Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 374,7372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,4682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Spartanburg, SC, SCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 54,794 | 111,134 | 167,886 | ||
| R | 57,861 | 101,743 | 161,912 | ||
| R | 44,726 | 83,338 | 133,182 | ||
| R | 47,257 | 73,553 | 122,447 | ||
| R | 47,567 | 72,491 | 121,879 | ||
| R | 38,869 | 68,596 | 108,692 | ||
| R | 34,221 | 57,882 | 94,142 | ||
| R | 32,221 | 39,827 | 77,251 | ||
| R | 30,132 | 42,354 | 83,315 | ||
| R | 27,384 | 46,820 | 75,033 | ||
| R | 24,554 | 47,884 | 73,371 | ||
| R | 33,519 | 34,127 | 69,325 | ||
| D | 34,288 | 23,919 | 58,580 | ||
| R | 12,262 | 39,645 | 52,621 | ||
| O | 13,738 | 21,194 | 56,868 | ||
| D | 23,926 | 22,226 | 46,152 | ||
| D | 25,363 | 12,920 | 38,283 | ||
| D | 20,397 | 8,074 | 31,271 | ||
| D | 27,804 | 12,122 | 39,926 | ||
| D | 8,024 | 673 | 15,460 | ||
| D | 11,133 | 435 | 11,890 | ||
| D | 12,781 | 277 | 13,058 | ||
| D | 14,197 | 0 | 14,379 | ||
| D | 12,347 | 0 | 12,591 | ||
| D | 6,319 | 834 | 7,155 | ||
| D | 1,862 | 27 | 1,896 | ||
| D | 6,746 | 198 | 6,944 | ||
| D | 5,979 | 112 | 6,164 | ||
| D | 5,225 | 0 | 5,529 | ||
| D | 5,551 | 274 | 5,830 | ||
| D | 4,214 | 142 | 4,356 | ||
| D | 3,649 | 192 | 3,841 | ||
| D | 5,613 | 405 | 6,020 | ||
| D | 4,854 | 907 | 5,946 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
Irish
8.8%
American
8.1%
German
7.9%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
2.0%
Polish
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,468
Spartanburg, SC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Spartanburg, SC$64,468
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Other Indo-European4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spartanburg County anchors a Piedmont corridor that has voted Republican by double-digit margins in every presidential race since 1980, even as BMW's plant and related suppliers have drawn a more internationally diverse workforce into the region.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Spartanburg, SC peaked at ninety-nine points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $64,468 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina voted Republican by 33.6 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 167,886 votes cast, 54,794 went Democratic and 111,134 went Republican.
What is Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina has a population of 374,737 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina is $64,468 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.