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Ladson·South Carolina

Ladson delivered a near-tie in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
SC
Ladson
TrumpR+0.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Ladson, SCThe boundary of Ladson, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+0.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Ladson · R+0.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican49.7%2,969
Kamala HarrisDemocratic49.0%2,927
OtherAll other candidates1.3%77
D+60
R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −0.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−10.0%
2012−9.7%
2016−4.9%
2020+2.4%
2024−0.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
49.0%Harris2,927
49.7%Trump2,969
1.3%
−0.7%
5,973
D
50.2%Biden3,199
47.8%Trump3,049
2.0%incl. Jorgensen
+2.4%
6,374
R
44.5%Clinton2,202
49.4%Trump2,443
6.1%incl. Johnson
−4.9%
4,948
R
45.1%Obama2,022
54.9%Romney2,458
0.0%
−9.7%
4,480
R
44.3%Obama1,876
54.3%McCain2,302
1.4%
−10.0%
4,239

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorLadsonCitySouth CarolinaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White47.4%63.3%61.0%
Black29.7%24.8%12.2%
Asian4.6%1.8%6.0%
Two or more races9.0%6.9%12.6%
Other race9.3%3.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino15.3%7.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$78,760$69,324$84,427
Poverty rate12.3%14.1%12.5%
Median age31.340.539.1
Age 18–249.0%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.4%18.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)34.5%32.1%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home9.8%8.4%22.3%
Spanish6.3%5.2%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 11.5%English 12.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 9.9%German 9.4%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 9.8%Irish 9.1%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic11.1%County context8.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant17.1%County context28.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed61.4%County context47.5%51.5%

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
11.5%
Irish
9.9%
German
9.8%
American
7.2%
Italian
3.9%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.7%
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
0.5%
Jamaican
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
3.7%
Puerto Rican
1.6%
Honduran
0.6%
Cuban
0.4%
Colombian
0.3%
Venezuelan
0.3%
Dominican
0.2%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Filipino
1.0%
Asian Indian
0.5%
Chinese
0.2%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
17.1%
Catholic
11.1%
Mainline Protestant
4.3%
Black Protestant
4.3%
Other Christian
0.8%
Latter-day Saints
0.6%
Jewish
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Muslim
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted61.4%
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.

Ladson sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.4 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 10.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.7 points.

A population of 16,140, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,760 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ladson, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ladson, South Carolina voted Republican by 0.7 points (R+0.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,973 votes cast, 2,927 went Democratic and 2,969 went Republican.
When did Ladson, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ladson, South Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Ladson, South Carolina?
Ladson, South Carolina has a population of 16,140 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ladson, South Carolina?
Median household income in Ladson, South Carolina is $78,760 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Ladson, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Ladson, South Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.