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Congressional District 1·South Carolina

South Carolina 1st Congressional District delivered R+13 in 2024.

Coastal growth is reshaping a once-dominant Republican stronghold

2008 — 2024·5 elections
SC
LatestR+13in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population762,3442024 ACS

South Carolina 1st Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+18 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+13MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
762,3442024 5-year
Median household income
$85,8582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
65.3%2024 5-year
Black
21.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.2%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+18 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
MACE, NancyCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.35 sits at approximately the 68th percentile.00.35−1 liberal+1 conservative
MACE scores 0.35 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: CUNNINGHAM, Joe (2019–2021), SANFORD, Mark (2017–2019), SANFORD, Mark (2015–2017), SANFORD, Mark (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 1
TrumpR+13
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 1, SCA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 1, SC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Beaufort County, SC · R+14Dorchester County, SC · R+15Berkeley County, SC · R+16Charleston County, SC · D+6Colleton County, SC · R+18Jasper County, SC · R+10
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.8%223,374
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.7%170,919
OtherAll other candidates1.5%6,084
D+60
R+60
6 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.−13.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−12.9%
2012−18.5%
2016−14.7%
2020−8.6%
2024−13.1%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−13.1%
170,919223,374400,377
R
−8.6%
171,769204,846382,989
R
−14.7%
118,147161,854296,854
R
−18.5%
106,729155,165261,894
R
−12.9%
107,285139,735250,645
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022R37.0%62.9%1,695,702
2020R44.2%54.4%2,515,104
2016R34.4%60.6%2,049,893
2014R36.8%54.3%1,240,075
2010R27.6%61.5%1,318,794
2008R42.2%57.5%1,871,431
2004R44.1%53.7%1,597,221
2002R44.2%54.4%1,102,912
1998D52.7%45.7%1,069,063
1996R44.0%53.4%1,161,231
1992D50.1%46.9%1,180,438
1990R32.5%64.2%750,716
1986D63.1%35.6%737,962
1984R31.8%66.8%965,130
1980D70.4%29.6%870,500
1978R44.3%55.7%632,063

Demographics

2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.0%
2.7%
75–84
3.2%
5.4%
65–74
6.3%
6.1%
55–64
6.8%
5.5%
45–54
5.9%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
6.8%
25–34
6.9%
5.0%
18–24
3.9%
7.7%
5–17
7.3%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,858
Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 1$85,858
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.1%
Other Christian
10.5%
Baptist
6.6%
Methodist
6.3%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

South Carolina's 1st stretches along the Atlantic coast from Myrtle Beach to Hilton Head, where rapid in-migration has gradually compressed a margin that once ran well above 20 points in presidential contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of eighteen points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.

A population of 762,344, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,858 describe the district.

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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 13.1 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 400,377 votes cast, 170,919 went Democratic and 223,374 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 1, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 1, South Carolina in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 1, South Carolina?
Congressional District 1, South Carolina has a population of 762,344 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 $85,858 — 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 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, South Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.