Clarendon County, South Carolina: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 30,9862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,4012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 50.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 44.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jasper County, SC · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clarendon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clarendon County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,064 | 9,065 | 16,320 | ||
| R | 8,250 | 8,361 | 16,733 | ||
| D | 7,732 | 7,386 | 15,395 | ||
| D | 9,091 | 7,071 | 16,292 | ||
| D | 8,673 | 6,758 | 15,552 | ||
| D | 7,087 | 6,061 | 13,200 | ||
| D | 5,999 | 5,186 | 11,290 | ||
| D | 5,930 | 3,841 | 10,198 | ||
| D | 6,033 | 4,147 | 10,945 | ||
| D | 5,030 | 4,337 | 9,397 | ||
| D | 5,591 | 5,102 | 10,746 | ||
| D | 5,979 | 4,158 | 10,194 | ||
| D | 5,489 | 3,040 | 8,559 | ||
| R | 3,276 | 3,958 | 7,284 | ||
| D | 3,606 | 2,201 | 7,904 | ||
| R | 832 | 2,960 | 3,792 | ||
| R | 1,134 | 1,445 | 2,579 | ||
| O | 661 | 224 | 2,672 | ||
| R | 953 | 2,073 | 3,026 | ||
| O | 107 | 16 | 1,590 | ||
| D | 1,053 | 27 | 1,289 | ||
| D | 1,154 | 54 | 1,208 | ||
| D | 1,260 | 0 | 1,277 | ||
| D | 962 | 0 | 987 | ||
| D | 762 | 10 | 772 | ||
| D | 615 | 20 | 636 | ||
| D | 902 | 0 | 902 | ||
| D | 894 | 18 | 912 | ||
| D | 932 | 0 | 964 | ||
| D | 1,091 | 62 | 1,153 | ||
| D | 1,170 | 86 | 1,256 | ||
| D | 1,130 | 83 | 1,213 | ||
| D | 1,450 | 207 | 1,657 | ||
| D | 2,192 | 364 | 2,556 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.9%
American
7.4%
German
5.8%
Irish
5.2%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.0%
African American
35.4%
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. 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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,401
Clarendon County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Clarendon County$52,401
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
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clarendon County's population is roughly 55% Black, yet it has shifted toward Republican presidential margins in recent cycles—a pattern that reflects broader rural South Carolina trends and makes it a useful case study for demographers tracking partisan realignment.
The Democratic margin in Clarendon County reached its widest at 100 points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — a notable narrowing.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $52,401, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 30,986 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jasper County and Knox County.
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Clarendon County, South Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/45027/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clarendon County, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarendon County, South Carolina voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,320 votes cast, 7,064 went Democratic and 9,065 went Republican.
What is Clarendon County, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Clarendon County, South Carolina as a "Democratic loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 6 times, and other 2 times.
When did Clarendon County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarendon County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Clarendon County, South Carolina?
Clarendon County, South Carolina has a population of 30,986 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarendon County, South Carolina?
Median household income in Clarendon County, South Carolina is $52,401 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Clarendon County, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clarendon County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.