congressional districtSouth Carolina 7th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+12.7
2008R+8.3
2012R+10.1
2016R+18.9
2020R+18.7
2024R+26.4
net swing · 2004→2024R+13.7R+12.7 → R+26.4
vs. U.S. · 2024R+24.9R+26.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 64.2% of 598,550 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
139,467
240,755
4,045
384,267
598,550
64.2%
2020
147,279
215,671
3,619
366,569
569,665†
64.3%
2016
117,273
174,093
8,589
299,955
528,924†
56.7%
2012
124,476
152,827
2,849
280,152
499,874†
56.0%
2008
123,714
146,614
4,394
274,722
471,679†
58.2%
2004
95,047
123,052
2,832
220,931
443,483†
49.8%
† 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-7South CarolinaUnited States
English13.4%12.1%9.5%
American9.8%8.2%5.3%
Irish9.0%9.1%9.4%
German8.4%9.4%12.5%
Italian4.5%3.4%4.8%
Scottish1.7%2.1%1.3%
Polish1.4%—2.2%
French1.3%1.1%1.6%
African American†25.3%23.4%9.9%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%0.2%0.4%
Mexican2.5%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.0%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.2%0.4%0.3%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian0.2%0.5%1.4%
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-7
South Carolina
United States
Median age
45.3
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.7%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SC-7
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$59,582
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.9%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.2%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SC-7
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.4%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.1%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
SC-7
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 7th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−12.7%
2008
−8.3%
2012
−10.1%
2016
−18.9%
2020
−18.7%
2024
−26.4%
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 · 7 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
7
R
35.0%129,522
64.9%240,326
370,329
2022
7
R
35.1%89,030
64.8%164,440
253,865
2020
7
R
38.1%138,863
61.8%224,993
364,091
2018
7
R
40.3%96,564
59.6%142,681
239,554
2016
7
R
35.7%103,454
61.0%176,468
289,463
2014
7
R
40.0%68,576
60.0%102,833
171,524
2012
7
R
41.6%114,594
55.5%153,068
275,738
South Carolina's 7th stretches along the Grand Strand and Pee Dee region, combining resort-economy coastal communities with rural inland counties that have delivered some of the state's widest recent presidential margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 26.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.4 points.
A population of 731,201, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,582 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 1.
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How did South Carolina 7th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 7th Congressional District voted Republican by 26.4 points (R+26.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 384,267 votes cast, 139,467 went Democratic and 240,755 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 7th Congressional District?
South Carolina 7th Congressional District has a population of 731,201 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 7th Congressional District?
Median household income in South Carolina 7th Congressional District is $59,582 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 7th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Carolina 7th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
