2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 121,110 | 58,019 | 182,411 | |
| 2020 | D | 132,570 | 58,313 | 193,822 | |
| 2016 | D | 108,000 | 52,469 | 168,722 | |
| 2012 | D | 103,989 | 53,105 | 159,154 | |
| 2008 | D | 105,656 | 57,941 | 165,037 | |
| 2004 | D | 76,283 | 56,212 | 133,801 | |
| 2000 | D | 63,179 | 50,164 | 116,481 | |
| 1996 | D | 52,222 | 39,092 | 95,230 | |
| 1992 | D | 53,648 | 43,744 | 106,250 | |
| 1988 | R | 36,420 | 43,841 | 83,123 | |
| 1984 | R | 32,212 | 46,773 | 81,429 | |
| 1980 | R | 33,158 | 36,337 | 72,869 | |
| 1976 | D | 36,855 | 32,727 | 69,962 | |
| 1972 | R | 21,462 | 39,746 | 61,995 | |
| 1968 | R | 18,198 | 26,215 | 51,445 | |
| 1964 | R | 17,939 | 27,306 | 45,245 | |
| 1960 | R | 11,694 | 20,736 | 32,430 | |
| 1956 | R | 6,154 | 6,714 | 22,384 | |
| 1952 | R | 8,890 | 15,925 | 24,815 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,419 | 670 | 9,193 | |
| 1944 | D | 6,590 | 140 | 7,077 | |
| 1940 | D | 4,781 | 167 | 4,948 | |
| 1936 | D | 6,728 | 0 | 6,880 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,371 | 0 | 4,500 | |
| 1928 | D | 3,158 | 444 | 3,602 | |
| 1924 | D | 2,369 | 88 | 2,531 | |
| 1920 | D | 2,434 | 295 | 2,729 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,283 | 292 | 2,607 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,557 | 0 | 1,766 | |
| 1908 | D | 1,750 | 236 | 2,007 | |
| 1904 | D | 1,220 | 122 | 1,342 | |
| 1900 | D | 445 | 62 | 507 | |
| 1896 | D | 925 | 468 | 1,422 | |
| 1892 | D | 788 | 146 | 934 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.8%
African American
37.9%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,784
Richland County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Richland County$63,784
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
17.2%
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Richland County, seat of the state capital and the University of South Carolina, delivered one of the state's widest presidential margins in 2024, reflecting a heavily urban and college-educated electorate concentrated in Columbia.
The Democratic margin in Richland County reached its widest at ninety-eight points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points — still decisive.
Richland County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,784, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 422,117 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dougherty County and Richmond County.
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