Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Charleston County, SC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Charleston County, South Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+5.7 — 111,427 Democratic to 99,265 Republican of 214,521 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 7.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 23.6 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 Charleston County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 111,427 | 99,265 | 3,829 | 51.9% | 46.3% | D+5.7 |
| 2020 | 121,485 | 93,297 | 4,075 | 55.5% | 42.6% | D+12.9 |
| 2016 | 89,299 | 75,443 | 11,603 | 50.6% | 42.8% | D+7.9 |
| 2012 | 81,487 | 77,629 | 2,591 | 50.4% | 48.0% | D+2.4 |
| 2008 | 82,698 | 69,822 | 1,914 | 53.5% | 45.2% | D+8.3 |
| 2004 | 63,758 | 70,297 | 2,261 | 46.8% | 51.6% | R+4.8 |
| 2000 | 49,520 | 58,229 | 3,727 | 44.4% | 52.2% | R+7.8 |
Charleston County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Charleston County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Charleston County, South Carolina in 2024 by D+5.7, with 214,521 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Charleston County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Charleston County shifted 7.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+12.9) and 2024 (D+5.7).
Is Charleston County more Democratic or Republican than South Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Charleston County went D+5.7 while South Carolina overall went R+17.9 — 23.6 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.