| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 60.2% | 158,541 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 38.0% | 100,074 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 4,701 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +65.8% |
| 1896 | +79.9% |
| 1900 | +94.8% |
| 1904 | +94.8% |
| 1908 | +87.0% |
| 1912 | +98.3% |
| 1916 | +94.3% |
| 1920 | +93.7% |
| 1924 | +95.8% |
| 1928 | +76.5% |
| 1932 | +98.4% |
| 1936 | +98.9% |
| 1940 | +88.1% |
| 1944 | +79.0% |
| 1948 | +20.6% |
| 1952 | −8.8% |
| 1956 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | −23.7% |
| 1964 | −25.9% |
| 1968 | −31.3% |
| 1972 | −62.2% |
| 1976 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | −17.5% |
| 1984 | −46.7% |
| 1988 | −42.2% |
| 1992 | −26.7% |
| 1996 | −24.6% |
| 2000 | −34.9% |
| 2004 | −33.2% |
| 2008 | −23.9% |
| 2012 | −27.8% |
| 2016 | −24.8% |
| 2020 | −18.2% |
| 2024 | −22.2% |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Greenville CountyCounty | South CarolinaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 66.8% | 63.3% | 61.0% |
| Black | 15.7% | 24.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 1.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 10.2% | 6.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 4.8% | 3.2% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.6% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $76,932 | $69,324 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 38.4 | 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% | 8.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 34.3% | 28.6% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 40.7% | 47.5% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.3% | 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.
Greenville County anchors South Carolina's Upstate manufacturing and tech corridor, and despite absorbing tens of thousands of new residents over the past decade, its presidential margins have held steady in the low-to-mid twenties for Republicans.
The Democratic margin here reached 98.9 points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.2 points.
A population of 548,166, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,932 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hanover County and Escambia County.
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