South Carolina 31st State House District, South Carolina: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,3912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,2342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,515 | 3,078 | 4,648 | ||
| R | 1,581 | 2,795 | 4,441 | ||
| R | 1,195 | 2,279 | 3,617 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 2,001 | 3,283 | ||
| R | 1,244 | 1,943 | 3,236 | ||
| R | 1,005 | 1,852 | 2,890 | ||
| R | 883 | 1,557 | 2,496 | ||
| R | 801 | 1,075 | 2,007 | ||
| R | 761 | 1,126 | 2,170 | ||
| R | 686 | 1,219 | 1,929 | ||
| R | 601 | 1,241 | 1,869 | ||
| R | 814 | 899 | 1,759 | ||
| D | 834 | 611 | 1,455 | ||
| R | 286 | 935 | 1,241 | ||
| R | 343 | 543 | 1,404 | ||
| D | 598 | 550 | 1,148 | ||
| D | 601 | 327 | 928 | ||
| D | 497 | 204 | 764 | ||
| D | 654 | 300 | 953 | ||
| D | 201 | 19 | 360 | ||
| D | 242 | 12 | 261 | ||
| D | 272 | 7 | 280 | ||
| D | 321 | 0 | 326 | ||
| D | 275 | 0 | 282 | ||
| D | 115 | 23 | 138 | ||
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| D | 137 | 5 | 142 | ||
| D | 135 | 3 | 140 | ||
| D | 108 | 0 | 115 | ||
| D | 124 | 7 | 131 | ||
| D | 78 | 3 | 81 | ||
| D | 74 | 3 | 77 | ||
| D | 126 | 7 | 134 | ||
| D | 105 | 16 | 125 | ||
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Demographics
South Carolina 31st State House District sits in the Deep South. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 1 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in South Carolina 31st State House District peaked at ninety-eight points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,234 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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State House District 31, South Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/45031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.