† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBatesburg-LeesvilleSouth CarolinaUnited States
German9.4%9.4%12.5%
English9.0%12.1%9.5%
Irish7.0%9.1%9.4%
American5.5%8.2%5.3%
Italian2.0%3.4%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.5%1.4%—
Scottish1.4%2.1%1.3%
Polish1.2%—2.2%
African American†32.2%23.4%9.9%
African6.3%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.5%—0.2%
Mexican3.9%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.0%1.8%
Guatemalan0.7%0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.6%0.4%0.3%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.4%0.4%0.4%
Spanish0.3%——
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Batesburg-Leesville
South Carolina
United States
Median age
40.4
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Batesburg-Leesville
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$49,646
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.3%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Batesburg-Leesville
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.0%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.4%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Batesburg-Leesville
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−9.5%
2008
−1.7%
2012
+0.9%
2016
−4.5%
2020
−8.4%
2024
−21.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
38.2%Harris875
60.0%Trump1,375
1.8%
R+21.8
R+13.4
R+20.3
2,292
R
45.1%Biden1,061
53.5%Trump1,258
1.4%
R+8.4
R+3.9
R+12.8
2,353
R
46.5%Clinton1,156
51.0%Trump1,267
2.5%
R+4.5
R+5.3
R+6.6
2,486
D
49.6%Obama1,221
48.8%Romney1,200
1.6%
D+0.9
D+2.5
R+3.0
2,460
R
48.1%Obama1,141
49.8%McCain1,181
2.1%
R+1.7
D+7.8
R+9.0
2,372
R
45.1%Kerry877
54.6%Bush1,061
0.3%
R+9.5
—
R+7.0
1,943
Batesburg-Leesville sits on the Lexington-Saluda county line, a consolidation of two towns that merged in 1993. Its modest population and rural Midlands location make it representative of small-town South Carolina voting patterns, where Republican margins have grown steadily since 2000.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.9 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 21.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 13.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.8 points.
A population of 4,941, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,646 describe the city.
How did Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina voted Republican by 21.8 points (R+21.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,292 votes cast, 875 went Democratic and 1,375 went Republican.
When did Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina?
Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina has a population of 4,941 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina?
Median household income in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina is $49,646 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
