St. Matthews, SC
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+21.8 |
| 2012 | D+26.5 |
| 2016 | D+22.1 |
| 2020 | D+20.4 |
| 2024 | D+8.0 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,645 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+8.0 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $51,310 |
| County | Calhoun County |
| State | SC |
Place narrative
St. Matthews serves as the administrative center of one of South Carolina's least populous counties, where a majority-Black population and persistent poverty shape an electorate that has favored Democratic candidates in federal races by wide margins.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +8.0% | 553 | 471 | 8 | 1,032 |
| 2020 | D | +20.4% | 669 | 441 | 8 | 1,118 |
| 2016 | D | +22.1% | 548 | 346 | 20 | 914 |
| 2012 | D | +26.5% | 618 | 357 | 10 | 985 |
| 2008 | D | +21.8% | 578 | 369 | 12 | 959 |
| 2004† | D | +17.9% | 494 | 342 | 12 | 848 |
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.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 47.7% |
| Black | 50.1% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.7% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $51,310 |
| Poverty rate | 31.1% |
| Median age | 54.3 |
| Age 18–29 | 17.6% |
| Age 65 and older | 30.3% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 30.4% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 2.2% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Calhoun County county page and the SC state page.