† 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
GroupSimpsonvilleSouth CarolinaUnited States
English14.5%12.1%9.5%
German11.0%9.4%12.5%
Irish10.2%9.1%9.4%
American6.7%8.2%5.3%
Italian3.5%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.9%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.3%1.4%—
French1.7%1.1%1.6%
African American†16.1%23.4%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
Mexican3.8%3.4%11.3%
Colombian1.7%0.4%0.4%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.0%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.5%0.4%0.3%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Venezuelan0.4%——
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian0.6%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.3%0.9%
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
Simpsonville
South Carolina
United States
Median age
37.1
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.1%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Simpsonville
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$82,457
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.1%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.9%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Simpsonville
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.4%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
7.8%
5.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.0%
0.8%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Simpsonville
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.
Simpsonville, South Carolina
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−35.8%
2008
−26.2%
2012
−28.1%
2016
−26.0%
2020
−17.3%
2024
−18.7%
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
39.9%Harris4,926
58.7%Trump7,239
1.4%
R+18.7
R+1.4
R+17.3
12,340
R
40.4%Biden4,744
57.7%Trump6,778
2.0%
R+17.3
D+8.7
R+21.8
11,755
R
34.2%Clinton3,357
60.2%Trump5,906
5.6%
R+26.0
D+2.1
R+28.1
9,808
R
35.0%Obama2,996
63.2%Romney5,401
1.8%
R+28.1
R+1.9
R+32.0
8,549
R
36.0%Obama2,987
62.3%McCain5,160
1.7%
R+26.2
D+9.6
R+33.5
8,286
R
31.8%Kerry2,322
67.6%Bush4,932
0.5%
R+35.8
—
R+33.3
7,293
Simpsonville sits within Greenville County's orbit, drawing transplants whose arrival has gradually shifted the demographic mix of a community that has long leaned heavily toward Republican candidates in federal and statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.7 points.
A population of 26,144, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,457 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alabaster and Wade Hampton.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
How did Simpsonville, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Simpsonville, South Carolina voted Republican by 18.7 points (R+18.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,340 votes cast, 4,926 went Democratic and 7,239 went Republican.
How many people live in Simpsonville, South Carolina?
Simpsonville, South Carolina has a population of 26,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Simpsonville, South Carolina?
Median household income in Simpsonville, South Carolina is $82,457 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Simpsonville, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Simpsonville, South Carolina from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
