Bamberg County, South Carolina

2024 results by precinct

13 precincts · 5,694 votes cast

Harris · D+15

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+15.3%	3,245	2,376	5,694
2020	D	+24.6%	4,010	2,417	6,482
2016	D	+27.3%	3,898	2,204	6,214
2012	D	+35.3%	4,624	2,194	6,882
2008	D	+31.1%	4,426	2,309	6,814
2004	D	+28.2%	3,841	2,138	6,036
2000	D	+25.3%	3,451	2,047	5,551
1996	D	+31.3%	3,380	1,715	5,312
1992	D	+26.5%	3,426	1,906	5,727
1988	D	+8.1%	2,830	2,403	5,255
1984	R	−0.3%	2,892	2,908	5,831
1980	D	+22.1%	3,294	2,098	5,422
1976	D	+28.4%	3,330	1,849	5,216
1972	R	−20.2%	1,680	2,537	4,253
1968	D	+10.8%	1,845	1,327	4,790
1964	R	−25.0%	1,419	2,366	3,785
1960	R	−29.1%	908	1,652	2,560
1956	D	+5.5%	430	326	1,874
1952	R	−30.5%	750	1,407	2,157
1948	D	+4.8%	124	34	1,873
1944	D	+60.6%	737	106	1,041
1940	D	+97.2%	904	13	917
1936	D	+99.7%	1,542	0	1,547
1932	D	+99.1%	1,598	0	1,613
1928	D	+99.0%	779	4	783
1924	D	+96.2%	708	7	729
1920	D	+100.0%	688	0	688
1916	D	+99.9%	820	0	821
1912	D	+99.4%	616	0	620
1908	D	+92.5%	848	33	881
1904	D	+94.8%	868	23	891
1900	D	+91.3%	793	36	829
1896	D	+81.7%	2,385	239	2,627
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

0.8%

African American

47.6%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

0.6%

3.2%

75–84

5.4%

6.2%

65–74

7.7%

6.7%

55–64

7.5%

3.7%

45–54

5.6%

6.2%

35–44

5.8%

4.9%

25–34

4.7%

6.8%

18–24

5.9%

7.4%

5–17

6.1%

2.1%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$44,370

Bamberg County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.

Bamberg County$44,370

South Carolina$69,324

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

24.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

20.1%

Methodist

14.2%

Other Christian

8.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bamberg County's electorate is roughly 57% Black, anchoring consistent Democratic margins in a state that otherwise leans heavily Republican. Its shrinking population—down nearly 20% since 2000—shapes both its political weight and its policy priorities.

The Democratic margin in Bamberg County peaked at 100 points in 1920. By 1988 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the county's modern history.

The economic context is the key. Bamberg County's median household income of $44,370 sits well below state and national norms, and 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bolivar County and Marion County.

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Bamberg County was solidly one party for decades. In the last twenty years, it flipped.