† 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
9 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupColumbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SCSouth CarolinaUnited States
English9.4%12.1%9.5%
German9.0%9.4%12.5%
Irish7.0%9.1%9.4%
American6.2%8.2%5.3%
Italian2.4%3.4%4.8%
Scottish1.7%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.7%1.4%—
French0.8%1.1%1.6%
African American†34.2%23.4%9.9%
African1.2%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%0.2%0.4%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican2.9%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%1.0%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.4%0.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.3%0.5%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%
Asian Indian0.8%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.3%0.9%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median age
38
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$65,166
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.5%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.8%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.0%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.7%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
5.9%
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
26.5%
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.0%
47.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.9%
7.4%
5.2%
Black Protestant
8.0%
5.8%
2.2%
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.
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+57.6%
1896
+76.1%
1900
+89.8%
1904
+89.6%
1908
+85.4%
1912
+93.7%
1916
+88.7%
1920
+86.4%
1924
+95.1%
1928
+86.6%
1932
+97.8%
1936
+98.3%
1940
+95.4%
1944
+88.6%
1948
+13.6%
1952
−21.3%
1956
+7.5%
1960
−18.8%
1964
−26.8%
1968
−9.3%
1972
−38.7%
1976
+3.7%
1980
−7.7%
1984
−25.0%
1988
−20.8%
1992
−2.8%
1996
+0.1%
2000
−7.4%
2004
−4.8%
2008
+5.1%
2012
+7.0%
2016
+4.3%
2020
+7.4%
2024
+1.2%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
49.9%Harris244,919
48.7%Trump239,023
1.5%
D+1.2
R+6.2
D+2.7
491,259
D
53.0%Biden270,452
45.6%Trump232,787
1.4%
D+7.4
D+3.0
D+2.9
510,476
D
50.0%Clinton223,473
45.7%Trump204,070
4.4%
D+4.3
R+2.6
D+2.3
446,993
D
52.9%Obama229,768
45.9%Romney199,488
1.3%
D+7.0
D+1.9
D+3.1
434,717
D
52.1%Obama224,471
47.0%McCain202,477
1.0%
D+5.1
D+9.9
R+2.2
431,130
R
47.1%Kerry170,225
51.9%Bush187,443
0.9%
R+4.8
D+2.7
R+2.3
361,056
R
45.2%Gore143,040
52.6%Bush166,559
2.2%
R+7.4
R+7.5
R+7.9
316,679
D
47.5%Clinton123,426
47.4%Dole123,266
5.1%
D+0.1
D+2.9
R+8.5
260,017
R
43.6%Clinton123,763
46.4%Bush131,790
10.0%
R+2.8
D+18.0
R+8.4
283,810
R
38.8%Dukakis88,248
59.6%Bush135,578
1.7%
R+20.8
D+4.2
R+13.1
227,591
R
36.8%Mondale82,234
61.7%Reagan137,998
1.5%
R+25.0
R+17.3
R+6.7
223,492
R
44.7%Carter89,650
52.4%Reagan105,055
2.9%
R+7.7
R+11.4
D+2.1
200,446
D
51.5%Carter95,485
47.8%Ford88,636
0.6%
D+3.7
D+42.4
D+1.6
185,266
R
29.9%McGovern48,212
68.7%Nixon110,606
1.4%
R+38.7
R+29.4
R+15.6
161,093
R
32.0%Humphrey47,740
41.3%Nixon61,601
26.8%
R+9.3
D+17.6
R+8.6
149,322
R
36.6%Johnson43,167
63.4%Goldwater74,832
0.0%
R+26.8
R+8.1
R+49.4
118,000
R
40.6%Kennedy32,202
59.4%Nixon47,088
0.0%
R+18.8
R+26.2
R+18.9
79,290
O
32.3%Stevenson18,624
24.8%Eisenhower14,310
42.9%
Other +10.7
D+28.8
D+22.9
57,709
R
39.3%Stevenson26,282
60.7%Eisenhower40,535
0.0%
R+21.3
R+34.9
R+10.6
66,817
O
17.9%Truman5,110
4.3%Dewey1,224
77.8%
Thurmond +59.9
R+75.0
D+9.1
28,565
D
90.7%Roosevelt19,263
2.1%Dewey447
7.2%
D+88.6
R+6.8
D+81.1
21,234
D
97.7%Roosevelt14,166
2.3%Willkie333
0.0%
D+95.4
R+2.9
D+85.5
14,499
D
98.3%Roosevelt21,040
0.0%Landon0
1.7%
D+98.3
D+0.6
D+74.1
21,394
D
97.8%Roosevelt16,056
0.0%Hoover0
2.2%
D+97.8
D+11.1
D+80.0
16,422
D
93.3%Smith12,638
6.7%Hoover903
0.0%
D+86.6
R+8.4
D+104.1
13,546
D
96.9%Davis11,480
1.8%Coolidge213
1.3%
D+95.1
D+8.7
D+120.3
11,851
D
93.1%Cox13,573
6.8%Harding986
0.1%
D+86.4
R+2.3
D+112.6
14,572
D
93.5%Wilson13,667
4.8%Hughes699
1.7%
D+88.7
R+5.0
D+85.6
14,616
D
93.7%Wilson9,064
0.0%Taft0
6.3%
D+93.7
D+8.3
D+74.2
9,670
D
92.6%Bryan13,660
7.2%Taft1,057
0.3%
D+85.4
R+4.2
D+95.0
14,756
D
94.8%Parker11,358
5.2%Roosevelt622
0.0%
D+89.6
R+0.2
D+109.3
11,980
D
94.9%Bryan9,619
5.1%McKinley516
0.0%
D+89.8
D+13.7
D+97.4
10,135
D
87.8%Bryan11,911
11.7%McKinley1,590
0.5%
D+76.1
D+18.4
D+82.2
13,565
D
77.5%Cleveland10,084
19.9%Harrison2,588
2.6%
D+57.6
—
D+56.0
13,005
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
47.1%158,894
52.8%178,379
337,704
2020
D
53.6%273,868
45.2%230,790
511,076
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
Year
Total registered
2016
666,616
2018
737,101
2020
786,436
2022
751,726
2024
758,542
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+6,619 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +57,101 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC in Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+452
2012
+1,361
2013
+1,764
2014
+2,389
2015
+3,944
2016
+3,011
2017
+2,763
2018
+2,441
2019
+2,836
2021
+6,192
2022
+8,797
2023
+7,594
2024
+6,938
2025
+6,619
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 38.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.2 points.
A population of 1,075,594, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,166 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR and Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS.
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How did Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic by 1.2 points (D+1.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 491,259 votes cast, 244,919 went Democratic and 239,023 went Republican.
When did Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina?
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina has a population of 1,075,594 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina is $65,166 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC, South Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
