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2022 population: 734,138
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 509,206 | 69.36% | |
| Black: | 130,454 | 17.77% | |
| Indian: | 986 | 0.13% | |
| Asian: | 13,210 | 1.80% | |
| 2+ races: | 24,802 | 3.38% | |
| Hispanic: | 52,338 | 7.13% | |
| Total non-White: | 224,932 | 30.64% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 340,958 | |
| Median Value | $345,800 | |
| Occupied | 288,212 | 84.5% |
| Vacant | 52,746 | 15.5% |
| Owned | 216,590 | 75.1% |
| Rented | 71,622 | 24.9% |
| Median Rent | $1,483 | |
| Single-Family Units | 244,044 | 71.6% |
| Detached | 224,391 | 65.8% |
| Attached | 19,653 | 5.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 52,249 | 15.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 32,303 | 9.5% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,122 | 4.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6,856 | 2.4% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 7,201 | 2.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 8,853 | 3.1% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 8,440 | 2.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 9,589 | 3.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 8,684 | 3.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 8,825 | 3.1% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 10,105 | 3.5% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 19,480 | 6.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 27,550 | 9.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 40,751 | 14.1% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 32,760 | 11.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 23,837 | 8.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 26,999 | 9.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 36,160 | 12.5% |
| Median Household Income | 84,023 | |
| Per Capita Income | 46,888 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 9,101 | 3.2% |
| Public Assistance | 3,683 | 1.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 17,783 | 6.2% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 296,632 | 70.6% |
| Unemployed | 12,121 | 2.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 12,862 | 3.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 321,615 | 76.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 98,322 | 23.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 26.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 124,900 | 101,791 | 55.1% |
| Non-Profit | 7,631 | 12,473 | 38.0% |
| Self-Employed | 26,663 | 15,300 | 63.5% |
| Local Government | 8,521 | 13,903 | 38.0% |
| State Government | 5,918 | 11,460 | 34.1% |
| Federal Government | 8,680 | 6,659 | 56.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 151,563 | 117,091 | 56.4% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 30,750 | 44,495 | 40.9% |
| Total | 182,313 | 161,586 | 53.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 16.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 60,657 | 17.6% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 73,200 | 21.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 85,992 | 25.0% |
| Service Occupations | 55,106 | 16.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 675 | 0.2% |
| All others | 69,653 | 20.2% |
| White Collar | 63.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 39,152 | 11.4% |
| Manufacturing | 32,980 | 9.6% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 32,851 | 9.5% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 28,717 | 8.3% |
| Educational services and health care | 28,130 | 8.2% |
| Construction | 25,654 | 7.4% |
| Public administration | 17,877 | 5.2% |
| Other services | 16,695 | 4.8% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,046 | 4.4% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 11,567 | 3.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,453 | 1.9% |
| Information | 6,185 | 1.8% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,975 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 24,456 | 3.33% |
| Puerto Rican | 8,537 | 1.16% |
| Cuban | 1,289 | 0.18% |
| Dominican | 981 | 0.13% |
| Total Central American | 6,775 | 0.92% |
| Costa Rican | 504 | 0.07% |
| Guatemalan | 916 | 0.12% |
| Honduran | 3,526 | 0.48% |
| Nicaraguan | 394 | 0.05% |
| Panamanian | 482 | 0.07% |
| Salvadoran | 944 | 0.13% |
| Other Central American | 9 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 5,627 | 0.77% |
| Argentinean | 699 | 0.10% |
| Bolivian | 270 | 0.04% |
| Chilean | 214 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 1,926 | 0.26% |
| Ecuadorian | 513 | 0.07% |
| Paraguayan | 13 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 658 | 0.09% |
| Uruguayan | 211 | 0.03% |
| Venezuelan | 840 | 0.11% |
| Other South American | 283 | 0.04% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,673 | 0.64% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 4,699 | 0.64% |
| Chinese | 2,121 | 0.29% |
| Vietnamese | 1,679 | 0.23% |
| Indian | 1,468 | 0.20% |
| Korean | 705 | 0.10% |
| Japanese | 610 | 0.08% |
| Laotian | 278 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 273 | 0.04% |
| Taiwanese | 177 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 635,168 | 91.6% |
| Spanish | 34,898 | 5.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 5,941 | 0.9% |
| German, other Germanic | 3,253 | 0.5% |
| Tagalog | 2,907 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,631 | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 1,777 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 1,673 | 0.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,540 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 93,521 | 12.7% |
| German | 86,375 | 11.8% |
| Irish | 82,246 | 11.2% |
| American | 60,057 | 8.2% |
| Italian | 36,605 | 5.0% |
| French | 18,257 | 2.5% |
| Scottish | 18,106 | 2.5% |
| Polish | 15,392 | 2.1% |
| European | 15,290 | 2.1% |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,422 | 1.6% |
| Dutch | 6,454 | 0.9% |
| Swedish | 5,963 | 0.8% |
| British | 5,678 | 0.8% |
| Norwegian | 5,457 | 0.7% |
| French Canadian | 4,099 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 712,880 | 97.1% |
| Not a citizen | 21,258 | 2.9% |
| Native | 692,001 | 94.3% |
| Foreign-born | 42,137 | 5.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 11,070 | 2.1% | 25,604 | 4.9% | 113,946 | 22.0% | 154,016 | 29.8% | 130,445 | 25.2% | 82,279 | 15.9% |
| Average years of education: 14.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 11,070 | 2.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 25,604 | 4.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 113,946 | 22.0% |
| Some College | 154,016 | 29.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 130,445 | 25.2% |
| Grad Degree | 82,279 | 15.9% |
| Average years of education: 14.1 | ||
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | SC01 | Nancy Mace* (R) | 153,757 | 56.4% | Annie Andrews (D) | 115,796 | 42.5% | 3,128 | 1.1% | 272,681 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | SC01 | Nancy Mace (R) | 216,042 | 50.6% | Joe Cunningham* (D) | 210,627 | 49.3% | 442 | 0.1% | 427,111 |
| 2018-11-06 | SC01 | Joe Cunningham (D) | 145,455 | 50.6% | Katie Arrington (R) | 141,473 | 49.2% | 505 | 0.2% | 287,433 |
| 2016-11-08 | SC01 | Mark Sanford* (R) | 190,410 | 58.6% | Dimitri Cherny (D,Grn,WF) | 119,779 | 36.8% | 14,981 | 4.6% | 325,170 |
| 2014-11-04 | SC01 | Mark Sanford (R) | 119,392 | 93.4% | 8,423 | 6.6% | 127,815 | |||
| 2013-05-07 sp | SC01 | Mark Sanford (R) | 77,600 | 54.0% | Elizabeth Busch (D) | 64,961 | 45.2% | 1,074 | 0.7% | 143,635 |
| 2012-11-06 | SC01 | Tim Scott* (R) | 179,908 | 62.0% | Bobbie Rose (D,WF) | 103,557 | 35.7% | 6,548 | 2.3% | 290,013 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | SC01 | Tim Scott (R) | 152,755 | 65.4% | Ben Frasier (D) | 67,008 | 28.7% | 13,932 | 6.0% | 233,695 |
| 2008-11-04 | SC01 | Henry Brown* (R) | 177,540 | 51.9% | Linda Ketner (D) | 163,724 | 47.9% | 615 | 0.2% | 341,879 |
| 2006-11-07 | SC01 | Henry Brown* (R) | 115,766 | 59.9% | Randy Maatta (D,WF) | 73,218 | 37.9% | 4,391 | 2.3% | 193,375 |
| 2004-11-02 | SC01 | Henry Brown* (R) | 186,448 | 87.8% | James Dunn (Green) | 25,674 | 12.1% | 186 | 0.1% | 212,308 |
| 2002-11-05 | SC01 | Henry Brown* (R) | 127,562 | 89.6% | James Dunn (United Citizens) | 9,841 | 6.9% | 5,022 | 3.5% | 142,425 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | SC01 | Henry Brown (R) | 139,597 | 60.3% | Andy Brack (D) | 82,622 | 35.7% | 9,227 | 4.0% | 231,446 |
| 1998-11-03 | SC01 | Mark Sanford* (R) | 118,414 | 91.0% | Joe Innella (Natural Law) | 11,586 | 8.9% | 71 | 0.1% | 130,071 |
| 1996-11-05 | SC01 | Mark Sanford* (R) | 138,467 | 96.4% | Joe Innella (Natural Law) | 5,105 | 3.6% | 121 | 0.1% | 143,693 |
| 1994-11-08 | SC01 | Mark Sanford (R) | 97,803 | 66.3% | Robert Barber (D) | 47,769 | 32.4% | 1,899 | 1.3% | 147,471 |
| 1992-11-03 | SC01 | Arthur Ravenel* (R) | 121,938 | 66.1% | Bill Oberst (D) | 59,908 | 32.5% | 2,703 | 1.5% | 184,549 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 7% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | SC01 | Arthur Ravenel* (R) | 80,839 | 65.5% | Eugene Platt (D) | 42,555 | 34.5% | 109 | 0.1% | 123,503 |
| 1988-11-08 | SC01 | Arthur Ravenel* (R) | 101,572 | 63.8% | Wheeler Tillman (D) | 57,691 | 36.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,263 |
| 1986-11-04 | SC01 | Arthur Ravenel (R) | 59,969 | 52.0% | Jimmy Stuckey (D) | 55,262 | 48.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 115,232 |
| 1984-11-06 | SC01 | Thomas Hartnett* (R) | 103,288 | 61.7% | Ed Pendarvis (D) | 64,022 | 38.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 167,310 |
| 1982-11-02 | SC01 | Thomas Hartnett* (R) | 63,945 | 54.3% | Mullins McLeod (D) | 52,916 | 44.9% | 971 | 0.8% | 117,832 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | SC01 | Thomas Hartnett (R) | 81,988 | 51.6% | Charles Ravenel (D) | 76,743 | 48.3% | 10 | 0.0% | 158,741 |
| 1978-11-07 | SC01 | Mendel Davis* (D) | 65,835 | 60.6% | C.C. Wannamaker (R) | 42,811 | 39.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,646 |
| 1976-11-02 | SC01 | Mendel Davis* (D) | 89,891 | 68.9% | Lonnie Rowell (R) | 40,598 | 31.1% | 14 | 0.0% | 130,503 |
| 1974-11-04 | SC01 | Mendel Davis* (D) | 63,111 | 72.7% | George Rast (R) | 22,450 | 25.9% | 1,217 | 1.4% | 86,778 |
| 1972-11-07 | SC01 | Mendel Davis* (D) | 61,625 | 54.5% | Sidi Limehouse (R) | 51,469 | 45.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 113,094 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1971-04-27 sp | SC01 | Mendel Davis (D) | 37,821 | 48.3% | James Edwards (R) | 32,443 | 41.4% | 8,092 | 10.3% | 78,356 |
| 1970-11-03 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 63,891 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 63,891 | |||
| 1968-11-05 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 95,478 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 95,478 | |||
| 1966-11-08 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 59,055 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 59,055 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 56,152 | 99.6% | 244 | 0.4% | 56,396 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 39,176 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 39,176 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 47,153 | 100.0% | 11 | 0.0% | 47,164 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 13,538 | 100.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 13,540 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 31,112 | 100.0% | 2 | 0.0% | 31,114 | |||
| 1954-11-02 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 33,402 | 97.7% | Mrs. John Messervey (R) | 769 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.0% | 34,172 |
| 1952-11-04 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 30,483 | 100.0% | 13 | 0.0% | 30,496 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 6,753 | 100.0% | 3 | 0.0% | 6,756 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 24,529 | 89.1% | Tate Baggott (R) | 2,989 | 10.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,518 |
| 1946-11-05 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 5,354 | 99.5% | 27 | 0.5% | 5,381 | |||
| 1944-11-07 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 15,236 | 92.8% | O.H. Wilcox (R) | 1,190 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 16,426 |
| 1942-11-03 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers* (D) | 5,452 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,452 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | SC01 | Mendel Rivers (D) | 16,626 | 98.4% | Mrs. John Messervey (R) | 278 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 16,904 |
| 1939-11-07 sp | SC01 | Clara McMillan (D) | 5,515 | 78.7% | Shep Hutto (D) | 1,285 | 18.3% | 208 | 3.0% | 7,008 |
| 1938-11-08 | SC01 | Thomas McMillan* (D) | 7,649 | 98.3% | B.L. Hendrix (R) | 136 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,785 |
| 1936-11-03 | SC01 | Thomas McMillan* (D) | 15,772 | 96.9% | B.L. Hendrix (I) | 314 | 1.9% | 193 | 1.2% | 16,279 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 204,848 | 53.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 171,781 | 44.9% | 6,377 | 1.7% | 383,006 | -2 | 7 | 15.24% | |
| 2020 | 67% | Donald Trump* (R) | 222,867 | 52.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 197,130 | 46.1% | 7,598 | 1.8% | 427,595 | -3 | 5 | 17.01% |
| 2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 178,052 | 53.5% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 134,685 | 40.4% | 20,284 | 6.1% | 333,021 | -1 | 8 | 15.84% |
| 2012 | 58% | Mitt Romney (R) | 174,391 | 58.4% | Barack Obama* (D) | 119,833 | 40.1% | 4,627 | 1.5% | 298,851 | 4 | 11 | 15.22% |
| 2008 | 54% | John McCain (R) | 196,996 | 56.4% | Barack Obama (D) | 148,218 | 42.4% | 4,298 | 1.2% | 349,512 | 2 | 11 | 18.19% |
| 2004 | 51% | George W. Bush* (R) | 172,836 | 60.9% | John Kerry (D) | 109,790 | 38.7% | 1,353 | 0.5% | 283,979 | 3 | 10 | 17.55% |
| 2000 | 49% | George W. Bush (R) | 145,961 | 59.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 94,647 | 38.2% | 6,918 | 2.8% | 247,526 | 2 | 11 | 17.89% |
| 1996 | 40% | Robert Dole (R) | 107,221 | 55.6% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 74,150 | 38.4% | 11,491 | 6.0% | 192,862 | 6 | 15 | 16.78% |
| 1992 | 45% | George Bush* (R) | 101,830 | 53.1% | Bill Clinton (D) | 63,318 | 33.0% | 26,620 | 13.9% | 191,768 | 5 | 16 | 15.95% |
| 1988 | 35% | George Bush (R) | 100,179 | 61.5% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 62,594 | 38.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,773 | 0 | 8 | 16.51% |
| 1984 | 42% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 106,107 | 64.6% | Walter Mondale (D) | 58,243 | 35.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 164,350 | 1 | 6 | 16.97% |
| 1980 | 47% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 85,693 | 53.7% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 70,952 | 44.4% | 3,027 | 1.9% | 159,672 | 4 | 3 | 17.94% |
| 1976 | 39% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 70,124 | 53.9% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 59,939 | 46.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 130,063 | 3 | -2 | 16.21% |
| 1972 | 40% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 73,480 | 68.7% | George McGovern (D) | 33,488 | 31.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 106,968 | -2 | 8 | 15.78% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 42,966 | 36.9% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 42,331 | 36.3% | 31,220 | 26.8% | 116,517 | -1 | -7 | 17.47% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 67.9% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 32.1% | 0.0% | 9 | 29 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 28% | Richard Nixon (R) | 36,146 | 60.2% | John Kennedy (D) | 23,899 | 39.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 60,045 | 11 | 11 | 15.53% |
| 1956 | 24% | Write-ins (I) | 24,407 | 52.9% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 11,980 | 25.9% | 9,780 | 21.2% | 46,167 | 1 | -31 | 15.36% |
| 1952 | 28% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 31,483 | 62.1% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 17,906 | 35.3% | 1,344 | 2.6% | 50,733 | 13 | 7 | 14.87% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 744,714 | 68.8% | 17.5% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 7.5% |
| 2020 | 821,107 | 69.8% | 19.0% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 6.1% | |
| 2012 | 667,388 | 70.1% | 18.6% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 856,956 | 71.0% | 19.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 668,668 | 73.7% | 20.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.5% |
| 2000 | 684,765 | 73.5% | 21.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| 1992 | 581,125 | 77.0% | 20.1% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | |
| 1990 | 616,219 | 66.5% | 30.9% | 1.1% | 1.5% | ||
| 1982 | 520,338 | 64.9% | 32.3% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | |
| 1980 | 560,004 | 33.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 442,646 | 34.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 477,942 | 36.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 421,478 | ||||||
| 1950 | 345,953 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|