||
| D | 95.6%Davis1,727 | 3.7%Coolidge67 | 0.7%La Follette13 | 1,807 | ||
| D | 89.2%Cox2,526 | 10.7%Harding304 | 0.0%Debs1 | 2,831 | ||
| D | 93.3%Wilson2,641 | 5.6%Hughes159 | 1.1%Benson31 | 2,831 | ||
| D | 92.0%Wilson1,550 | 0.0%Taft0 | 8.0%Roosevelt135 | 1,685 | ||
| D | 86.9%Bryan2,687 | 13.1%Taft405 | 0.0%Debs1 | 3,093 | ||
| D | 92.5%Parker2,941 | 7.5%Roosevelt238 | 0.0% | 3,179 | ||
| D | 93.6%Bryan2,457 | 6.4%McKinley167 | 0.0% | 2,624 | ||
| D | 90.6%Bryan2,729 | 9.4%McKinley282 | 0.0% | 3,011 | ||
| D | 76.8%Cleveland2,792 | 23.0%Harrison838 | 0.2%Weaver7 | 3,637 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +53.7% |
| 1896 | +81.3% |
| 1900 | +87.3% |
| 1904 | +85.0% |
| 1908 | +73.8% |
| 1912 | +92.0% |
| 1916 | +87.7% |
| 1920 | +78.5% |
| 1924 | +91.9% |
| 1928 | +88.8% |
| 1932 | +95.9% |
| 1936 | +98.0% |
| 1940 | +95.4% |
| 1944 | +87.4% |
| 1948 | +7.2% |
| 1952 | −24.8% |
| 1956 | +15.1% |
| 1960 | −14.7% |
| 1964 | −30.2% |
| 1968 | +18.0% |
| 1972 | −20.6% |
| 1976 | +21.5% |
| 1980 | +17.5% |
| 1984 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | +22.1% |
| 1996 | +26.8% |
| 2000 | +21.8% |
| 2004 | +32.0% |
| 2008 | +38.1% |
| 2012 | +43.4% |
| 2016 | +37.0% |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | +24.6% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 59,211 |
| 2018 | 63,524 |
| 2020 | 65,346 |
| 2022 | 59,380 |
| 2024 | 58,958 |
Orangeburg anchors one of South Carolina's most racially distinctive metros, with South Carolina State University and Claflin University driving unusually high concentrations of young Black voters relative to the region's population size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 30.2 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 8.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.6 points.
A population of 83,253, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,675 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cleveland, MS and Henderson, NC.
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