Greenville County cast 104,608 early ballots, the most of any South Carolina county and more than twice its 2022 total. About 30% of registered voters voted early.
Greenville County voters cast 104,608 early ballots over the 12 days of early voting, the most of any county in South Carolina. That is more than twice as many as the county cast during early voting for the last midterm election, in 2022.
Updated Nov. 5: final early voting totals, including Saturday, Oct. 31. The results of the vote are in our Greenville County election results story.
The figures come from the South Carolina Election Commission’s final early voting turnout report, dated Monday, Nov. 2. It covers Oct. 19 through Saturday, Oct. 31, the last day of early voting.
How Greenville compares
These counties cast the most early ballots, the state report shows:
| County | Early ballots, Oct. 19-31 |
|---|---|
| Greenville | 104,608 |
| Charleston | 99,275 |
| Richland | 92,575 |
| Horry | 85,931 |
| York | 61,989 |
| Spartanburg | 55,380 |
Statewide, 1,043,810 people voted early. Greenville County accounted for about one in 10 of them.
Greenville leads on numbers because it has the most voters. The county had 348,783 registered voters on Oct. 1, according to the commission’s registration report. That means about 30% of them voted early.
More than double 2022
In the 2022 general election, Greenville County cast 49,734 early ballots over 12 days, the commission’s 2022 early voting report shows. This year’s 12 days produced 104,608, about 2.1 times as many.
The busiest single day this year was Friday, Oct. 30, with 10,979 ballots in Greenville County. The final Saturday, Oct. 31, brought 10,417. The quietest day was Saturday, Oct. 24, with 6,091.
Where people voted
McAlister Square on South Pleasantburg Drive, home of the county elections office, took the most ballots by far. The City of Greenville Public Works site on Fairforest Way took the fewest.
| Early voting center | Ballots, Oct. 19-31 |
|---|---|
| McAlister Square (back entrance) | 31,571 |
| Praise Cathedral Family Life Center, Greer | 17,421 |
| Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Simpsonville | 16,912 |
| Greenville County Library, Five Forks Branch | 14,523 |
| Greenville Tech Northwest Campus | 11,496 |
| Mt. Pleasant Community Center | 7,432 |
| City of Greenville Public Works | 5,253 |
What was on the ballot
Besides federal, state and county races, Greenville voters faced three tax questions:
- City of Greenville voters decided on a 1% city sales tax to raise $410.1 million for 521 projects and fund a property tax credit for homeowners. Our guide to the city sales tax vote lists the biggest projects.
- Every county voter saw Question 1, a separate 1% countywide sales tax of up to $1.1 billion for roads, transit and green space.
- Every county voter also saw Question 2, on up to $150 million in county bonds repaid from that tax.
The county posts the full candidate list. Your own sample ballot is on MyscVOTES.
What it means for you
- Voting is over. Unofficial results, race by race, are in our election results story and our school board and County Council results.
- Results are not final until certified. The county board of canvassers must finish by noon Saturday, Nov. 7.
- Check your registration before the next election on MyscVOTES.
Greenville County Voter Registration and Elections is at 864-467-7250. Our Greenville County voting guide has the ID list, phone numbers and more.
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