Oconee County, South Carolina

2024 results by precinct

31 precincts · 42,264 votes cast

Trump · R+52

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−51.5%	9,987	31,772	42,264
2020	R	−47.4%	10,414	29,698	40,668
2016	R	−48.1%	7,998	24,178	33,635
2012	R	−42.6%	8,550	21,611	30,666
2008	R	−37.5%	9,481	21,164	31,132
2004	R	−37.8%	8,395	18,811	27,532
2000	R	−33.1%	7,571	15,364	23,575
1996	R	−15.6%	7,398	10,503	19,952
1992	R	−18.4%	6,617	10,379	20,479
1988	R	−40.3%	4,299	10,184	14,585
1984	R	−43.9%	3,333	8,625	12,044
1980	D	+14.9%	7,677	5,651	13,591
1976	D	+37.7%	8,447	3,805	12,312
1972	R	−58.2%	1,740	6,824	8,728
1968	R	−6.5%	2,009	2,618	9,369
1964	D	+34.4%	5,560	2,712	8,272
1960	D	+39.3%	4,328	1,886	6,214
1956	D	+54.2%	3,510	911	4,797
1952	D	+33.1%	3,230	1,624	4,854
1948	D	+27.1%	666	135	1,957
1944	D	+80.8%	1,316	106	1,498
1940	D	+83.5%	1,593	143	1,736
1936	D	+97.5%	2,057	0	2,110
1932	D	+99.2%	1,803	0	1,818
1928	D	+89.4%	1,263	70	1,335
1924	D	+95.8%	989	5	1,027
1920	D	+89.4%	1,249	70	1,319
1916	D	+87.2%	885	59	947
1912	D	+85.7%	760	0	887
1908	D	+73.4%	1,126	172	1,300
1904	D	+84.1%	720	62	782
1900	D	+85.4%	873	69	942
1896	D	+75.0%	1,392	199	1,591
1892	D	+44.3%	909	220	1,557
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%

African American

4.2%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 47.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.5%

3.4%

75–84

3.7%

7.3%

65–74

7.8%

7.5%

55–64

7.9%

6.0%

45–54

5.9%

5.0%

35–44

5.4%

5.5%

25–34

5.5%

3.9%

18–24

3.4%

7.4%

5–17

7.3%

2.4%

2.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$62,388

Oconee County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Oconee County$62,388

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

17.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

31.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.3%

Other Christian

5.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.4%

Methodist

2.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nestled against the Georgia and North Carolina borders in South Carolina's Upstate, Oconee County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting a rural, largely white electorate with deep roots in small-town and agricultural communities.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Oconee County peaked at ninety-nine points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of forty-four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Oconee County's median household income of $62,388 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anderson County and Bradley County.

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