2024 presidential election
Wade Hampton
TrumpR+23.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 60.5% | 5,878 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 37.4% | 3,631 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 207 |
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 | −36.5% |
| 2012 | −40.3% |
| 2016 | −28.4% |
| 2020 | −20.9% |
| 2024 | −23.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 37.4%Harris3,631 | 60.5%Trump5,878 | 2.1% | 9,716 | ||
| R | 38.5%Biden4,048 | 59.3%Trump6,243 | 2.2%incl. Jorgensen | 10,519 | ||
| R | 31.9%Clinton2,936 | 60.3%Trump5,550 | 7.9%incl. Johnson | 9,210 | ||
| R | 29.9%Obama2,611 | 70.1%Romney6,133 | 0.0% | 8,744 | ||
| R | 30.7%Obama2,820 | 67.2%McCain6,178 | 2.1% | 9,193 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Wade HamptonCity | South CarolinaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 75.2% | 63.3% | 61.0% |
| Black | 5.3% | 24.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 1.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 10.9% | 6.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 5.9% | 3.2% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.9% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $77,449 | $69,324 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 7.2% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 38.9 | 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%
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%
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%
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: 38.9 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
$77,449
Wade Hampton$77,449
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
7.2%
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.
Wade Hampton sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 40.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.1 points.
A population of 20,898, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,449 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wade Hampton, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wade Hampton, South Carolina voted Republican by 23.1 points (R+23.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,716 votes cast, 3,631 went Democratic and 5,878 went Republican.
How many people live in Wade Hampton, South Carolina?
Wade Hampton, South Carolina has a population of 20,898 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wade Hampton, South Carolina?
Median household income in Wade Hampton, South Carolina is $77,449 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Wade Hampton, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wade Hampton, South Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.