† 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
GroupEast GaffneySouth CarolinaUnited States
American12.4%8.2%5.3%
English8.8%12.1%9.5%
Irish7.2%9.1%9.4%
German5.1%9.4%12.5%
Scottish1.6%2.1%1.3%
Italian1.4%3.4%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.3%1.4%—
Dutch0.5%——
African American†31.1%23.4%9.9%
African1.2%0.6%0.5%
Mexican1.7%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.0%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%——
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
East Gaffney
South Carolina
United States
Median age
46.1
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
6.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.2%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
East Gaffney
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$25,227
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
33.8%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.5%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
East Gaffney
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
East Gaffney
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.
East Gaffney, South Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.4%
2008
+6.0%
2012
+17.8%
2016
+4.8%
2020
−3.8%
2024
−19.0%
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
40.2%Harris310
59.2%Trump457
0.6%
R+19.0
R+15.2
R+17.6
772
R
47.7%Biden413
51.5%Trump446
0.8%
R+3.8
R+8.6
R+8.3
866
D
51.6%Clinton398
46.8%Trump361
1.7%
D+4.8
R+13.1
D+2.7
772
D
58.4%Obama471
40.5%Romney327
1.1%
D+17.8
D+11.9
D+14.0
807
D
51.7%Obama442
45.7%McCain391
2.6%
D+6.0
D+1.5
R+1.3
855
D
51.9%Kerry398
47.5%Bush364
0.7%
D+4.4
—
D+6.9
767
East Gaffney sits within Cherokee County, a historically textile-dependent corridor in the South Carolina Upstate where blue-collar demographics and rural precinct patterns have long shaped competitive margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.8 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 19.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 15.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.0 points.
A population of 2,824, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $25,227 describe the city.
How did East Gaffney, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, East Gaffney, South Carolina voted Republican by 19.0 points (R+19.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 772 votes cast, 310 went Democratic and 457 went Republican.
When did East Gaffney, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which East Gaffney, South Carolina voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in East Gaffney, South Carolina?
East Gaffney, South Carolina has a population of 2,824 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Gaffney, South Carolina?
Median household income in East Gaffney, South Carolina is $25,227 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of East Gaffney, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in East Gaffney, South Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
