South Carolina 1st Congressional District, South Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+7MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 762,3542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,8572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 1, SCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 172,558 | 200,707 | 379,054 | ||
| R | 177,955 | 182,924 | 366,999 | ||
| R | 128,604 | 146,312 | 291,125 | ||
| R | 118,970 | 140,815 | 263,654 | ||
| R | 119,247 | 127,968 | 250,130 | ||
| R | 88,362 | 118,712 | 209,812 | ||
| R | 71,863 | 94,476 | 170,925 | ||
| R | 58,969 | 71,541 | 138,183 | ||
| R | 53,618 | 68,164 | 140,269 | ||
| R | 42,339 | 69,549 | 112,803 | ||
| R | 36,765 | 70,683 | 108,398 | ||
| R | 41,652 | 53,891 | 98,760 | ||
| D | 41,274 | 37,549 | 79,493 | ||
| R | 20,149 | 44,540 | 65,828 | ||
| R | 22,341 | 24,401 | 63,097 | ||
| R | 16,725 | 33,120 | 49,846 | ||
| R | 13,195 | 19,777 | 32,971 | ||
| O | 4,743 | 7,332 | 24,659 | ||
| R | 10,000 | 18,474 | 28,474 | ||
| O | 2,426 | 608 | 13,522 | ||
| D | 5,834 | 952 | 7,946 | ||
| D | 6,935 | 1,133 | 8,068 | ||
| D | 6,998 | 0 | 7,335 | ||
| D | 5,703 | 0 | 6,122 | ||
| D | 3,981 | 1,354 | 5,350 | ||
| D | 2,855 | 337 | 3,274 | ||
| D | 3,125 | 436 | 3,570 | ||
| D | 2,444 | 211 | 2,661 | ||
| D | 2,225 | 0 | 2,491 | ||
| D | 2,769 | 775 | 3,567 | ||
| D | 2,649 | 601 | 3,250 | ||
| D | 2,315 | 709 | 3,024 | ||
| D | 2,217 | 1,534 | 4,128 | ||
| D | 2,501 | 1,814 | 4,347 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
German
11.0%
Irish
10.6%
American
7.3%
Italian
4.7%
Scottish
1.6%
Polish
1.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,857
Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 1$85,857
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.3%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.1%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
South Carolina 1st Congressional District in the Deep South has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries South Carolina 1st Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in South Carolina 1st Congressional District has rarely exceeded ninety-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seven points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $85,857 — all within the broad national range.
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Congressional District 1, South Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/4501/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 1, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 1, South Carolina voted Republican by 7.4 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 379,054 votes cast, 172,558 went Democratic and 200,707 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 1, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, South Carolina as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Congressional District 1, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Congressional District 1, South Carolina?
Congressional District 1, South Carolina has a population of 762,354 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, South Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 1, South Carolina is $85,857 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Congressional District 1, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.