Early voting surges in Berkeley County
Nearly 502,000 voters cast their ballots in South Carolina as of Oct. 24, according to the South Carolina Election Commission.
In Berkeley County, 24,025 early voters have made their selections for the 2026 General Midterm Elections through last Saturday. The county has 164,147 registered voters in all.
Berkeley County issued 3,139 absentee ballots for the General Election, and has already received 2,613. Statewide, 56,715 absentee ballots were sent out, with 48,246 returned as of Oct. 24.
Greenville, Charleston and Richland counties have seen the highest turnout to this point, with each seeing over 40,000 ballots cast. Horry, York, Spartanburg, Lexington, Berkeley, Beaufort and Aiken were the others in the top 10.
To see how voter turnout has progressed in other SC counties, view the commission’s spreadsheet online.
Early voting continues through Oct. 31. Registered Berkeley County voters can cast their ballots from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday at any of the following locations:
• American Legion Hut: 180 Ravenell Drive, St. Stephen, SC 29476
• Berkeley County Voter Registration & Elections Office: 1003 Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
• Daniel Island Library: 2301 Daniel Island Drive, Daniel Island, SC 29492
• Goose Creek Library: 325 Old Moncks Corner Road, Goose Creek, SC 29445
• Hanahan Library: 1216 Old Murray Court, Hanahan, SC 29410
• Sangaree Library: 595 Sangaree Parkway, Summerville, SC 29486
The Daniel Island News published a Voter’s Guide in its recent print edition of the newspaper outlining all the candidates on the Berkeley County ballot. You can view or download
the issue online and see what the candidates had to say about the issues important to you.
To check on your voter registration, confirm your polling location or see a sample ballot before heading to the polls, you can review it online.