congressional districtSouth Carolina 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+21.4
2008R+12.6
2012R+13.4
2016R+20.3
2020R+18.2
2024R+22.8
net swing · 2004→2024R+1.4R+21.4 → R+22.8
vs. U.S. · 2024R+21.3R+22.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 65.7% of 566,285 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
140,998
225,732
5,053
371,783
566,285
65.7%
2020
147,085
213,514
4,894
365,493
542,244†
67.4%
2016
114,385
175,685
11,974
302,044
507,720†
59.5%
2012
119,434
157,000
3,590
280,024
480,114†
58.3%
2008
115,383
149,129
4,354
268,866
457,139†
58.8%
2004
83,644
129,866
2,258
215,768
434,164†
49.7%
† 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-5South CarolinaUnited States
English11.5%12.1%9.5%
Irish9.6%9.1%9.4%
German9.3%9.4%12.5%
American9.0%8.2%5.3%
Italian3.6%3.4%4.8%
Scotch-Irish2.4%1.4%—
Scottish2.2%2.1%1.3%
Polish1.5%—2.2%
African American†23.0%23.4%9.9%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Mexican2.3%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.0%1.8%
Honduran0.3%0.4%0.3%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian1.0%0.5%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Chinese0.2%0.2%1.3%
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-5
South Carolina
United States
Median age
40.2
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SC-5
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$71,517
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.5%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.6%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SC-5
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.7%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
SC-5
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 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−21.4%
2008
−12.6%
2012
−13.4%
2016
−20.3%
2020
−18.2%
2024
−22.8%
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
5
R
36.3%130,592
63.5%228,260
359,409
2022
5
R
34.5%83,299
64.0%154,725
241,707
2020
5
R
39.9%145,979
60.1%220,006
366,258
2018
5
R
41.5%103,129
57.0%141,757
248,579
2016
5
R
38.7%105,772
59.2%161,669
273,006
2014
5
R
38.1%66,802
58.9%103,078
175,145
2012
5
R
41.0%113,904
55.5%154,324
278,003
2010
5
R
44.8%102,296
55.1%125,834
228,286
2008
5
D
61.6%188,785
37.0%113,282
306,285
2006
5
D
56.9%99,669
43.1%75,422
175,154
2004
5
D
63.0%152,867
36.9%89,568
242,518
2002
5
D
85.9%121,912
0.0%0
141,972
2000
5
D
58.8%126,877
39.5%85,247
215,838
1998
5
D
58.0%95,696
40.2%66,367
164,931
1996
5
D
54.1%97,335
45.3%81,455
179,949
1994
5
D
52.1%77,311
47.8%70,967
148,363
1992
5
D
61.2%112,031
38.7%70,866
183,086
1990
5
D
99.9%91,775
0.0%0
91,898
1988
5
D
69.8%107,959
30.2%46,622
154,581
1986
5
D
99.7%95,859
0.0%0
96,149
1984
5
D
91.8%98,513
0.0%0
107,291
1982
5
D
67.6%69,345
32.4%33,191
102,536
1980
5
D
87.5%99,773
0.0%0
114,025
1978
5
D
82.7%63,013
0.0%0
76,220
1976
5
D
51.4%66,073
48.3%62,095
128,510
South Carolina's 5th stretches from the Charlotte suburbs through rural piedmont counties, blending fast-growing exurban communities with longstanding Republican strongholds that have consistently delivered double-digit Republican margins at every level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.8 points.
A population of 731,262, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,517 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 1.
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How did South Carolina 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 5th Congressional District voted Republican by 22.8 points (R+22.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 371,783 votes cast, 140,998 went Democratic and 225,732 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 5th Congressional District?
South Carolina 5th Congressional District has a population of 731,262 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in South Carolina 5th Congressional District is $71,517 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Carolina 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
