2024 presidential election
Charleston
HarrisD+8.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 53.1% | 43,905 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 45.0% | 37,148 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 1,581 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +11.9% |
| 2020 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | +8.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 53.1%Harris43,905 | 45.0%Trump37,148 | 1.9% | 82,634 | ||
| D | 56.9%Biden47,239 | 40.9%Trump33,970 | 2.1%incl. Jorgensen | 82,977 | ||
| D | 52.2%Clinton34,554 | 40.3%Trump26,678 | 7.6%incl. Johnson | 66,255 | ||
| D | 52.7%Obama30,401 | 47.3%Romney27,311 | 0.0% | 57,712 | ||
| D | 55.4%Obama31,375 | 42.8%McCain24,270 | 1.8% | 56,668 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | CharlestonCity | South CarolinaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 73.7% | 63.3% | 61.0% |
| Black | 15.8% | 24.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 1.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | 6.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 2.6% | 3.2% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.1% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $92,414 | $69,324 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 36.6 | 40.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 17.4% | 18.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 47.2% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 9.2% | 8.4% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 5.5% | 5.2% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1.0% | 0.8% | 2.0% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | English 14.6% | English 12.1% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 10.8% | German 9.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 10.5% | Irish 9.1% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 12.0%County context | 8.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 16.9%County context | 28.6% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 51.7%County context | 47.5% | 51.5% |
| Black Protestant | 8.9%County context | 5.8% | 2.2% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.4%County context | 7.4% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
14.6%
German
10.8%
Irish
10.5%
American
8.4%
Italian
4.5%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.1%
Polish
2.0%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.6%
Jamaican
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
3.5%
Puerto Rican
0.7%
Honduran
0.3%
Cuban
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.3%
Nicaraguan
0.3%
Spaniard
0.3%
Salvadoran
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.5%
Filipino
0.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.6 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
$92,414
Charleston$92,414
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.3%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Arabic0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted51.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Charleston sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.2 points.
A population of 154,338, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,414 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charleston, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charleston, South Carolina voted Democratic by 8.2 points (D+8.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 82,634 votes cast, 43,905 went Democratic and 37,148 went Republican.
What is Charleston, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Charleston, South Carolina in the "" typology. 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Charleston, South Carolina?
Charleston, South Carolina has a population of 154,338 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charleston, South Carolina?
Median household income in Charleston, South Carolina is $92,414 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Charleston, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Charleston, South Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.