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Charleston County, South Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Charleston County by 5.7 points, out of 214,521 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+7.820002004: R+4.820042008: D+8.320082012: D+2.420122016: D+7.820162020: D+12.920202024: D+5.62024
Charleston County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM111,42751.9%
Donald J. Trump REP99,26546.3%
All other candidates3,8291.8%
Total214,521

Charleston County was D+5.6 against R+17.9 statewide, 23.5 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM121,48555.5%
Donald J. Trump REP93,29742.6%
All other candidates4,0751.9%
Total218,857

Charleston County was D+12.9 against R+11.7 statewide, 24.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton DEM89,29950.6%
Donald J. Trump REP75,44342.8%
All other candidates11,6036.6%
Total176,345

Charleston County was D+7.8 against R+14.3 statewide, 22.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

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Barack Obama DEM81,48750.4%
Mitt Romney REP77,62948.0%
All other candidates2,5911.6%
Total161,707

Charleston County was D+2.4 against R+10.5 statewide, 12.9 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM82,69853.5%
John McCain REP69,82245.2%
All other candidates1,9141.2%
Total154,434

Charleston County was D+8.3 against R+9.0 statewide, 17.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

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George W. Bush REP70,29751.6%
John Kerry DEM63,75846.8%
All other candidates2,2611.7%
Total136,316

Charleston County was R+4.8 against R+17.1 statewide, 12.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP58,22952.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM49,52044.4%
All other candidates3,7273.3%
Total111,476

Charleston County was R+7.8 against R+15.9 statewide, 8.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Charleston County, South Carolina in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Charleston County by 5.7 points, out of 214,521 votes counted for president.

Is Charleston County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 5.6 points; 2020: Democratic by 12.9 points; 2016: Democratic by 7.8 points; 2012: Democratic by 2.4 points; 2008: Democratic by 8.3 points; 2004: Republican by 4.8 points; 2000: Republican by 7.8 points.

How does Charleston County vote compared with the rest of South Carolina?

In 2024 it was 23.5 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 5.6 points against Republican by 17.9 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data