Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Anderson County, SC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Anderson County, South Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+47.4 — 25,281 Democratic to 71,828 Republican of 98,296 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 29.5 points more Republican than South Carolina overall (R+17.9).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Anderson County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25,281 | 71,828 | 1,187 | 25.7% | 73.1% | R+47.4 |
| 2020 | 27,169 | 67,565 | 1,359 | 28.3% | 70.3% | R+42.0 |
| 2016 | 21,097 | 56,232 | 3,154 | 26.2% | 69.9% | R+43.7 |
| 2012 | 22,405 | 48,709 | 1,098 | 31.0% | 67.5% | R+36.4 |
| 2008 | 24,132 | 48,690 | 965 | 32.7% | 66.0% | R+33.3 |
| 2004 | 20,697 | 43,355 | 670 | 32.0% | 67.0% | R+35.0 |
| 2000 | 19,606 | 35,827 | 1,248 | 34.6% | 63.2% | R+28.6 |
Anderson County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Anderson County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Anderson County, South Carolina in 2024 by R+47.4, with 98,296 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Anderson County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Anderson County shifted 5.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+42.0) and 2024 (R+47.4).
Is Anderson County more Democratic or Republican than South Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Anderson County went R+47.4 while South Carolina overall went R+17.9 — 29.5 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.