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Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC·South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+33 in 2024.

Upstate SC's engine: fast-growing, factory-floor, and reliably red

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SC
LatestR+33in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population961,9392024 ACS

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+33MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
961,9392024 5-year
Median household income
$71,0832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.4%2024 5-year
Black
14.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+99 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
TrumpR+33
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2024 presidential margin by county for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, SCA map of the constituent counties of Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, SC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Pickens County, SC · R+53Greenville County, SC · R+22Anderson County, SC · R+47Laurens County, SC · R+41
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.7%297,207
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.7%148,015
OtherAll other candidates1.6%7,054
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −33.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−33.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+69.6%
1896+80.8%
1900+93.5%
1904+94.9%
1908+91.4%
1912+97.2%
1916+96.5%
1920+94.7%
1924+96.8%
1928+82.8%
1932+98.7%
1936+99.0%
1940+91.8%
1944+79.0%
1948+28.5%
1952+9.1%
1956+24.0%
1960+1.4%
1964−13.9%
1968−23.8%
1972−59.5%
1976+6.7%
1980−7.4%
1984−44.4%
1988−39.9%
1992−23.8%
1996−21.9%
2000−33.8%
2004−34.8%
2008−28.5%
2012−31.7%
2016−32.9%
2020−28.6%
2024−33.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−33.0%
148,015297,207452,276
R
−28.6%
154,003280,497442,282
R
−32.9%
114,823237,116371,263
R
−31.7%
111,949218,614336,366
R
−28.5%
117,287212,939335,854
R
−34.8%
95,536199,061297,894
R
−33.8%
80,263165,324251,966
R
−21.9%
74,489120,555210,636
R
−23.8%
65,636115,214208,572
R
−39.9%
51,502120,489172,907
R
−44.4%
44,254115,773160,910
R
−7.4%
66,58177,446147,736
D
+6.7%
70,89061,924134,121
R
−59.5%
20,28983,791106,750
R
−23.8%
23,17848,999108,505
R
−13.9%
36,81648,71985,538
D
+1.4%
34,97034,00268,972
D
+24.0%
28,73616,06252,890
D
+9.1%
33,08927,57760,666
O
+28.5%
6,2741,12818,075
D
+79.0%
13,3801,04915,600
D
+91.8%
16,70071617,416
D
+99.0%
18,082018,263
D
+98.7%
17,432017,664
D
+82.8%
8,9958439,844
D
+96.8%
8,3321098,493
D
+94.7%
10,11627510,391
D
+96.5%
9,0271089,242
D
+97.2%
7,67907,898
D
+91.4%
8,2743518,664
D
+94.9%
7,1321887,320
D
+93.5%
6,1082056,313
D
+80.8%
9,03193710,020
D
+69.6%
7,6491,0959,422
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.5%
Irish
10.6%
German
10.0%
American
8.5%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
2.7%
French
1.0%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.4%
75–84
3.1%
4.8%
65–74
5.5%
6.2%
55–64
6.6%
6.0%
45–54
6.2%
6.2%
35–44
6.4%
6.5%
25–34
6.7%
4.9%
18–24
4.9%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,083
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$71,083
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.2%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.3%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
28.3%
Other Christian
11.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.1%
Methodist
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

BMW, Michelin, and a surge of in-migrants have reshaped this Upstate corridor into one of South Carolina's most economically dynamic metros, yet its Republicanism in federal contests has remained remarkably consistent even as the population diversifies.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-nine points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.

A population of 961,939, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,083 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina voted Republican by 33.0 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 452,276 votes cast, 148,015 went Democratic and 297,207 went Republican.
What is Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina?
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina has a population of 961,939 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina is $71,083 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.