Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Fairfield County, SC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Fairfield County, South Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+13.2 — 6,277 Democratic to 4,792 Republican of 11,215 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 9.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 31.1 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 Fairfield County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,277 | 4,792 | 146 | 56.0% | 42.7% | D+13.2 |
| 2020 | 7,382 | 4,625 | 129 | 60.8% | 38.1% | D+22.7 |
| 2016 | 6,945 | 4,027 | 295 | 61.6% | 35.7% | D+25.9 |
| 2012 | 7,777 | 3,999 | 119 | 65.4% | 33.6% | D+31.8 |
| 2008 | 7,591 | 3,912 | 116 | 65.3% | 33.7% | D+31.7 |
| 2004 | 5,764 | 3,531 | 140 | 61.1% | 37.4% | D+23.7 |
| 2000 | 5,263 | 3,011 | 124 | 62.7% | 35.9% | D+26.8 |
Fairfield County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Fairfield County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Fairfield County, South Carolina in 2024 by D+13.2, with 11,215 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Fairfield County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Fairfield County shifted 9.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+22.7) and 2024 (D+13.2).
Is Fairfield County more Democratic or Republican than South Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Fairfield County went D+13.2 while South Carolina overall went R+17.9 — 31.1 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.