2024 presidential election
Berea
TrumpR+20.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 59.5% | 3,209 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 38.7% | 2,086 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 95 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −24.0% |
| 2012 | −22.6% |
| 2016 | −23.0% |
| 2020 | −16.2% |
| 2024 | −20.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 38.7%Harris2,086 | 59.5%Trump3,209 | 1.8% | 5,390 | ||
| R | 40.9%Biden2,254 | 57.1%Trump3,147 | 2.0%incl. Jorgensen | 5,512 | ||
| R | 36.2%Clinton1,756 | 59.2%Trump2,874 | 4.6%incl. Johnson | 4,854 | ||
| R | 38.7%Obama1,681 | 61.3%Romney2,661 | 0.0% | 4,342 | ||
| R | 36.9%Obama1,718 | 60.9%McCain2,834 | 2.1% | 4,651 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | BereaCity | South CarolinaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 44.4% | 63.3% | 61.0% |
| Black | 20.8% | 24.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 1.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 18.2% | 6.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 14.3% | 3.2% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32.2% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $49,829 | $69,324 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 22.9% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 36.7 | 40.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.8% | 18.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 41.3% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 12.6% | 8.4% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 8.6% | 5.2% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | English 14.4% | English 12.1% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 10.9% | German 9.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 10.1% | Irish 9.1% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 11.4%County context | 8.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 34.3%County context | 28.6% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 40.7%County context | 47.5% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.3%County context | 7.4% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
14.4%
German
10.9%
Irish
10.1%
American
6.6%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.9%
Scotch-Irish
2.3%
French
1.7%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
4.3%
Colombian
1.9%
Puerto Rican
1.4%
Guatemalan
0.6%
Honduran
0.6%
Cuban
0.4%
Venezuelan
0.4%
Dominican
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.4%
Nigerian
0.2%
Haitian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.9%
Chinese
0.4%
Filipino
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,829
Berea$49,829
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
22.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Arabic0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted40.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Berea sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 24.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.8 points.
A population of 16,862, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,829 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Berea, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Berea, South Carolina voted Republican by 20.8 points (R+20.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,390 votes cast, 2,086 went Democratic and 3,209 went Republican.
How many people live in Berea, South Carolina?
Berea, South Carolina has a population of 16,862 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Berea, South Carolina?
Median household income in Berea, South Carolina is $49,829 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Berea, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Berea, South Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.