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Sumter County, South Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Sumter County by 4.9 points, out of 45,170 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+5.120002004: D+1.720042008: D+15.420082012: D+17.620122016: D+12.020162020: D+13.120202024: D+4.92024
Sumter County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM23,42551.9%
Donald J. Trump REP21,21547.0%
All other candidates5301.2%
Total45,170

Sumter County was D+4.9 against R+17.9 statewide, 22.8 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 DEM27,37956.0%
Donald J. Trump REP21,00042.9%
All other candidates5411.1%
Total48,920

Sumter County was D+13.1 against R+11.7 statewide, 24.8 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 DEM24,04754.5%
Donald J. Trump REP18,74542.5%
All other candidates1,2942.9%
Total44,086

Sumter County was D+12.0 against R+14.3 statewide, 26.3 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
Barack Obama DEM27,58958.3%
Mitt Romney REP19,27440.7%
All other candidates4460.9%
Total47,309

Sumter County was D+17.6 against R+10.5 statewide, 28.1 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
Barack Obama DEM25,43157.3%
John McCain REP18,58141.9%
All other candidates3460.8%
Total44,358

Sumter County was D+15.4 against R+9.0 statewide, 24.4 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
John Kerry DEM18,69550.5%
George W. Bush REP18,07448.8%
All other candidates2340.6%
Total37,003

Sumter County was D+1.7 against R+17.1 statewide, 18.8 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 REP15,91551.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM14,36546.8%
All other candidates3921.3%
Total30,672

Sumter County was R+5.1 against R+15.9 statewide, 10.8 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 Sumter County, South Carolina in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Sumter County by 4.9 points, out of 45,170 votes counted for president.

Is Sumter County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 4.9 points; 2020: Democratic by 13.1 points; 2016: Democratic by 12.0 points; 2012: Democratic by 17.6 points; 2008: Democratic by 15.4 points; 2004: Democratic by 1.7 points; 2000: Republican by 5.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 22.8 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 4.9 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