congressional districtSouth Carolina 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+28.3
2008R+18.9
2012R+18.6
2016R+17.2
2020R+10.6
2024R+14.0
net swing · 2004→2024D+14.4R+28.3 → R+14.0
vs. U.S. · 2024R+12.5R+14.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 65.1% of 560,716 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
154,275
205,217
5,455
364,947
560,716
65.1%
2020
160,976
199,793
5,715
366,484
548,989†
66.8%
2016
121,640
175,267
15,755
312,662
524,069†
59.7%
2012
115,238
168,843
4,046
288,127
498,552†
57.8%
2008
115,201
169,809
3,984
288,994
467,083†
61.9%
2004
87,112
156,893
2,271
246,276
435,614†
56.5%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupSC-2South CarolinaUnited States
English11.7%12.1%9.5%
German11.5%9.4%12.5%
American9.7%8.2%5.3%
Irish8.8%9.1%9.4%
Italian3.0%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.1%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.9%1.4%—
French0.9%1.1%1.6%
African American†23.0%23.4%9.9%
African1.5%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Mexican3.0%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%1.0%1.8%
Honduran0.4%0.4%0.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.3%0.5%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian0.9%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.3%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
SC-2
South Carolina
United States
Median age
39.6
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SC-2
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$74,611
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.1%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SC-2
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.0%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.8%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
SC-2
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
South Carolina 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.3%
2008
−18.9%
2012
−18.6%
2016
−17.2%
2020
−10.6%
2024
−14.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
R
40.2%142,985
59.5%211,514
355,285
2022
2
R
39.8%98,081
60.0%147,699
246,126
2020
2
R
42.6%155,118
55.7%202,715
364,215
2018
2
R
42.5%109,199
56.3%144,642
257,139
2016
2
R
34.5%105,306
60.2%183,746
304,996
2014
2
R
35.3%68,719
62.4%121,649
194,808
2012
2
R
0.0%0
96.3%196,116
203,718
2010
2
R
43.8%113,625
53.5%138,861
259,672
2008
2
R
46.2%158,627
53.7%184,583
343,486
2006
2
R
37.3%76,090
62.6%127,811
204,052
2004
2
R
33.3%93,249
65.0%181,862
279,870
2002
2
R
0.0%0
84.1%144,149
171,359
2000
2
R
40.8%110,672
57.0%154,338
270,976
1998
2
R
41.1%84,864
57.8%119,538
206,718
1996
2
R
0.0%0
89.9%158,229
175,942
1994
2
R
0.0%0
99.8%133,307
133,592
1992
2
R
0.0%0
87.6%148,667
169,670
1990
2
R
0.0%0
88.7%90,054
101,529
1988
2
R
46.7%83,978
52.8%94,960
179,999
1986
2
R
46.4%63,592
53.6%73,455
137,052
1984
2
R
36.7%63,932
62.1%108,085
174,027
1982
2
R
41.5%50,749
58.5%71,569
122,318
1980
2
R
44.3%73,353
55.7%92,306
165,659
1978
2
R
42.5%52,598
57.5%71,032
123,630
1976
2
R
41.8%60,602
57.5%83,426
144,995
Centered on the state capital and stretching into the Lowcountry, SC-02 has voted Republican by double digits in recent presidential cycles even as in-migration to the Columbia metro adds a younger, more diverse electorate to its traditional base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 28.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.0 points.
A population of 731,112, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,611 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 2.
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How did South Carolina 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 2nd Congressional District voted Republican by 14.0 points (R+14.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 364,947 votes cast, 154,275 went Democratic and 205,217 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 2nd Congressional District?
South Carolina 2nd Congressional District has a population of 731,112 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in South Carolina 2nd Congressional District is $74,611 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Carolina 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
