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Richland County, South Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Richland County by 34.6 points, out of 182,411 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: D+11.120002004: D+15.020042008: D+28.920082012: D+31.920122016: D+32.920162020: D+38.320202024: D+34.62024
Richland County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM121,11066.4%
Donald J. Trump REP58,01931.8%
All other candidates3,2821.8%
Total182,411

Richland County was D+34.6 against R+17.9 statewide, 52.5 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 DEM132,57068.4%
Donald J. Trump REP58,31330.1%
All other candidates2,9391.5%
Total193,822

Richland County was D+38.3 against R+11.7 statewide, 50.0 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 DEM108,00064.0%
Donald J. Trump REP52,46931.1%
All other candidates8,2534.9%
Total168,722

Richland County was D+32.9 against R+14.3 statewide, 47.2 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 DEM103,98965.3%
Mitt Romney REP53,10533.4%
All other candidates2,0601.3%
Total159,154

Richland County was D+31.9 against R+10.5 statewide, 42.4 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 DEM105,65664.0%
John McCain REP57,94135.1%
All other candidates1,4400.9%
Total165,037

Richland County was D+28.9 against R+9.0 statewide, 37.9 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
John Kerry DEM76,28357.0%
George W. Bush REP56,21242.0%
All other candidates1,3061.0%
Total133,801

Richland County was D+15.0 against R+17.1 statewide, 32.1 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM63,17954.2%
George W. Bush REP50,16443.1%
All other candidates3,1382.7%
Total116,481

Richland County was D+11.1 against R+15.9 statewide, 27.0 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 Richland County, South Carolina in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Richland County by 34.6 points, out of 182,411 votes counted for president.

Is Richland County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 34.6 points; 2020: Democratic by 38.3 points; 2016: Democratic by 32.9 points; 2012: Democratic by 31.9 points; 2008: Democratic by 28.9 points; 2004: Democratic by 15.0 points; 2000: Democratic by 11.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 52.5 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 34.6 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