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1876–2024
Spartanburg, SC·South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+34 in 2024.

Upstate manufacturing hub where BMW's global footprint meets ballot-box consistency

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SC
LatestR+34in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population374,7372024 ACS

Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
374,7372024 5-year
Median household income
$64,4682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.4%2024 5-year
Black
20.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+99 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Spartanburg, SC
TrumpR+34
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2024 presidential margin by county for Spartanburg, SC, SCA map of the constituent counties of Spartanburg, SC, SC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Union County, SC · R+33Spartanburg County, SC · R+34
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican66.2%111,134
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.6%54,794
OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,958
D+60
R+60
2 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: −33.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−33.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+66.4%
1896+86.5%
1900+90.0%
1904+93.5%
1908+90.5%
1912+94.5%
1916+95.2%
1920+94.3%
1924+96.8%
1928+76.7%
1932+98.1%
1936+98.7%
1940+95.8%
1944+90.0%
1948+47.5%
1952+39.3%
1956+39.4%
1960+32.5%
1964+3.7%
1968−13.1%
1972−52.0%
1976+17.7%
1980−0.9%
1984−31.8%
1988−25.9%
1992−14.7%
1996−9.8%
2000−25.1%
2004−27.3%
2008−20.4%
2012−21.5%
2016−29.0%
2020−27.1%
2024−33.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−33.6%
54,794111,134167,886
R
−27.1%
57,861101,743161,912
R
−29.0%
44,72683,338133,182
R
−21.5%
47,25773,553122,447
R
−20.4%
47,56772,491121,879
R
−27.3%
38,86968,596108,692
R
−25.1%
34,22157,88294,142
R
−9.8%
32,22139,82777,251
R
−14.7%
30,13242,35483,315
R
−25.9%
27,38446,82075,033
R
−31.8%
24,55447,88473,371
R
−0.9%
33,51934,12769,325
D
+17.7%
34,28823,91958,580
R
−52.0%
12,26239,64552,621
O
−13.1%
13,73821,19456,868
D
+3.7%
23,92622,22646,152
D
+32.5%
25,36312,92038,283
D
+39.4%
20,3978,07431,271
D
+39.3%
27,80412,12239,926
D
+47.5%
8,02467315,460
D
+90.0%
11,13343511,890
D
+95.8%
12,78127713,058
D
+98.7%
14,197014,379
D
+98.1%
12,347012,591
D
+76.7%
6,3198347,155
D
+96.8%
1,862271,896
D
+94.3%
6,7461986,944
D
+95.2%
5,9791126,164
D
+94.5%
5,22505,529
D
+90.5%
5,5512745,830
D
+93.5%
4,2141424,356
D
+90.0%
3,6491923,841
D
+86.5%
5,6134056,020
D
+66.4%
4,8549075,946
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
Irish
8.8%
American
8.1%
German
7.9%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
2.0%
Polish
1.2%
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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.6%
65–74
5.4%
6.2%
55–64
6.5%
6.1%
45–54
6.2%
6.1%
35–44
6.3%
6.8%
25–34
7.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
8.7%
5–17
8.4%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,468
Spartanburg, SC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Spartanburg, SC$64,468
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
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Other Indo-European4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
29.6%
Other Christian
9.6%
Methodist
5.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spartanburg County anchors a Piedmont corridor that has voted Republican by double-digit margins in every presidential race since 1980, even as BMW's plant and related suppliers have drawn a more internationally diverse workforce into the region.

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

A population of 374,737, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,468 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina voted Republican by 33.6 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 167,886 votes cast, 54,794 went Democratic and 111,134 went Republican.
What is Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina has a population of 374,737 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina is $64,468 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.