The 10 Most Conservative Cities In South Carolina For 2024


The most conservative cities in South Carolina are Clemson and Central for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of South Carolina would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Palmetto State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in South Carolina with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 most conservative places in South Carolina for 2024

  1. Clemson
  2. Central
  3. Easley
  4. Seneca
  5. Gaffney
  6. Anderson
  7. Batesburg-Leesville
  8. Myrtle Beach
  9. North Myrtle Beach
  10. Conway

Most Conservative Cities In South Carolina Map

If you’re wondering, Forest Acres is the most liberal city in South Carolina of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in South Carolina.

Additional reading about South Carolina and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In South Carolina For 2024

Clemson, SC

Source: Wikipedia User blahedo | CC BY-SA 2.5
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Percent Republican: 74.6%
More on Clemson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Central, SC

Source: Flickr User ~ wryonedwards ~ | CC BY-ND 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 74.6%
More on Central: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Easley, SC

Source: Flickr User MikeKalasnik | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Percent Republican: 74.6%
More on Easley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Seneca, SC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Percent Republican: 73.0%
More on Seneca: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Gaffney, SC

Source: Wikipedia User Bill Fitzpatrick | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 71.4%
More on Gaffney: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Anderson, SC

Source: Wikipedia User Skywalker195 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 70.3%
More on Anderson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Batesburg-Leesville, SC

Source: Wikipedia User Bill Fitzpatrick | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Percent Republican: 67.0%
More on Batesburg-Leesville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Myrtle Beach, SC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Percent Republican: 66.1%
More on Myrtle Beach: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

North Myrtle Beach, SC

Source: Wikipedia User Melikamp | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Percent Republican: 66.1%
More on North Myrtle Beach: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Conway, SC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 66.1%
More on Conway: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most conservative cities in South Carolina for 2024

To find the most conservative places in South Carolina, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in South Carolina over 5,000 people based on the 2018-2022 American Community Survey. That left us with 65 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 65 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Clemson, is “The Most Conservative City in South Carolina For 2024”. The most liberal place in South Carolina was Forest Acres.

We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in South Carolina.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in South Carolina

Well, there you have it, the places in South Carolina that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Clemson ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

The most conservative cities in South Carolina are Clemson, Central, Easley, Seneca, Gaffney, Anderson, Batesburg-Leesville, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Conway.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in South Carolina:

  1. Forest Acres
  2. Orangeburg
  3. Marion

For more South Carolina reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In South Carolina

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Clemson, SC 17,557 74.6%
2 Central, SC 5,272 74.6%
3 Easley, SC 23,135 74.6%
4 Seneca, SC 8,834 73.0%
5 Gaffney, SC 12,651 71.4%
6 Anderson, SC 29,345 70.3%
7 Batesburg-Leesville, SC 5,004 67.0%
8 Myrtle Beach, SC 36,064 66.1%
9 North Myrtle Beach, SC 18,850 66.1%
10 Conway, SC 25,121 66.1%
11 Fountain Inn, SC 10,675 65.6%
12 Clinton, SC 7,624 65.6%
13 Laurens, SC 9,276 65.6%
14 Columbia, SC 136,754 64.2%
15 Cayce, SC 13,755 64.2%
16 Irmo, SC 11,685 64.2%
17 West Columbia, SC 17,459 64.2%
18 Lexington, SC 23,665 64.2%
19 Lyman, SC 6,099 62.9%
20 Spartanburg, SC 38,301 62.9%
21 Greer, SC 37,010 62.9%
22 Union, SC 8,099 61.7%
23 North Augusta, SC 24,425 61.5%
24 Newberry, SC 10,682 61.4%
25 Camden, SC 7,834 60.9%
26 Lancaster, SC 8,592 60.8%
27 Greenwood, SC 22,528 60.7%
28 Aiken, SC 32,014 60.6%
29 Cheraw, SC 5,056 59.8%
30 Travelers Rest, SC 7,929 58.1%
31 Greenville, SC 70,838 58.1%
32 Simpsonville, SC 24,133 58.1%
33 Mauldin, SC 25,267 58.1%
34 York, SC 8,534 57.4%
35 Rock Hill, SC 74,170 57.4%
36 Clover, SC 6,800 57.4%
37 Fort Mill, SC 26,022 57.4%
38 Tega Cay, SC 12,816 57.4%
39 Georgetown, SC 8,465 55.9%
40 Chester, SC 5,260 55.0%
41 Moncks Corner, SC 13,456 54.9%
42 Charleston, SC 149,960 54.9%
43 Goose Creek, SC 45,858 54.9%
44 Summerville, SC 50,839 54.9%
45 Hanahan, SC 20,731 54.9%
46 North Charleston, SC 115,755 54.9%
47 Bluffton, SC 29,375 54.4%
48 Hardeeville, SC 8,048 54.4%
49 Beaufort, SC 13,582 54.4%
50 Port Royal, SC 14,573 54.4%
51 Hilton Head Island, SC 37,708 54.4%
52 Walterboro, SC 5,515 54.1%
53 Darlington, SC 6,172 51.9%
54 Hartsville, SC 7,450 51.9%
55 Florence, SC 39,931 50.6%
56 Lake City, SC 6,080 50.6%
57 Dillon, SC 6,454 50.2%
58 Bennettsville, SC 6,975 44.1%
59 Sumter, SC 43,046 42.9%
60 Hollywood, SC 5,397 42.6%
61 James Island, SC 11,689 42.6%
62 Mount Pleasant, SC 90,945 42.6%
63 Marion, SC 6,402 38.8%
64 Orangeburg, SC 13,220 33.0%
65 Forest Acres, SC 10,514 30.1%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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