South Carolina 34th 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
- 26,2892024 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 | 3,832 | 7,787 | 11,759 | ||
| R | 4,000 | 7,071 | 11,235 | ||
| R | 3,023 | 5,765 | 9,152 | ||
| R | 3,133 | 5,061 | 8,306 | ||
| R | 3,146 | 4,916 | 8,187 | ||
| R | 2,542 | 4,686 | 7,313 | ||
| R | 2,234 | 3,939 | 6,315 | ||
| R | 2,027 | 2,719 | 5,078 | ||
| R | 1,926 | 2,850 | 5,489 | ||
| R | 1,736 | 3,084 | 4,880 | ||
| R | 1,521 | 3,140 | 4,729 | ||
| R | 2,059 | 2,274 | 4,449 | ||
| D | 2,110 | 1,546 | 3,682 | ||
| R | 724 | 2,366 | 3,141 | ||
| R | 867 | 1,374 | 3,552 | ||
| D | 1,514 | 1,391 | 2,906 | ||
| D | 1,522 | 827 | 2,348 | ||
| D | 1,257 | 516 | 1,933 | ||
| D | 1,654 | 758 | 2,412 | ||
| D | 509 | 47 | 910 | ||
| D | 612 | 30 | 660 | ||
| D | 689 | 19 | 708 | ||
| D | 812 | 0 | 825 | ||
| D | 697 | 0 | 714 | ||
| D | 292 | 57 | 349 | ||
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| D | 346 | 14 | 360 | ||
| D | 340 | 8 | 353 | ||
| D | 273 | 0 | 291 | ||
| D | 315 | 17 | 332 | ||
| D | 198 | 6 | 204 | ||
| D | 186 | 8 | 194 | ||
| D | 320 | 19 | 339 | ||
| D | 266 | 42 | 317 | ||
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Demographics
South Carolina 34th 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 34th 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 34, South Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/45034/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.