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1876–2024
Florence County, South Carolina
Florence County·South Carolina

Florence County votes the way the country votes.

A midsize county where urban and rural SC split the difference

18762024·38 elections
Florence County, South Carolina · Robert Thomas Mckenzie Jr · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
137,117
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lancaster County
VA · similarity 0.98
63 precincts · 61,140 votes cast
Trump · R+8
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−8.0%
27,70632,61561,140
2020R
−2.3%
31,15332,61564,510
2016R
−4.9%
26,71029,57357,931
2012R
−0.6%
28,61428,96158,122
2008R
−3.2%
28,01229,86158,373
2004R
−12.6%
21,44227,68949,545
2000R
−15.7%
17,15723,67841,437
1996R
−7.4%
15,80418,49036,070
1992R
−10.9%
15,56919,80239,003
1988R
−21.6%
12,53119,49032,214
1984R
−21.6%
14,63922,75337,600
1980R
−2.0%
16,39117,06934,011
1976D
+9.2%
16,29413,53929,904
1972R
−31.2%
9,45518,10627,726
1968R
−3.4%
8,0798,91724,638
1964R
−18.2%
7,15710,34617,503
1960D
+2.3%
6,0905,81511,906
1956D
+16.5%
3,4631,8559,765
1952D
+1.0%
5,3405,23610,576
1948D
+19.5%
1,1891925,110
1944D
+83.9%
2,8221283,212
1940D
+92.9%
2,597952,692
1936D
+99.4%
4,19404,219
1932D
+99.0%
3,19503,226
1928D
+89.5%
1,672931,765
1924D
+91.1%
1,217321,301
1920D
+91.4%
1,763791,842
1916D
+97.3%
1,912261,938
1912D
+95.1%
1,49601,573
1908D
+95.6%
1,460281,498
1904D
+95.7%
1,406311,437
1900D
+89.1%
1,290741,364
1896D
+82.0%
1,5301361,701
1892D
+69.2%
1,6092931,902
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.5%
African American
34.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.8%
Other Christian
13.3%
Methodist
6.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florence anchors the Pee Dee region and functions as a regional service hub, producing presidential margins closer than most surrounding counties while reflecting South Carolina's broader shift toward Republican-leaning results over the past two decades.

The Democratic margin in Florence County has rarely exceeded ninety-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-one points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Florence County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a 19% poverty rate, and a median household income of $58,305 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lancaster County and Lowndes County.