Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Berkeley County, SC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Berkeley County, South Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+16.3 — 46,416 Democratic to 64,777 Republican of 112,834 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 1.6 points more Democratic 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 Berkeley County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46,416 | 64,777 | 1,641 | 41.1% | 57.4% | R+16.3 |
| 2020 | 45,223 | 57,397 | 1,838 | 43.3% | 54.9% | R+11.7 |
| 2016 | 30,705 | 44,587 | 4,225 | 38.6% | 56.1% | R+17.5 |
| 2012 | 28,542 | 38,475 | 1,178 | 41.9% | 56.4% | R+14.6 |
| 2008 | 27,755 | 36,205 | 821 | 42.8% | 55.9% | R+13.0 |
| 2004 | 20,142 | 32,104 | 691 | 38.0% | 60.6% | R+22.6 |
| 2000 | 17,707 | 24,796 | 813 | 40.9% | 57.2% | R+16.4 |
Berkeley County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Berkeley County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Berkeley County, South Carolina in 2024 by R+16.3, with 112,834 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Berkeley County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Berkeley County shifted 4.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+11.7) and 2024 (R+16.3).
Is Berkeley County more Democratic or Republican than South Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Berkeley County went R+16.3 while South Carolina overall went R+17.9 — 1.6 points more Democratic 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.