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2022 population: 737,328
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 486,233 | 65.95% | |
| Black: | 138,086 | 18.73% | |
| Indian: | 666 | 0.09% | |
| Asian: | 18,985 | 2.57% | |
| 2+ races: | 20,840 | 2.83% | |
| Hispanic: | 68,795 | 9.33% | |
| Total non-White: | 251,095 | 34.05% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 317,665 | |
| Median Value | $229,700 | |
| Occupied | 290,732 | 91.5% |
| Vacant | 26,933 | 8.5% |
| Owned | 199,577 | 68.6% |
| Rented | 91,155 | 31.4% |
| Median Rent | $1,075 | |
| Single-Family Units | 229,979 | 72.4% |
| Detached | 217,620 | 68.5% |
| Attached | 12,359 | 3.9% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 45,668 | 14.4% |
| Mobile Homes | 26,483 | 8.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 15,623 | 5.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10,537 | 3.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 10,635 | 3.7% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 10,538 | 3.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 11,470 | 3.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,466 | 4.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,232 | 4.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,296 | 3.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,835 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,371 | 8.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 28,829 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 40,290 | 13.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 27,671 | 9.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 17,968 | 6.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 21,712 | 7.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 23,259 | 8.0% |
| Median Household Income | 67,514 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,606 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 12,474 | 4.3% |
| Public Assistance | 3,866 | 1.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 27,083 | 9.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 307,868 | 72.5% |
| Unemployed | 14,535 | 3.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 399 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 322,802 | 76.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 102,103 | 24.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 27.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 144,573 | 116,921 | 55.3% |
| Non-Profit | 9,173 | 17,577 | 34.3% |
| Self-Employed | 21,719 | 11,171 | 66.0% |
| Local Government | 7,422 | 12,003 | 38.2% |
| State Government | 4,999 | 9,212 | 35.2% |
| Federal Government | 2,644 | 2,388 | 52.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 166,292 | 128,092 | 56.5% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 24,238 | 41,180 | 37.1% |
| Total | 190,530 | 169,272 | 53.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 55,953 | 15.5% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 76,331 | 21.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 83,565 | 23.2% |
| Service Occupations | 55,854 | 15.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,272 | 0.4% |
| All others | 88,998 | 24.7% |
| White Collar | 59.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 61,733 | 17.1% |
| Retail trade | 38,293 | 10.6% |
| Educational services and health care | 30,650 | 8.5% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 26,702 | 7.4% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 26,031 | 7.2% |
| Construction | 24,663 | 6.8% |
| Other services | 17,029 | 4.7% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,162 | 4.2% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 14,747 | 4.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 10,719 | 3.0% |
| Public administration | 9,647 | 2.7% |
| Information | 6,026 | 1.7% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,627 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 30,258 | 4.10% |
| Puerto Rican | 6,942 | 0.94% |
| Cuban | 2,741 | 0.37% |
| Dominican | 1,166 | 0.16% |
| Total Central American | 10,986 | 1.49% |
| Costa Rican | 400 | 0.05% |
| Guatemalan | 3,636 | 0.49% |
| Honduran | 5,732 | 0.78% |
| Nicaraguan | 122 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 132 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 964 | 0.13% |
| Total South American | 13,580 | 1.84% |
| Argentinean | 375 | 0.05% |
| Bolivian | 22 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 280 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 9,444 | 1.28% |
| Ecuadorian | 547 | 0.07% |
| Paraguayan | 73 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 673 | 0.09% |
| Uruguayan | 670 | 0.09% |
| Venezuelan | 1,496 | 0.20% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,122 | 0.42% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 6,836 | 0.93% |
| Chinese | 2,914 | 0.40% |
| Vietnamese | 2,308 | 0.31% |
| Korean | 1,095 | 0.15% |
| Filipino | 1,075 | 0.15% |
| Laotian | 753 | 0.10% |
| Japanese | 738 | 0.10% |
| Cambodian | 585 | 0.08% |
| Hmong | 510 | 0.07% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 608,380 | 87.8% |
| Spanish | 52,236 | 7.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 7,274 | 1.0% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,498 | 0.9% |
| Other Asian | 4,929 | 0.7% |
| German, other Germanic | 3,329 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 2,313 | 0.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,263 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 1,926 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 87,336 | 11.8% |
| German | 71,337 | 9.7% |
| Irish | 66,814 | 9.1% |
| American | 55,433 | 7.5% |
| Italian | 21,941 | 3.0% |
| Scottish | 19,287 | 2.6% |
| Scotch-Irish | 18,651 | 2.5% |
| European | 11,248 | 1.5% |
| French | 10,914 | 1.5% |
| Polish | 10,378 | 1.4% |
| British | 5,898 | 0.8% |
| Dutch | 5,590 | 0.8% |
| Russian | 5,002 | 0.7% |
| Welsh | 4,652 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 4,644 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 702,357 | 95.3% |
| Not a citizen | 34,971 | 4.7% |
| Native | 674,946 | 91.5% |
| Foreign-born | 62,382 | 8.5% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 19,240 | 3.8% | 34,978 | 7.0% | 126,817 | 25.3% | 145,441 | 29.0% | 109,567 | 21.8% | 65,633 | 13.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 19,240 | 3.8% |
| 9-12 Years | 34,978 | 7.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 126,817 | 25.3% |
| Some College | 145,441 | 29.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 109,567 | 21.8% |
| Grad Degree | 65,633 | 13.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | SC04 | William Timmons* (R) | 206,916 | 59.7% | Kathryn Harvey (D) | 128,976 | 37.2% | 10,522 | 3.0% | 346,414 |
| 2022-11-08 | SC04 | William Timmons* (R) | 165,607 | 90.8% | 16,758 | 9.2% | 182,365 | |||
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | SC04 | William Timmons* (R) | 222,126 | 61.6% | Kim Nelson (D) | 133,023 | 36.9% | 5,401 | 1.5% | 360,550 |
| 2018-11-06 | SC04 | William Timmons (R) | 145,321 | 59.6% | Brandon Brown (D) | 89,182 | 36.6% | 9,447 | 3.9% | 243,950 |
| 2016-11-08 | SC04 | Trey Gowdy* (R) | 198,648 | 67.2% | Chris Fedalei (D) | 91,676 | 31.0% | 5,346 | 1.8% | 295,670 |
| 2014-11-04 | SC04 | Trey Gowdy* (R) | 126,452 | 84.8% | Curtis McLaughlin (Libertarian) | 21,969 | 14.7% | 628 | 0.4% | 149,049 |
| 2012-11-06 | SC04 | Trey Gowdy* (R) | 173,201 | 64.9% | Deb Morrow (D,WF) | 89,964 | 33.7% | 3,719 | 1.4% | 266,884 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | SC04 | Trey Gowdy (R) | 137,586 | 63.5% | Paul Corden (D) | 62,438 | 28.8% | 16,814 | 7.8% | 216,838 |
| 2008-11-04 | SC04 | Bob Inglis* (R) | 184,440 | 60.1% | Paul Corden (D) | 113,291 | 36.9% | 9,197 | 3.0% | 306,928 |
| 2006-11-07 | SC04 | Bob Inglis* (R) | 115,553 | 64.2% | William Griffith (D) | 57,490 | 32.0% | 6,888 | 3.8% | 179,931 |
| 2004-11-02 | SC04 | Bob Inglis (R) | 188,795 | 69.8% | Brandon Brown (D) | 78,376 | 29.0% | 3,423 | 1.3% | 270,594 |
| 2002-11-05 | SC04 | Jim DeMint* (R) | 122,422 | 69.0% | Peter Ashy (D) | 51,462 | 29.0% | 3,533 | 2.0% | 177,417 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | SC04 | Jim DeMint* (R) | 150,436 | 79.6% | Ted Adams (Constitution) | 16,532 | 8.7% | 22,083 | 11.7% | 189,051 |
| 1998-11-03 | SC04 | Jim DeMint (R) | 105,264 | 57.7% | Glenn Reese (D) | 73,314 | 40.2% | 3,972 | 2.2% | 182,550 |
| 1996-11-05 | SC04 | Bob Inglis* (R) | 138,165 | 70.9% | Darrell Curry (D) | 54,126 | 27.8% | 2,521 | 1.3% | 194,812 |
| 1994-11-08 | SC04 | Bob Inglis* (R) | 109,626 | 73.5% | Jerry Fowler (D) | 39,396 | 26.4% | 154 | 0.1% | 149,176 |
| 1992-11-03 | SC04 | Bob Inglis (R) | 99,879 | 50.3% | Liz Patterson* (D) | 94,182 | 47.5% | 4,349 | 2.2% | 198,410 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | SC04 | Liz Patterson* (D) | 81,927 | 61.4% | Terry Haskins (R) | 51,338 | 38.4% | 270 | 0.2% | 133,535 |
| 1988-11-08 | SC04 | Liz Patterson* (D) | 90,234 | 52.2% | Knox White (R) | 82,793 | 47.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 173,027 |
| 1986-11-04 | SC04 | Liz Patterson (D) | 67,012 | 51.4% | Bill Workman (R) | 61,648 | 47.3% | 1,747 | 1.3% | 130,407 |
| 1984-11-06 | SC04 | Carroll Campbell* (R) | 105,139 | 63.9% | Jeff Smith (D) | 57,854 | 35.2% | 1,431 | 0.9% | 164,424 |
| 1982-11-02 | SC04 | Carroll Campbell* (R) | 69,802 | 63.3% | Marion Tyus (D) | 40,394 | 36.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 110,196 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | SC04 | Carroll Campbell* (R) | 90,941 | 92.6% | Thomas Waldenfels (Libertarian) | 6,984 | 7.1% | 248 | 0.3% | 98,173 |
| 1978-11-07 | SC04 | Carroll Campbell (R) | 51,377 | 52.1% | Max Heller (D) | 45,484 | 46.2% | 1,693 | 1.7% | 98,554 |
| 1976-11-02 | SC04 | James Mann* (D) | 91,721 | 73.5% | Robert Watkins (R) | 32,983 | 26.4% | 61 | 0.0% | 124,765 |
| 1974-11-04 | SC04 | James Mann* (D) | 45,070 | 63.3% | Robert Watkins (R) | 26,185 | 36.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 71,255 |
| 1972-11-07 | SC04 | James Mann* (D) | 64,989 | 66.1% | Wayne Whatley (R) | 33,363 | 33.9% | 37 | 0.0% | 98,389 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | SC04 | James Mann* (D) | 52,175 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 52,175 | |||
| 1968-11-05 | SC04 | James Mann (D) | 68,437 | 61.2% | Charles Bradshaw (R) | 43,440 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 111,877 |
| 1966-11-08 | SC04 | Robert Ashmore* (D) | 43,611 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 43,611 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | SC04 | Robert Ashmore* (D) | 81,727 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 81,727 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | SC04 | Robert Ashmore* (D) | 47,044 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 47,044 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | SC04 | Robert Ashmore* (D) | 68,973 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 68,973 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | SC04 | Robert Ashmore* (D) | 17,247 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 17,247 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | SC04 | Robert Ashmore* (D) | 53,722 | 85.1% | Dan Wallace (R) | 9,393 | 14.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 63,115 |
| 1954-11-02 | SC04 | Robert Ashmore* (D) | 43,857 | 99.2% | Lena Bellotte (R) | 342 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 44,199 |
| 1953-06-02 sp | SC04 | Robert Ashmore (D) | 12,766 | 44.2% | Charles Moore (D) | 10,679 | 36.9% | 5,468 | 18.9% | 28,913 |
| 1952-11-04 | SC04 | Joseph Bryson* (D) | 77,850 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 77,850 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | SC04 | Joseph Bryson* (D) | 7,976 | 99.9% | 5 | 0.1% | 7,981 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | SC04 | Joseph Bryson* (D) | 26,098 | 94.9% | James Gaston (R) | 1,410 | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,508 |
| 1946-11-05 | SC04 | Joseph Bryson* (D) | 3,363 | 99.6% | 14 | 0.4% | 3,377 | |||
| 1944-11-07 | SC04 | Joseph Bryson* (D) | 20,988 | 95.7% | J.G. Jones (R) | 934 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,922 |
| 1942-11-03 | SC04 | Joseph Bryson* (D) | 4,228 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,228 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | SC04 | Joseph Bryson* (D) | 23,825 | 97.3% | James McCullough (R) | 657 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,482 |
| 1938-11-08 | SC04 | Joseph Bryson (D) | 8,995 | 99.4% | H.A. Costner (R) | 58 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 9,053 |
| 1936-11-03 | SC04 | Gabriel Mahon (D) | 25,468 | 98.9% | W.E. Murray (R) | 162 | 0.6% | 121 | 0.5% | 25,751 |
| 1936-11-03 sp | SC04 | Gabriel Mahon (D) | 24,715 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,715 | |||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 202,545 | 58.4% | Joe Biden (D) | 138,171 | 39.8% | 6,366 | 1.8% | 347,082 | 3 | 12 | 13.81% | |
| 2020 | 62% | Donald Trump* (R) | 215,250 | 59.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 140,897 | 38.8% | 6,567 | 1.8% | 362,714 | 4 | 13 | 14.43% |
| 2016 | 55% | Donald Trump (R) | 181,634 | 60.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 103,975 | 34.5% | 16,138 | 5.3% | 301,747 | 5 | 14 | 14.35% |
| 2012 | 54% | Mitt Romney (R) | 170,623 | 62.2% | Barack Obama* (D) | 99,359 | 36.2% | 4,488 | 1.6% | 274,470 | 8 | 15 | 13.97% |
| 2008 | 54% | John McCain (R) | 190,004 | 60.4% | Barack Obama (D) | 119,246 | 37.9% | 5,254 | 1.7% | 314,504 | 7 | 15 | 16.37% |
| 2004 | 53% | George W. Bush* (R) | 181,255 | 64.9% | John Kerry (D) | 94,760 | 33.9% | 3,232 | 1.2% | 279,247 | 7 | 14 | 17.26% |
| 2000 | 47% | George W. Bush (R) | 152,026 | 64.3% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 78,379 | 33.2% | 5,848 | 2.5% | 236,253 | 8 | 16 | 17.07% |
| 1996 | 41% | Robert Dole (R) | 111,699 | 56.6% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 74,208 | 37.6% | 11,496 | 5.8% | 197,403 | 7 | 16 | 17.17% |
| 1992 | 45% | George Bush* (R) | 107,970 | 54.7% | Bill Clinton (D) | 65,106 | 33.0% | 24,131 | 12.2% | 197,207 | 7 | 17 | 16.40% |
| 1988 | 41% | George Bush (R) | 114,191 | 67.7% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 54,572 | 32.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 168,763 | 6 | 14 | 17.12% |
| 1984 | 42% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 114,650 | 70.2% | Walter Mondale (D) | 48,691 | 29.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 163,341 | 7 | 11 | 16.86% |
| 1980 | 44% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 76,147 | 54.7% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 60,549 | 43.5% | 2,624 | 1.9% | 139,320 | 5 | 4 | 15.65% |
| 1976 | 40% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 63,848 | 51.7% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 59,555 | 48.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 123,403 | 5 | 0 | 15.38% |
| 1972 | 36% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 77,547 | 79.7% | George McGovern (D) | 19,702 | 20.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 97,249 | 9 | 19 | 14.35% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 54,648 | 46.0% | George Wallace (AIP) | 36,866 | 31.0% | 27,411 | 23.0% | 118,925 | 8 | 3 | 17.83% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 55.9% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 44.1% | 0.0% | -3 | 17 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 32% | John Kennedy (D) | 43,886 | 53.0% | Richard Nixon (R) | 38,876 | 47.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 82,762 | -2 | -3 | 21.40% |
| 1956 | 27% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 35,942 | 55.2% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 20,203 | 31.0% | 8,967 | 13.8% | 65,112 | 6 | -26 | 21.66% |
| 1952 | 34% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 46,364 | 58.2% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 31,368 | 39.4% | 1,897 | 2.4% | 79,629 | -10 | -16 | 23.35% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 747,967 | 65.5% | 17.1% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 9.8% |
| 2020 | 754,148 | 68.3% | 17.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 9.0% | |
| 2012 | 671,222 | 68.5% | 19.7% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 7.4% |
| 2010 | 770,226 | 70.2% | 19.3% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 7.0% |
| 2002 | 668,669 | 74.6% | 19.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 3.2% |
| 2000 | 670,335 | 74.4% | 19.8% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| 1992 | 581,113 | 78.7% | 19.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | |
| 1990 | 577,304 | 79.2% | 19.6% | ||||
| 1982 | 520,525 | 79.3% | 19.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | |
| 1980 | 489,466 | 19.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 414,270 | 18.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 463,983 | 20.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 444,230 | ||||||
| 1950 | 396,809 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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