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Saluda County, SC

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1896–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1896 → 2024

2024

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

American11.0%8.2%5.3%

English10.3%12.1%9.5%

German6.8%9.4%12.5%

Irish6.1%9.1%9.4%

Italian1.9%3.4%4.8%

Scottish1.5%2.1%1.3%

Scotch-Irish0.8%1.4%—

Swedish0.6%——

African American†20.5%23.4%9.9%

African0.4%0.6%0.5%

Nigerian0.2%—0.2%

Mexican8.9%3.4%11.3%

Guatemalan6.1%0.3%0.5%

Puerto Rican1.3%1.0%1.8%

Peruvian0.3%——

Aztec0.3%——

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	Saluda County	South Carolina	United States
Median age	42.6	40.5	39.1
Age 18–24	7.8%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.6%	18.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Saluda County	South Carolina	United States
Median household income	$51,009	$69,324	$84,427
Poverty rate	18.7%	14.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	20.4%	32.1%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Saluda County	South Carolina	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	17.1%	8.4%	22.3%
Spanish	15.2%	5.2%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.0%	0.8%	2.0%

Religious landscape

Measure	Saluda County	South Carolina	United States
Catholic	2.8%	8.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	24.8%	28.6%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	50.2%	47.5%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	11.8%	7.4%	5.2%
Black Protestant	6.3%	5.8%	2.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 65.0% of 13,927 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic27.2%2,454TrumpRepublican71.6%6,452OliverLibertarian0.4%34

R+44.4

Lead: 3,998
Total: 9,014
vs nation: R+42.9
Turnout: 65.0%

BidenDemocratic31.9%2,963TrumpRepublican67.0%6,210JorgensenLibertarian0.8%75

R+35.0

Lead: 3,247
Total: 9,274
vs nation: R+39.5
Turnout: 63.2%

ClintonDemocratic32.8%2,813TrumpRepublican64.5%5,526JohnsonLibertarian1.2%105

R+31.7

Lead: 2,713
Total: 8,564
vs nation: R+33.8
Turnout: 61.7%

ObamaDemocratic38.9%3,328RomneyRepublican60.0%5,135OtherAll other candidates1.2%101

R+21.1

Lead: 1,807
Total: 8,564
vs nation: R+25.0
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic38.6%3,323McCainRepublican60.3%5,191OtherAll other candidates1.0%89

R+21.7

Lead: 1,868
Total: 8,603
vs nation: R+29.0
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic39.6%3,001BushRepublican59.9%4,537OtherAll other candidates0.5%40

R+20.3

Lead: 1,536
Total: 7,578
vs nation: R+17.8
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic38.9%2,682BushRepublican59.5%4,098NaderGreen0.8%56

R+20.5

Lead: 1,416
Total: 6,891
vs nation: R+21.1
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic43.6%2,486DoleRepublican49.6%2,825PerotReform6.5%371

R+5.9

Lead: 339
Total: 5,700
vs nation: R+14.5
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+44.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 19,1312024 5-year
Median household income: $51,0092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.1%2024 5-year
Black: 21.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+99.5 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49.5 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Jackson County, FL · twin score 82.2

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 65.0%9,059 participants ÷ 13,927 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +15.3 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -6.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 49.7%–50.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	8,675	14,055	61.7%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	6,976	14,431	48.3%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	9,338	14,772	63.2%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	6,664	13,919	47.9%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	9,059	13,927	65.0%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

13 precincts · 9,014 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Saluda County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -HollyHolly	147	1,048	9	1,204	12.2%	87.0%	R+74.8
Precinct -HollywoodHollywood	108	928	17	1,053	10.3%	88.1%	R+77.9
Precinct -Fruit HillFruit Hill	348	463	12	823	42.3%	56.3%	R+14.0
Precinct -SardisSardis	106	709	7	822	12.9%	86.3%	R+73.4
Precinct -Pleasant GrovePleasant Grove	120	637	16	773	15.5%	82.4%	R+66.9
Precinct -Saluda No. 1Saluda No. 1	406	326	12	744	54.6%	43.8%	D+10.8
Precinct -Saluda No. 2Saluda No. 2	284	414	12	710	40.0%	58.3%	R+18.3
Precinct -HolstonsHolstons	221	462	4	687	32.2%	67.2%	R+35.1
Precinct -Ridge Spring-MonettaRidge Spring-Monetta	259	271	3	533	48.6%	50.8%	R+2.3
Precinct -RichlandRichland	66	369	6	441	15.0%	83.7%	R+68.7
Precinct -WardWard	174	252	1	427	40.7%	59.0%	R+18.3
Precinct -Higgins-ZoarHiggins-Zoar	159	261	3	423	37.6%	61.7%	R+24.1
Precinct -CentennialCentennial	56	312	6	374	15.0%	83.4%	R+68.4

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1896–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1896	+90.8%
1900	+98.9%
1904	+98.5%
1908	+98.7%
1912	+98.0%
1916	+99.4%
1920	+99.3%
1924	+99.3%
1928	+98.8%
1932	+99.5%
1936	+99.3%
1940	+97.3%
1944	+84.3%
1948	+9.0%
1952	+6.6%
1956	+32.3%
1960	+3.2%
1964	−28.3%
1968	−5.5%
1972	−49.5%
1976	+13.0%
1980	+3.9%
1984	−28.2%
1988	−23.7%
1992	−9.3%
1996	−5.9%
2000	−20.5%
2004	−20.3%
2008	−21.7%
2012	−21.1%
2016	−31.7%
2020	−35.0%
2024	−44.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	27.2%Harris2,454	71.6%Trump6,452	0.4%Oliver34	R+44.4	R+9.3	R+42.9	9,014
2020	R	31.9%Biden2,963	67.0%Trump6,210	0.8%Jorgensen75	R+35.0	R+3.3	R+39.5	9,274
2016	R	32.8%Clinton2,813	64.5%Trump5,526	1.2%Johnson105	R+31.7	R+10.6	R+33.8	8,564
2012	R	38.9%Obama3,328	60.0%Romney5,135	1.2%	R+21.1	D+0.6	R+25.0	8,564
2008	R	38.6%Obama3,323	60.3%McCain5,191	1.0%	R+21.7	R+1.4	R+29.0	8,603
2004	R	39.6%Kerry3,001	59.9%Bush4,537	0.5%	R+20.3	D+0.3	R+17.8	7,578
2000	R	38.9%Gore2,682	59.5%Bush4,098	0.8%Nader56	R+20.5	R+14.6	R+21.1	6,891
1996	R	43.6%Clinton2,486	49.6%Dole2,825	6.5%Perot371	R+5.9	D+3.3	R+14.5	5,700
1992	R	38.5%Clinton2,393	47.8%Bush2,968	13.4%Perot833	R+9.3	D+14.5	R+14.8	6,209
1988	R	37.9%Dukakis1,984	61.6%Bush3,225	0.4%	R+23.7	D+4.5	R+16.0	5,232
1984	R	35.7%Mondale1,962	63.9%Reagan3,515	0.4%	R+28.2	R+32.1	R+10.0	5,501
1980	D	51.3%Carter2,651	47.4%Reagan2,450	1.3%	D+3.9	R+9.1	D+13.6	5,169
1976	D	56.1%Carter2,715	43.1%Ford2,085	0.8%	D+13.0	D+62.5	D+11.0	4,839
1972	R	24.4%McGovern1,022	73.8%Nixon3,095	1.8%	R+49.5	R+43.9	R+26.3	4,191
1968	O	25.0%Humphrey1,200	30.5%Nixon1,466	44.5%	Wallace +14.0	D+22.8	R+4.8	4,802
1964	R	35.8%Johnson1,409	64.2%Goldwater2,524	0.0%	R+28.3	R+31.6	R+50.9	3,933
1960	D	51.6%Kennedy1,353	48.4%Nixon1,268	0.0%	D+3.2	R+29.1	D+3.1	2,621
1956	D	47.2%Stevenson1,080	14.9%Eisenhower341	37.8%	D+32.3	D+25.8	D+47.7	2,286
1952	D	53.3%Stevenson1,592	46.7%Eisenhower1,396	0.0%	D+6.6	R+2.4	D+17.3	2,988
1948	O	9.8%Truman187	0.8%Dewey15	89.4%	Thurmond +79.7	R+75.3	D+4.5	1,914
1944	D	85.6%Roosevelt924	1.3%Dewey14	13.1%	D+84.3	R+13.1	D+76.8	1,080
1940	D	98.7%Roosevelt1,115	1.3%Willkie15	0.0%	D+97.3	R+1.9	D+87.4	1,130
1936	D	99.3%Roosevelt1,324	0.0%Landon0	0.7%	D+99.3	R+0.2	D+75.0	1,334
1932	D	99.5%Roosevelt1,307	0.0%Hoover0	0.5%	D+99.5	D+0.7	D+81.7	1,314
1928	D	99.4%Smith796	0.6%Hoover5	0.0%	D+98.8	R+0.5	D+116.2	801
1924	D	99.5%Davis1,094	0.3%Coolidge3	0.2%	D+99.3	±0.0	D+124.5	1,099
1920	D	99.6%Cox1,111	0.3%Harding3	0.2%	D+99.3	R+0.1	D+125.5	1,116
1916	D	99.5%Wilson1,227	0.1%Hughes1	0.4%	D+99.4	D+1.4	D+96.3	1,233
1912	D	98.0%Wilson850	0.0%Taft0	2.0%	D+98.0	R+0.7	D+78.5	867
1908	D	99.3%Bryan1,385	0.6%Taft8	0.1%	D+98.7	D+0.2	D+108.3	1,395
1904	D	99.3%Parker938	0.7%Roosevelt7	0.0%	D+98.5	R+0.4	D+118.2	945
1900	D	99.5%Bryan1,269	0.5%McKinley7	0.0%	D+98.9	D+8.1	D+106.5	1,276
1896	D	95.4%Bryan1,241	4.6%McKinley60	0.0%	D+90.8	—	D+96.9	1,301
1892	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 36 Senate · 3 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	26.2%2,177	73.8%6,147	8,324
2018	R	31.8%2,163	68.2%4,633	6,796

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	24.5%1,606	75.5%4,941	6,547
2020Class II	R	32.6%Jaime Harrison3,023	65.8%Lindsey Graham6,107	9,286
2016Class III	R	32.3%Thomas Dixon2,691	65.2%Tim Scott5,443	8,343
2014Class II	R	33.6%Brad Hutto1,902	61.7%Lindsey Graham3,493	5,663
2010Class III	R	29.2%Alvin M. Greene1,820	63.9%Jim DeMint3,980	6,224
2008Class II	R	37.4%Bob Conley3,163	62.5%Lindsey Graham5,282	8,454
2004Class III	R	43.3%Inez Tenenbaum3,288	55.0%Jim DeMint4,177	7,601
2002Class II	R	42.6%Alex Sanders2,508	56.7%Lindsey Graham3,335	5,884
1998Class III	D	56.8%Ernest F. Hollings3,303	41.8%Bob Inglis2,430	5,820
1996Class II	R	37.3%Elliott Close2,328	61.1%Strom Thurmond3,812	6,242
1992Class III	D	52.8%Ernest F. Hollings3,265	43.6%Thomas Harnett2,693	6,180
1990Class II	R	30.1%Bob Cunningham1,391	66.4%Strom Thurmond3,068	4,620
1986Class III	D	65.5%Ernest F. Hollings2,730	33.7%Henry McMaster1,404	4,167
1984Class II	R	28.5%Melvin Purvis Jr.1,467	70.5%Strom Thurmond3,628	5,147
1980Class III	D	72.3%Ernest F. Hollings3,605	27.7%Marshall T. Mays1,382	4,987
1978Class II	R	33.4%Charles D. Ravenel1,270	66.6%Strom Thurmond2,532	3,802
1974Class III	D	67.7%Ernest F. Hollings2,391	29.2%Gwen Bush1,033	3,534
1972Class II	R	31.7%Eugene N. Zeigler1,320	68.2%Strom Thurmond2,843	4,166
1968Class III	D	58.5%Ernest F. Hollings2,764	41.5%Marshall Parker1,962	4,726
1966Class II	R	34.5%Bradley Morrah1,188	65.5%Strom Thurmond2,251	3,439
1962Class III	D	63.6%Olin D. Johnston1,612	36.4%W.D. Workman Jr.922	2,534
1960Class II	D	100.0%Strom Thurmond2,610	0.0%None0	2,610
1956Class III	D	90.7%Olin D. Johnston1,999	8.8%Leon P. Crawford193	2,204
1950Class III	D	99.9%Olin D. Johnston878	0.0%None0	879
1948Class II	D	99.2%Burnet R. Maybank1,899	0.8%J. Bates Gerald15	1,914
1944Class III	D	98.8%Olin D. Johnston1,067	0.0%James B. Gaston0	1,080
1942Class II	D	100.0%Burnet R. Maybank370	0.0%None0	370
1938Class III	D	99.9%Cotton Ed Smith754	0.1%J.D. Meyer1	755
1936Class II	D	99.8%James F. Byrnes1,324	0.2%Joseph Tolbert3	1,327
1932Class III	D	99.5%Cotton Ed Smith1,307	0.5%Clara Harrigal7	1,314
1930Class II	D	100.0%James F. Byrnes300	0.0%None0	300
1926Class III	D	100.0%Cotton Ed Smith392	0.0%None0	392
1924Class II	D	100.0%Coleman L. Blease1,094	0.0%None0	1,094
1920Class III	D	100.0%Cotton Ed Smith1,114	0.0%None0	1,114
1918Class II	D	100.0%Nathaniel B. Dial643	0.0%None0	643
1914Class III	D	100.0%Cotton Ed Smith818	0.0%None0	818

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2014Special · Class III	R	31.9%Joyce Dickerson1,804	66.3%Tim Scott3,748	5,650
1966Special · Class III	R	47.7%Ernest F. Hollings1,613	52.3%Marshall Parker1,769	3,382
1956Special · Class II	D	100.0%Strom Thurmond2,010	0.0%None0	2,010

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	27.2%Joe Cunningham1,784	71.6%Henry McMaster4,698	6,561
2018	R	34.3%James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell2,356	65.7%Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette4,516	6,872
2014	R	35.7%Vincent Sheheen2,020	61.9%Nikki Haley3,496	5,651
2010	R	46.3%Vincent Sheheen2,909	52.0%Nikki Haley3,268	6,281
2006	D	52.2%Tommy Moore2,902	47.8%Mark Sanford2,658	5,561
2002	R	46.1%Jim Hodges2,701	53.9%Mark Sanford3,160	5,861
1998	D	54.6%Jim Hodges3,183	43.6%David Beasley2,539	5,825
1994	R	45.9%Nick Theodore2,294	52.4%David Beasley2,617	4,995
1990	R	25.2%Theo Mitchell1,175	71.4%Carroll Campbell3,334	4,668
1986	R	45.1%Michael R. Daniel1,936	54.4%Carroll Campbell2,335	4,295
1982	D	63.4%Richard Riley2,285	36.6%W. D. Workman, Jr.1,319	3,604
1978	D	56.8%Richard Riley2,106	42.4%Edward Lunn Young1,571	3,708

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Saluda County, SC
Year	Total registered
2016	11,827
2018	12,548
2020	13,232
2022	12,477
2024	12,843

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+59 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +379 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $63,676 in average income, against $65,759 for residents who stayed — 3% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+31.3 on average — 13 points more Democratic-leaning than Saluda County, SC itself (R+44.4).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Lexington County, SC144R+33.5
Aiken County, SC60R+25.9
Greenwood County, SC35R+29.0
Edgefield County, SC32R+31.8
Newberry County, SC23R+34.3

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Lexington County, SC120
Aiken County, SC72
Edgefield County, SC43
Newberry County, SC31
Greenwood County, SC26
Richland County, SC25

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Saluda County, SC in Saluda County, SC: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−142
2012	+14
2013	+107
2014	−110
2015	−8
2016	−20
2017	+100
2018	+25
2019	+22
2021	+38
2022	+145
2023	+110
2024	+39
2025	+59

Saluda is a small Piedmont county where agriculture and textile manufacturing have historically defined the economy. In 2024, Republican presidential candidates carried it by more than 44 points, reflecting its pattern of heavily Republican consistency across recent election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 49.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.4 points.

A population of 19,131, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,009 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson County and Hamilton County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Jackson County

Florida

82.2twin score

elasticitymedian income% Black

Hamilton County

Florida

81.4twin score

elasticity12-yr trendmedian income≠ % unaffiliated

Wilcox County

Georgia

81.3twin score

elasticitymedian income% White≠ % Evangelical

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Saluda County, South Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Saluda County, South Carolina voted Republican by 44.4 points (R+44.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,014 votes cast, 2,454 went Democratic and 6,452 went Republican.

When did Saluda County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Saluda County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1980.

How many people live in Saluda County, South Carolina?

Saluda County, South Carolina has a population of 19,131 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Saluda County, South Carolina?

Median household income in Saluda County, South Carolina is $51,009 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.

What is the political history of Saluda County, South Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Saluda County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.

Measure

Saluda County

South Carolina

United States

Median age

42.6

40.5

39.1

Age 18–24

7.8%

9.1%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

20.6%

18.9%

17.2%

Measure

Saluda County

South Carolina

United States

Median household income

$51,009

$69,324

$84,427

Poverty rate

18.7%

14.1%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

20.4%

32.1%

35.6%

Measure

Saluda County

South Carolina

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

17.1%

8.4%

22.3%

Spanish

15.2%

5.2%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

1.0%

0.8%

2.0%

Measure

Saluda County

South Carolina

United States

Catholic

2.8%

8.0%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

24.8%

28.6%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

50.2%

47.5%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

11.8%

7.4%

5.2%

Black Protestant

6.3%

5.8%

2.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+44.4MIT Election Lab

Population

19,1312024 5-year

Median household income

$51,0092024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

57.1%2024 5-year

Black

21.2%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

17.1%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+99.5 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+49.5 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Jackson County, FL · twin score 82.2

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

8,675

14,055

61.7%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

6,976

14,431

48.3%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

9,338

14,772

63.2%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

6,664

13,919

47.9%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

9,059

13,927

65.0%

A/A

Saluda County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -HollyHolly

147

1,048

1,204

12.2%

87.0%

R+74.8

Precinct -HollywoodHollywood

108

928

1,053

10.3%

88.1%

R+77.9

Precinct -Fruit HillFruit Hill

348

463

823

42.3%

56.3%

R+14.0

Precinct -SardisSardis

106

709

822

12.9%

86.3%

R+73.4

Precinct -Pleasant GrovePleasant Grove

120

637

773

15.5%

82.4%

R+66.9

Precinct -Saluda No. 1Saluda No. 1

406

326

744

54.6%

43.8%

D+10.8

Precinct -Saluda No. 2Saluda No. 2

284

414

710

40.0%

58.3%

R+18.3

Precinct -HolstonsHolstons

221

462

687

32.2%

67.2%

R+35.1

Precinct -Ridge Spring-MonettaRidge Spring-Monetta

259

271

533

48.6%

50.8%

R+2.3

Precinct -RichlandRichland

369

441

15.0%

83.7%

R+68.7

Precinct -WardWard

174

252

427

40.7%

59.0%

R+18.3

Precinct -Higgins-ZoarHiggins-Zoar

159

261

423

37.6%

61.7%

R+24.1

Precinct -CentennialCentennial

312

374

15.0%

83.4%

R+68.4

Presidential margin, 1896–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1896	+90.8%
1900	+98.9%
1904	+98.5%
1908	+98.7%
1912	+98.0%
1916	+99.4%
1920	+99.3%
1924	+99.3%
1928	+98.8%
1932	+99.5%
1936	+99.3%
1940	+97.3%
1944	+84.3%
1948	+9.0%
1952	+6.6%
1956	+32.3%
1960	+3.2%
1964	−28.3%
1968	−5.5%
1972	−49.5%
1976	+13.0%
1980	+3.9%
1984	−28.2%
1988	−23.7%
1992	−9.3%
1996	−5.9%
2000	−20.5%
2004	−20.3%
2008	−21.7%
2012	−21.1%
2016	−31.7%
2020	−35.0%
2024	−44.4%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

27.2%Harris2,454

71.6%Trump6,452

0.4%Oliver34

R+44.4

R+9.3

R+42.9

9,014

2020

31.9%Biden2,963

67.0%Trump6,210

0.8%Jorgensen75

R+35.0

R+3.3

R+39.5

9,274

2016

32.8%Clinton2,813

64.5%Trump5,526

1.2%Johnson105

R+31.7

R+10.6

R+33.8

8,564

2012

38.9%Obama3,328

60.0%Romney5,135

1.2%

R+21.1

D+0.6

R+25.0

8,564

2008

38.6%Obama3,323

60.3%McCain5,191

1.0%

R+21.7

R+1.4

R+29.0

8,603

2004

39.6%Kerry3,001

59.9%Bush4,537

0.5%

R+20.3

D+0.3

R+17.8

7,578

2000

38.9%Gore2,682

59.5%Bush4,098

0.8%Nader56

R+20.5

R+14.6

R+21.1

6,891

1996

43.6%Clinton2,486

49.6%Dole2,825

6.5%Perot371

R+5.9

D+3.3

R+14.5

5,700

1992

38.5%Clinton2,393

47.8%Bush2,968

13.4%Perot833

R+9.3

D+14.5

R+14.8

6,209

1988

37.9%Dukakis1,984

61.6%Bush3,225

0.4%

R+23.7

D+4.5

R+16.0

5,232

1984

35.7%Mondale1,962

63.9%Reagan3,515

0.4%

R+28.2

R+32.1

R+10.0

5,501

1980

51.3%Carter2,651

47.4%Reagan2,450

1.3%

D+3.9

R+9.1

D+13.6

5,169

1976

56.1%Carter2,715

43.1%Ford2,085

0.8%

D+13.0

D+62.5

D+11.0

4,839

1972

24.4%McGovern1,022

73.8%Nixon3,095

1.8%

R+49.5

R+43.9

R+26.3

4,191

1968

25.0%Humphrey1,200

30.5%Nixon1,466

44.5%

Wallace +14.0

D+22.8

R+4.8

4,802

1964

35.8%Johnson1,409

64.2%Goldwater2,524

0.0%

R+28.3

R+31.6

R+50.9

3,933

1960

51.6%Kennedy1,353

48.4%Nixon1,268

0.0%

D+3.2

R+29.1

D+3.1

2,621

1956

47.2%Stevenson1,080

14.9%Eisenhower341

37.8%

D+32.3

D+25.8

D+47.7

2,286

1952

53.3%Stevenson1,592

46.7%Eisenhower1,396

0.0%

D+6.6

R+2.4

D+17.3

2,988

1948

9.8%Truman187

0.8%Dewey15

89.4%

Thurmond +79.7

R+75.3

D+4.5

1,914

1944

85.6%Roosevelt924

1.3%Dewey14

13.1%

D+84.3

R+13.1

D+76.8

1,080

1940

98.7%Roosevelt1,115

1.3%Willkie15

0.0%

D+97.3

R+1.9

D+87.4

1,130

1936

99.3%Roosevelt1,324

0.0%Landon0

0.7%

D+99.3

R+0.2

D+75.0

1,334

1932

99.5%Roosevelt1,307

0.0%Hoover0

0.5%

D+99.5

D+0.7

D+81.7

1,314

1928

99.4%Smith796

0.6%Hoover5

0.0%

D+98.8

R+0.5

D+116.2

801

1924

99.5%Davis1,094

0.3%Coolidge3

0.2%

D+99.3

±0.0

D+124.5

1,099

1920

99.6%Cox1,111

0.3%Harding3

0.2%

D+99.3

R+0.1

D+125.5

1,116

1916

99.5%Wilson1,227

0.1%Hughes1

0.4%

D+99.4

D+1.4

D+96.3

1,233

1912

98.0%Wilson850

0.0%Taft0

2.0%

D+98.0

R+0.7

D+78.5

867

1908

99.3%Bryan1,385

0.6%Taft8

0.1%

D+98.7

D+0.2

D+108.3

1,395

1904

99.3%Parker938

0.7%Roosevelt7

0.0%

D+98.5

R+0.4

D+118.2

945

1900

99.5%Bryan1,269

0.5%McKinley7

0.0%

D+98.9

D+8.1

D+106.5

1,276

1896

95.4%Bryan1,241

4.6%McKinley60

0.0%

D+90.8

—

D+96.9

1,301

1892

—

No data

—

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

26.2%2,177

73.8%6,147

8,324

2018

31.8%2,163

68.2%4,633

6,796

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

24.5%1,606

75.5%4,941

6,547

2020Class II

32.6%Jaime Harrison3,023

65.8%Lindsey Graham6,107

9,286

2016Class III

32.3%Thomas Dixon2,691

65.2%Tim Scott5,443

8,343

2014Class II

33.6%Brad Hutto1,902

61.7%Lindsey Graham3,493

5,663

2010Class III

29.2%Alvin M. Greene1,820

63.9%Jim DeMint3,980

6,224

2008Class II

37.4%Bob Conley3,163

62.5%Lindsey Graham5,282

8,454

2004Class III

43.3%Inez Tenenbaum3,288

55.0%Jim DeMint4,177

7,601

2002Class II

42.6%Alex Sanders2,508

56.7%Lindsey Graham3,335

5,884

1998Class III

56.8%Ernest F. Hollings3,303

41.8%Bob Inglis2,430

5,820

1996Class II

37.3%Elliott Close2,328

61.1%Strom Thurmond3,812

6,242

1992Class III

52.8%Ernest F. Hollings3,265

43.6%Thomas Harnett2,693

6,180

1990Class II

30.1%Bob Cunningham1,391

66.4%Strom Thurmond3,068

4,620

1986Class III

65.5%Ernest F. Hollings2,730

33.7%Henry McMaster1,404

4,167

1984Class II

28.5%Melvin Purvis Jr.1,467

70.5%Strom Thurmond3,628

5,147

1980Class III

72.3%Ernest F. Hollings3,605

27.7%Marshall T. Mays1,382

4,987

1978Class II

33.4%Charles D. Ravenel1,270

66.6%Strom Thurmond2,532

3,802

1974Class III

67.7%Ernest F. Hollings2,391

29.2%Gwen Bush1,033

3,534

1972Class II

31.7%Eugene N. Zeigler1,320

68.2%Strom Thurmond2,843

4,166

1968Class III

58.5%Ernest F. Hollings2,764

41.5%Marshall Parker1,962

4,726

1966Class II

34.5%Bradley Morrah1,188

65.5%Strom Thurmond2,251

3,439

1962Class III

63.6%Olin D. Johnston1,612

36.4%W.D. Workman Jr.922

2,534

1960Class II

100.0%Strom Thurmond2,610

0.0%None0

2,610

1956Class III

90.7%Olin D. Johnston1,999

8.8%Leon P. Crawford193

2,204

1950Class III

99.9%Olin D. Johnston878

0.0%None0

879

1948Class II

99.2%Burnet R. Maybank1,899

0.8%J. Bates Gerald15

1,914

1944Class III

98.8%Olin D. Johnston1,067

0.0%James B. Gaston0

1,080

1942Class II

100.0%Burnet R. Maybank370

0.0%None0

370

1938Class III

99.9%Cotton Ed Smith754

0.1%J.D. Meyer1

755

1936Class II

99.8%James F. Byrnes1,324

0.2%Joseph Tolbert3

1,327

1932Class III

99.5%Cotton Ed Smith1,307

0.5%Clara Harrigal7

1,314

1930Class II

100.0%James F. Byrnes300

0.0%None0

300

1926Class III

100.0%Cotton Ed Smith392

0.0%None0

392

1924Class II

100.0%Coleman L. Blease1,094

0.0%None0

1,094

1920Class III

100.0%Cotton Ed Smith1,114

0.0%None0

1,114

1918Class II

100.0%Nathaniel B. Dial643

0.0%None0

643

1914Class III

100.0%Cotton Ed Smith818

0.0%None0

818

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2014Special · Class III

31.9%Joyce Dickerson1,804

66.3%Tim Scott3,748

5,650

1966Special · Class III

47.7%Ernest F. Hollings1,613

52.3%Marshall Parker1,769

3,382

1956Special · Class II

100.0%Strom Thurmond2,010

0.0%None0

2,010

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

27.2%Joe Cunningham1,784

71.6%Henry McMaster4,698

6,561

2018

34.3%James Smith / Mandy Powers Norrell2,356

65.7%Henry McMaster / Pamela Evette4,516

6,872

2014

35.7%Vincent Sheheen2,020

61.9%Nikki Haley3,496

5,651

2010

46.3%Vincent Sheheen2,909

52.0%Nikki Haley3,268

6,281

2006

52.2%Tommy Moore2,902

47.8%Mark Sanford2,658

5,561

2002

46.1%Jim Hodges2,701

53.9%Mark Sanford3,160

5,861

1998

54.6%Jim Hodges3,183

43.6%David Beasley2,539

5,825

1994

45.9%Nick Theodore2,294

52.4%David Beasley2,617

4,995

1990

25.2%Theo Mitchell1,175

71.4%Carroll Campbell3,334

4,668

1986

45.1%Michael R. Daniel1,936

54.4%Carroll Campbell2,335

4,295

1982

63.4%Richard Riley2,285

36.6%W. D. Workman, Jr.1,319

3,604

1978

56.8%Richard Riley2,106

42.4%Edward Lunn Young1,571

3,708

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Saluda County, SC
Year	Total registered
2016	11,827
2018	12,548
2020	13,232
2022	12,477
2024	12,843

How did Saluda County, South Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Saluda County, South Carolina voted Republican by 44.4 points (R+44.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,014 votes cast, 2,454 went Democratic and 6,452 went Republican.

When did Saluda County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Saluda County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1980.

How many people live in Saluda County, South Carolina?

Saluda County, South Carolina has a population of 19,131 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Saluda County, South Carolina?

Median household income in Saluda County, South Carolina is $51,009 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.

What is the political history of Saluda County, South Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Saluda County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.