congressional districtSouth Carolina 4th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+30.1
2008R+21.1
2012R+24.2
2016R+23.9
2020R+18.5
2024R+23.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+6.4R+30.1 → R+23.6
vs. U.S. · 2024R+22.2R+23.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 63.4% of 556,155 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
131,763
215,072
5,690
352,525
556,155
63.4%
2020
138,151
202,497
6,360
347,008
516,371†
67.2%
2016
102,304
171,305
15,591
289,200
479,682†
60.3%
2012
97,623
161,472
4,286
263,381
449,093†
58.6%
2008
100,529
155,720
5,088
261,337
428,909†
60.9%
2004
79,412
148,915
2,763
231,090
408,726†
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.
——
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-4South CarolinaUnited States
English13.5%12.1%9.5%
German9.9%9.4%12.5%
Irish9.7%9.1%9.4%
American7.2%8.2%5.3%
Italian3.0%3.4%4.8%
Scottish2.6%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.1%1.4%—
French1.0%1.1%1.6%
African American†17.5%23.4%9.9%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Mexican4.7%3.4%11.3%
Colombian1.3%0.4%0.4%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.0%1.8%
Honduran0.6%0.4%0.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.3%0.5%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%——
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian0.9%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
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-4
South Carolina
United States
Median age
38.2
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SC-4
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$72,664
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.4%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.8%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SC-4
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.9%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
8.0%
5.2%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.3%
0.4%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
SC-4
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 4th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−30.1%
2008
−21.1%
2012
−24.2%
2016
−23.9%
2020
−18.5%
2024
−23.6%
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
4
R
37.2%128,976
59.7%206,916
346,414
2022
4
R
0.0%0
90.8%165,607
182,365
2020
4
R
36.9%133,023
61.6%222,126
360,550
2018
4
R
36.6%89,182
59.6%145,321
243,950
2016
4
R
31.0%91,676
67.2%198,648
295,670
2014
4
R
0.0%0
84.8%126,452
149,049
2012
4
R
31.5%84,087
64.9%173,201
266,884
2010
4
R
28.8%62,438
63.5%137,586
216,838
2008
4
R
36.9%113,291
60.1%184,440
306,928
2006
4
R
32.0%57,490
64.2%115,553
179,931
2004
4
R
29.0%78,376
69.8%188,795
270,594
2002
4
R
29.0%51,462
69.0%122,422
177,417
2000
4
R
0.0%0
79.6%150,436
189,051
1998
4
R
40.2%73,314
57.7%105,264
182,550
1996
4
R
27.8%54,126
70.9%138,165
194,792
1994
4
R
26.4%39,396
73.5%109,626
149,176
1992
4
R
47.5%94,182
50.3%99,879
198,410
1990
4
D
61.4%81,927
38.4%51,338
133,535
1988
4
D
52.2%90,234
47.8%82,793
173,027
1986
4
D
51.4%67,012
47.3%61,648
130,407
1984
4
R
35.2%57,854
63.9%105,139
164,424
1982
4
R
36.7%40,394
63.3%69,802
110,196
1980
4
R
0.0%0
92.9%90,941
97,925
1978
4
R
46.0%45,357
52.3%51,483
98,531
1976
4
D
73.5%91,721
26.4%32,983
124,765
Centered on Greenville County, SC-04 has shifted from a mid-century Democratic stronghold to one of the state's most reliably Republican districts, driven by decades of manufacturing-to-finance economic transformation and steady population growth along the I-85 corridor.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 30.1 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.6 points.
A population of 731,104, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,664 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 6.
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How did South Carolina 4th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 4th Congressional District voted Republican by 23.6 points (R+23.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 352,525 votes cast, 131,763 went Democratic and 215,072 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 4th Congressional District?
South Carolina 4th Congressional District has a population of 731,104 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 4th Congressional District?
Median household income in South Carolina 4th Congressional District is $72,664 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 4th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Carolina 4th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
