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2022 population: 731,595
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 532,822 | 72.83% | |
| Black: | 127,473 | 17.42% | |
| Indian: | 834 | 0.11% | |
| Asian: | 6,943 | 0.95% | |
| 2+ races: | 21,560 | 2.95% | |
| Hispanic: | 40,330 | 5.51% | |
| Total non-White: | 198,773 | 27.17% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 331,027 | |
| Median Value | $180,400 | |
| Occupied | 285,824 | 86.3% |
| Vacant | 45,203 | 13.7% |
| Owned | 209,925 | 73.4% |
| Rented | 75,899 | 26.6% |
| Median Rent | $876 | |
| Single-Family Units | 228,297 | 69.0% |
| Detached | 223,520 | 67.5% |
| Attached | 4,777 | 1.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 22,985 | 6.9% |
| Mobile Homes | 64,877 | 19.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 16,720 | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 14,636 | 5.1% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 14,096 | 4.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 14,671 | 5.1% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 13,307 | 4.7% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,390 | 4.7% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 14,270 | 5.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,490 | 4.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,759 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 21,627 | 7.6% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 28,348 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 36,147 | 12.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 26,144 | 9.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 16,354 | 5.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 16,360 | 5.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 15,505 | 5.4% |
| Median Household Income | 58,176 | |
| Per Capita Income | 32,507 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 14,563 | 5.1% |
| Public Assistance | 3,777 | 1.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 34,295 | 12.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 286,538 | 66.5% |
| Unemployed | 15,494 | 3.6% |
| In Armed Forces | 613 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 302,645 | 70.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 128,043 | 29.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 33.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 125,340 | 97,181 | 56.3% |
| Non-Profit | 9,081 | 15,530 | 36.9% |
| Self-Employed | 18,528 | 10,056 | 64.8% |
| Local Government | 8,480 | 12,588 | 40.3% |
| State Government | 8,253 | 12,176 | 40.4% |
| Federal Government | 2,391 | 2,448 | 49.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 143,868 | 107,237 | 57.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,205 | 42,742 | 39.8% |
| Total | 172,073 | 149,979 | 53.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 14.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 41,490 | 12.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 59,789 | 18.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 71,779 | 22.2% |
| Service Occupations | 54,369 | 16.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,486 | 0.5% |
| All others | 95,245 | 29.5% |
| White Collar | 53.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 62,818 | 19.5% |
| Retail trade | 35,420 | 11.0% |
| Educational services and health care | 33,526 | 10.4% |
| Construction | 22,376 | 6.9% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,309 | 6.6% |
| Other services | 15,903 | 4.9% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 12,474 | 3.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 12,471 | 3.9% |
| Public administration | 10,937 | 3.4% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 8,218 | 2.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,474 | 2.0% |
| Information | 3,425 | 1.1% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,928 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 21,259 | 2.91% |
| Puerto Rican | 5,318 | 0.73% |
| Cuban | 1,571 | 0.21% |
| Dominican | 393 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 5,399 | 0.74% |
| Costa Rican | 149 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 2,969 | 0.41% |
| Honduran | 1,036 | 0.14% |
| Nicaraguan | 87 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 259 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 899 | 0.12% |
| Total South American | 3,610 | 0.49% |
| Argentinean | 328 | 0.04% |
| Bolivian | 334 | 0.05% |
| Chilean | 100 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 1,421 | 0.19% |
| Ecuadorian | 675 | 0.09% |
| Peruvian | 311 | 0.04% |
| Uruguayan | 21 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 420 | 0.06% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,780 | 0.38% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 2,140 | 0.29% |
| Chinese | 1,561 | 0.21% |
| Filipino | 1,260 | 0.17% |
| Korean | 441 | 0.06% |
| Vietnamese | 411 | 0.06% |
| Japanese | 230 | 0.03% |
| Taiwanese | 138 | 0.02% |
| Thai | 111 | 0.02% |
| Burmese | 56 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 654,723 | 94.5% |
| Spanish | 25,693 | 3.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,901 | 0.6% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,473 | 0.2% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,406 | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 1,105 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,082 | 0.2% |
| Tagalog | 769 | 0.1% |
| Arabic | 742 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 85,050 | 11.6% |
| American | 74,023 | 10.1% |
| Irish | 68,797 | 9.4% |
| German | 66,101 | 9.0% |
| Scottish | 17,005 | 2.3% |
| Italian | 16,291 | 2.2% |
| Scotch-Irish | 16,011 | 2.2% |
| European | 10,949 | 1.5% |
| Polish | 10,623 | 1.5% |
| French | 10,566 | 1.4% |
| African | 6,590 | 0.9% |
| Dutch | 5,467 | 0.7% |
| Welsh | 4,038 | 0.6% |
| British | 4,010 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 3,275 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 714,726 | 97.7% |
| Not a citizen | 16,869 | 2.3% |
| Native | 703,831 | 96.2% |
| Foreign-born | 27,764 | 3.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 19,781 | 3.9% | 48,294 | 9.6% | 157,535 | 31.4% | 149,219 | 29.8% | 77,721 | 15.5% | 48,929 | 9.8% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 19,781 | 3.9% |
| 9-12 Years | 48,294 | 9.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 157,535 | 31.4% |
| Some College | 149,219 | 29.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 77,721 | 15.5% |
| Grad Degree | 48,929 | 9.8% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | ||
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 | SC03 | Jeff Duncan* (R) | 189,971 | 97.6% | 4,598 | 2.4% | 194,569 | |||
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | SC03 | Jeff Duncan* (R) | 237,544 | 71.2% | Hosea Cleveland (D) | 95,712 | 28.7% | 308 | 0.1% | 333,564 |
| 2018-11-06 | SC03 | Jeff Duncan* (R) | 153,338 | 67.8% | Mary Geren (D) | 70,046 | 31.0% | 2,820 | 1.2% | 226,204 |
| 2016-11-08 | SC03 | Jeff Duncan* (R) | 196,325 | 72.8% | Hosea Cleveland (D) | 72,933 | 27.1% | 282 | 0.1% | 269,540 |
| 2014-11-04 | SC03 | Jeff Duncan* (R) | 116,741 | 71.2% | Barbara Jo Wrobleski-Mullis (D) | 47,181 | 28.8% | 87 | 0.1% | 164,009 |
| 2012-11-06 | SC03 | Jeff Duncan (R) | 169,512 | 66.5% | Brian Doyle (D) | 84,735 | 33.3% | 516 | 0.2% | 254,763 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | SC03 | Jeff Duncan (R) | 126,235 | 62.5% | Jane Dyer (D,WF) | 73,095 | 36.2% | 2,778 | 1.4% | 202,108 |
| 2008-11-04 | SC03 | Gresham Barrett* (R) | 186,799 | 64.7% | Jane Dyer (D) | 101,724 | 35.2% | 218 | 0.1% | 288,741 |
| 2006-11-07 | SC03 | Gresham Barrett* (R) | 111,882 | 62.9% | Lee Ballenger (D,WF) | 66,039 | 37.1% | 67 | 0.0% | 177,988 |
| 2004-11-02 | SC03 | Gresham Barrett* (R) | 191,052 | 99.5% | 947 | 0.5% | 191,999 | |||
| 2002-11-05 | SC03 | Gresham Barrett (R) | 119,644 | 67.1% | George Brightharp (D) | 55,743 | 31.3% | 2,808 | 1.6% | 178,195 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | SC03 | Lindsey Graham* (R) | 150,176 | 67.8% | George Brightharp (D) | 67,174 | 30.3% | 4,271 | 1.9% | 221,621 |
| 1998-11-03 | SC03 | Lindsey Graham* (R) | 129,047 | 99.7% | 402 | 0.3% | 129,449 | |||
| 1996-11-05 | SC03 | Lindsey Graham* (R) | 114,273 | 60.3% | Debbie Dorn (D) | 73,417 | 38.7% | 1,840 | 1.0% | 189,530 |
| 1994-11-08 | SC03 | Lindsey Graham (R) | 90,123 | 60.1% | James Bryan (D) | 59,932 | 39.9% | 13 | 0.0% | 150,068 |
| 1992-11-03 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 119,119 | 61.1% | Jim Bland (R) | 75,660 | 38.8% | 85 | 0.0% | 194,864 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 72,561 | 58.0% | Ray Haskett (R) | 52,419 | 41.9% | 70 | 0.1% | 125,050 |
| 1988-11-08 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 89,071 | 53.7% | Henry Jordan (R) | 75,571 | 45.6% | 1,183 | 0.7% | 165,825 |
| 1986-11-04 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 79,109 | 68.4% | Richard Dickison (R) | 36,495 | 31.5% | 79 | 0.1% | 115,683 |
| 1984-11-06 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 88,917 | 58.4% | Clarence Taylor (R) | 61,739 | 40.6% | 1,510 | 1.0% | 152,166 |
| 1982-11-02 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 77,125 | 90.4% | Gordon Davis (Libertarian) | 8,214 | 9.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 85,339 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 87,680 | 59.8% | Marshall Parker (R) | 57,840 | 39.4% | 1,122 | 0.8% | 146,642 |
| 1978-11-07 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 81,638 | 82.0% | Anthony Panuccio (R) | 17,973 | 18.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 99,611 |
| 1976-11-02 | SC03 | Butler Derrick* (D) | 117,740 | 99.9% | 115 | 0.1% | 117,855 | |||
| 1974-11-04 | SC03 | Butler Derrick (D) | 55,120 | 61.8% | Marshall Parker (R) | 34,046 | 38.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 89,166 |
| 1972-11-07 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 82,579 | 75.2% | Roy Ethridge (R) | 27,173 | 24.8% | 5 | 0.0% | 109,757 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 60,708 | 75.2% | Grady Ballard (R) | 19,981 | 24.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 80,689 |
| 1968-11-05 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 74,104 | 66.1% | John Grisso (R) | 35,463 | 31.6% | 2,490 | 2.2% | 112,057 |
| 1966-11-08 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 42,874 | 57.8% | John Grisso (R) | 31,331 | 42.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 74,205 |
| 1964-11-03 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 65,920 | 99.9% | 47 | 0.1% | 65,967 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 34,545 | 100.0% | 11 | 0.0% | 34,556 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 52,398 | 100.0% | 11 | 0.0% | 52,409 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 9,528 | 99.9% | 12 | 0.1% | 9,540 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 39,270 | 92.9% | Mrs. Maka Knox (R) | 2,885 | 6.8% | 127 | 0.3% | 42,282 |
| 1954-11-02 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 30,790 | 99.3% | C.M. Smith (R) | 199 | 0.6% | 24 | 0.1% | 31,013 |
| 1952-11-04 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn* (D) | 44,237 | 93.8% | David Dows (R) | 2,849 | 6.0% | 72 | 0.2% | 47,158 |
| 1950-11-07 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn (D) | 8,126 | 100.0% | 4 | 0.0% | 8,130 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | SC03 | James Hare (D) | 19,181 | 97.9% | D.F. Merill (R) | 421 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 19,602 |
| 1946-11-05 | SC03 | W.J. Bryan Dorn (D) | 3,527 | 99.9% | 4 | 0.1% | 3,531 | |||
| 1944-11-07 | SC03 | Butler Hare* (D) | 13,105 | 97.0% | D.F. Merrill (R) | 404 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13,509 |
| 1942-11-03 | SC03 | Butler Hare* (D) | 3,201 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,201 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | SC03 | Butler Hare* (D) | 15,977 | 99.3% | A.F. Ernest (R) | 108 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 16,085 |
| 1938-11-08 | SC03 | Butler Hare (D) | 10,028 | 99.6% | O.B. Menees (R) | 43 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,071 |
| 1936-11-03 | SC03 | John Taylor* (D) | 18,983 | 99.0% | O.B. Menees (I) | 116 | 0.6% | 74 | 0.4% | 19,173 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 236,981 | 68.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 106,461 | 30.6% | 4,904 | 1.4% | 348,346 | 13 | 21 | 13.86% | |
| 2020 | 60% | Donald Trump* (R) | 228,038 | 68.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 102,363 | 30.5% | 4,729 | 1.4% | 335,130 | 13 | 21 | 13.33% |
| 2016 | 53% | Donald Trump (R) | 190,540 | 67.0% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 82,527 | 29.0% | 11,281 | 4.0% | 284,348 | 12 | 21 | 13.52% |
| 2012 | 51% | Mitt Romney (R) | 170,084 | 64.5% | Barack Obama* (D) | 89,439 | 33.9% | 3,971 | 1.5% | 263,494 | 10 | 17 | 13.42% |
| 2008 | 54% | John McCain (R) | 188,693 | 63.7% | Barack Obama (D) | 103,804 | 35.0% | 3,803 | 1.3% | 296,300 | 10 | 18 | 15.42% |
| 2004 | 50% | George W. Bush* (R) | 169,283 | 65.6% | John Kerry (D) | 86,947 | 33.7% | 1,986 | 0.8% | 258,216 | 8 | 15 | 15.96% |
| 2000 | 43% | George W. Bush (R) | 137,336 | 62.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 75,993 | 34.8% | 5,025 | 2.3% | 218,354 | 6 | 15 | 15.78% |
| 1996 | 39% | Robert Dole (R) | 100,390 | 54.2% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 71,755 | 38.7% | 13,220 | 7.1% | 185,365 | 4 | 13 | 16.13% |
| 1992 | 45% | George Bush* (R) | 101,962 | 51.6% | Bill Clinton (D) | 69,161 | 35.0% | 26,424 | 13.4% | 197,547 | 4 | 14 | 16.43% |
| 1988 | 39% | George Bush (R) | 108,043 | 66.5% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 54,507 | 33.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,550 | 5 | 13 | 16.49% |
| 1984 | 39% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 102,301 | 67.6% | Walter Mondale (D) | 49,116 | 32.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 151,417 | 4 | 9 | 15.63% |
| 1980 | 43% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 73,333 | 50.3% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 70,256 | 48.2% | 2,176 | 1.5% | 145,765 | -1 | -3 | 16.38% |
| 1976 | 41% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 78,296 | 58.9% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 54,640 | 41.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 132,936 | -2 | -7 | 16.56% |
| 1972 | 39% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 84,401 | 77.3% | George McGovern (D) | 24,723 | 22.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 109,124 | 7 | 17 | 16.10% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 47,223 | 40.9% | Richard Nixon (R) | 41,678 | 36.1% | 26,585 | 23.0% | 115,486 | -2 | -7 | 17.31% |
| 1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 50.5% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 49.5% | 0.0% | -8 | 12 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 30% | John Kennedy (D) | 35,144 | 64.1% | Richard Nixon (R) | 19,649 | 35.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 54,793 | -13 | -14 | 14.17% |
| 1956 | 25% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 28,833 | 64.8% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 8,323 | 18.7% | 7,351 | 16.5% | 44,507 | -6 | -39 | 14.81% |
| 1952 | 28% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 30,738 | 62.7% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 16,779 | 34.2% | 1,473 | 3.0% | 48,990 | -15 | -21 | 14.36% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 740,035 | 71.9% | 16.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 5.0% | 5.5% |
| 2020 | 706,961 | 72.5% | 19.2% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 4.7% | |
| 2012 | 666,024 | 74.8% | 17.7% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 722,675 | 74.3% | 19.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 668,669 | 76.0% | 20.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 670,139 | 75.6% | 20.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.9% |
| 1992 | 581,104 | 78.2% | 20.8% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| 1990 | 576,568 | 77.3% | 21.9% | ||||
| 1982 | 519,280 | 76.3% | 22.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | |
| 1980 | 519,823 | 22.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 434,427 | 23.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 434,427 | 23.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 318,809 | ||||||
| 1950 | 307,719 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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