Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Saluda County, SC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Saluda County, South Carolina voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+44.4 — 2,454 Democratic to 6,452 Republican of 9,014 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 9.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 26.5 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 Saluda County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,454 | 6,452 | 108 | 27.2% | 71.6% | R+44.4 |
| 2020 | 2,963 | 6,210 | 101 | 31.9% | 67.0% | R+35.0 |
| 2016 | 2,813 | 5,526 | 225 | 32.8% | 64.5% | R+31.7 |
| 2012 | 3,328 | 5,135 | 101 | 38.9% | 60.0% | R+21.1 |
| 2008 | 3,323 | 5,191 | 89 | 38.6% | 60.3% | R+21.7 |
| 2004 | 3,001 | 4,537 | 40 | 39.6% | 59.9% | R+20.3 |
| 2000 | 2,682 | 4,098 | 111 | 38.9% | 59.5% | R+20.5 |
Saluda County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Saluda County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Saluda County, South Carolina in 2024 by R+44.4, with 9,014 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Saluda County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Saluda County shifted 9.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+35.0) and 2024 (R+44.4).
Is Saluda County more Democratic or Republican than South Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Saluda County went R+44.4 while South Carolina overall went R+17.9 — 26.5 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.