Election Results for Columbia, SC Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	38,763	11.7
Deaths:	37,081	11.2
Net Migration:	29,355	8.8
Net Immigration:	9,627	2.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +5,250	R +21,249	R + 5.4%
D -15,999
2024 vs. 2016	R +28,614	R +2,684	R + 0.8%
D +25,930
2020 vs. 2016	R +23,364	D +18,565	D + 4.5%
D +41,929
2024 vs. 2012	R +33,059	R +4,784	R + 1.5%
D +28,275

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,212	D +610	D + 0.2%
D +1,822
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	58%	Kamala Harris (D)	192,821	49.3%	Donald Trump (R)	191,991	49.1%	6,178 [+]	1.6%	390,990	-1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,994 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,340 (0.3%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	208,820	52.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	186,741	46.5%	6,159 [+]	1.5%	401,720	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,517 (1.1%);
2016	56%	Hillary Clinton (D)	166,891	48.1%	Donald Trump (R)	163,377	47.1%	16,922 [+]	4.9%	347,190	1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,412 (2.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 4,415 (1.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,535 (0.7%);
2012	55%	Barack Obama* (D)	164,546	50.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	158,932	48.5%	4,538 [+]	1.4%	328,016	1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,553 (0.8%);
2008	58%	Barack Obama (D)	165,069	49.9%	John McCain (R)	162,165	49.1%	3,260 [+]	1.0%	330,494	3	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,116 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (I) 723 (0.2%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	149,020	54.4%	John Kerry (D)	122,349	44.6%	2,711 [+]	1.0%	274,080	4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 902 (0.3%);
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	130,495	54.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	104,445	43.4%	5,961 [+]	2.5%	240,901	6	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,197 (1.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 474 (0.2%);
1996	42%	Robert Dole (R)	95,022	49.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	87,814	45.5%	10,242 [+]	5.3%	193,078	9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 8,828 (4.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 926 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	50%	George Bush* (R)	101,906	47.9%	Bill Clinton (D)	88,575	41.7%	22,170 [+]	10.4%	212,651	11	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 20,769 (9.8%);
1988	42%	George Bush (R)	102,709	61.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	60,266	36.2%	3,461 [+]	2.1%	166,436	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 2,010 (1.2%);
1984	42%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	103,627	64.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	53,757	33.5%	2,874	1.8%	160,258	6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	40%	Ronald Reagan (R)	77,617	54.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	59,442	41.8%	5,015 [+]	3.5%	142,074	4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,825 (2.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,454 (1.0%);
1976	44%	Jimmy Carter (D)	66,328	50.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	65,579	49.4%	827 [+]	0.6%	132,734	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	41%	Richard Nixon* (R)	80,678	70.1%	George McGovern (D)	32,724	28.4%	1,625 [+]	1.4%	115,027	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,625 (1.4%);
1968	48%	Richard Nixon (R)	46,468	46.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	30,222	29.9%	24,347 [+]	24.1%	101,037	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 24,347 (24.1%);
1964	41%	Barry Goldwater (R)	51,076	62.6%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	30,563	37.4%	0	0.0%	81,639	24	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	31%	Richard Nixon (R)	34,381	60.4%	John Kennedy (D)	22,553	39.6%	0	0.0%	56,934	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	23%	Write-ins (I)	16,693	42.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,505	31.6%	10,426 [+]	26.3%	39,624	-31	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1956: Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 10,426 (26.3%);
1952	29%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	26,988	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	18,021	40.0%	0	0.0%	45,009	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	13%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	13,573	74.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,721	20.5%	871 [+]	4.8%	18,165	-40	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 859 (4.7%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 11 (0.1%);
1944	11%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,772	92.6%	Write-ins (I)	808	5.9%	217 [+]	1.6%	13,797	-44	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944: Thomas Dewey (R) 217 (1.6%);
1940	8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,071	97.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	242	2.3%	0	0.0%	10,313	-42	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	13%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,416	97.6%	Alf Landon (R)	328	2.4%	0	0.0%	13,744	-34	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	8%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,465	98.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	159	1.8%	14 [+]	0.2%	8,638	-38	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 14 (0.2%);
1928	8%	Al Smith (D)	7,814	92.6%	Herbert Hoover (R)	625	7.4%	0	0.0%	8,439	-51	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	7%	John Davis (D)	6,815	97.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	115	1.6%	81 [+]	1.2%	7,011	-52	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 81 (1.2%);
1920	8%	James Cox (D)	7,882	94.5%	Warren Harding (R)	455	5.5%	2 [+]	0.0%	8,339	-55	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	7,950	93.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	379	4.5%	167 [+]	2.0%	8,496	-42	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 98 (1.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	7%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	5,398	92.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	295	5.1%	121 [+]	2.1%	5,814	-22	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 70 (1.2%); William Taft* (R) 51 (0.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	11%	William J. Bryan (D)	8,064	94.6%	William Taft (R)	435	5.1%	29 [+]	0.3%	8,528	-46	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	7%	Alton Parker (D)	4,859	95.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	214	4.2%	0	0.0%	5,073	-52	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	8%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,596	96.7%	William McKinley* (R)	159	3.3%	0	0.0%	4,755	-48	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	462,293	53.13%	1.6%
Black:	296,627	34.09%	5.6%
Indian:	2,622	0.30%	5.3%
Asian:	24,137	2.77%	20.7%
2+ races:	19,272	2.21%	18.2%
Hispanic:	65,242	7.50%	18.5%

Total non-White:	407,900	46.87%	8.9%

Change in White population:	7,489	0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	33,238	4.0

Columbia, SC Metro Area

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