Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Sumter County, SC — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Sumter County, South Carolina voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+4.9 — 23,425 Democratic to 21,215 Republican of 45,170 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 8.1 points toward Republicans. That makes it 22.8 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 Sumter County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,425 | 21,215 | 530 | 51.9% | 47.0% | D+4.9 |
| 2020 | 27,379 | 21,000 | 541 | 56.0% | 42.9% | D+13.0 |
| 2016 | 24,047 | 18,745 | 1,294 | 54.5% | 42.5% | D+12.0 |
| 2012 | 27,589 | 19,274 | 446 | 58.3% | 40.7% | D+17.6 |
| 2008 | 25,431 | 18,581 | 346 | 57.3% | 41.9% | D+15.4 |
| 2004 | 18,695 | 18,074 | 234 | 50.5% | 48.8% | D+1.7 |
| 2000 | 14,365 | 15,915 | 392 | 46.8% | 51.9% | R+5.1 |
Sumter County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Sumter County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Sumter County, South Carolina in 2024 by D+4.9, with 45,170 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Sumter County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Sumter County shifted 8.1 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+13.0) and 2024 (D+4.9).
Is Sumter County more Democratic or Republican than South Carolina overall?+
In 2024, Sumter County went D+4.9 while South Carolina overall went R+17.9 — 22.8 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.