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1876–2024
North Charleston·South Carolina

North Charleston moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
SC
2024 presidential election
North Charleston
HarrisD+26.7
2024 presidential margin by county for North Charleston, SCA map of the constituent counties of North Charleston, SC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Charleston County, SC · D+5.7Dorchester County, SC · R+14.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.3%24,140
Donald TrumpRepublican35.7%13,820
OtherAll other candidates2.0%761
D+60
R+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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +26.7% in 2024.+26.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+32.4%
2012+34.4%
2016+27.4%
2020+34.0%
2024+26.7%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
62.3%Harris24,140
35.7%Trump13,820
2.0%
+26.7%
38,721
D
66.0%Biden28,559
32.0%Trump13,859
2.0%incl. Jorgensen
+34.0%
43,279
D
61.2%Clinton23,021
33.8%Trump12,715
5.0%incl. Johnson
+27.4%
37,603
D
67.2%Obama22,236
32.8%Romney10,861
0.0%
+34.4%
33,097
D
65.5%Obama20,395
33.0%McCain10,295
1.5%
+32.4%
31,150

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.
IndicatorNorth CharlestonCitySouth CarolinaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White39.5%63.3%61.0%
Black41.8%24.8%12.2%
Asian3.1%1.8%6.0%
Two or more races9.1%6.9%12.6%
Other race6.4%3.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%7.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$62,956$69,324$84,427
Poverty rate14.4%14.1%12.5%
Median age34.640.539.1
Age 18–248.3%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.5%18.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)47.0%32.1%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home8.8%8.4%22.3%
Spanish5.2%5.2%13.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%0.8%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 14.9%English 12.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 10.9%German 9.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 10.2%Irish 9.1%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic12.0%County context8.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant17.0%County context28.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed50.8%County context47.5%51.5%
Black Protestant8.9%County context5.8%2.2%
Mainline Protestant8.2%County context7.4%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 ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.9%
German
10.9%
Irish
10.2%
American
8.2%
Italian
4.5%
Scottish
2.6%
Polish
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.8%
4.9%
65–74
5.8%
6.0%
55–64
6.8%
5.8%
45–54
6.0%
7.2%
35–44
7.3%
7.4%
25–34
7.8%
4.2%
18–24
4.1%
7.4%
5–17
7.1%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,956
North Charleston$62,956
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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Arabic0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
17.0%
Catholic
12.0%
Black Protestant
8.9%
Mainline Protestant
8.2%
Latter-day Saints
0.9%
Other Christian
0.8%
Jewish
0.5%
Orthodox Christian
0.4%
Muslim
0.3%
Other faiths
0.3%
Hindu
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted50.8%
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.

North Charleston sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.7 points.

A population of 119,913, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,956 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did North Charleston, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Charleston, South Carolina voted Democratic by 26.7 points (D+26.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 38,721 votes cast, 24,140 went Democratic and 13,820 went Republican.
What is North Charleston, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places North 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 North Charleston, South Carolina?
North Charleston, South Carolina has a population of 119,913 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Charleston, South Carolina?
Median household income in North Charleston, South Carolina is $62,956 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of North Charleston, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in North 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.