Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Lexington County, SC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Lexington County, South Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+33.5 — 47,815 Democratic to 96,965 Republican of 146,903 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 15.6 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 Lexington County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47,815 | 96,965 | 2,123 | 32.5% | 66.0% | R+33.5 |
| 2020 | 49,301 | 92,817 | 2,450 | 34.1% | 64.2% | R+30.1 |
| 2016 | 35,230 | 80,026 | 6,837 | 28.9% | 65.5% | R+36.7 |
| 2012 | 34,148 | 76,662 | 1,813 | 30.3% | 68.1% | R+37.7 |
| 2008 | 33,303 | 74,960 | 1,249 | 30.4% | 68.4% | R+38.0 |
| 2004 | 25,393 | 67,132 | 907 | 27.2% | 71.9% | R+44.7 |
| 2000 | 22,830 | 58,095 | 2,156 | 27.5% | 69.9% | R+42.4 |
Lexington County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Lexington County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Lexington County, South Carolina in 2024 by R+33.5, with 146,903 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Lexington County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Lexington County shifted 3.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+30.1) and 2024 (R+33.5).
Is Lexington County more Democratic or Republican than South Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Lexington County went R+33.5 while South Carolina overall went R+17.9 — 15.6 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.