Skip to content
The American Political Almanac
RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 45037 · South Carolina

EdgefieldSC

Republican ×8 since 1996reported 1872–2024 · 39 elections

The Long Record

39 elections against the South Carolina and national vote
2024 result
R+32.2
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
25–14
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
19/39
49% of its elections
Closest election
1984
D+0.0
this countySouth Carolinanational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1876+87.6 ptsDemocrats
1956-83.5 ptsRepublicans
1976+62.2 ptsDemocrats
1880+39.3 ptsDemocrats
1948-35.4 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
27,476
College (BA+)
23%
Median income
$73,029
2024 dollars
Non-white
43%
Rural
88%
Age 65+
20%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Columbia, GA · Richmond, GA · Aiken, SC · Greenwood, SC · McCormick, SC · Saluda, SC