South Carolina 35th State House District, South Carolina: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,8582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,7532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,774 | 13,242 | 20,276 | ||
| R | 7,053 | 12,095 | 19,448 | ||
| R | 5,291 | 9,925 | 15,898 | ||
| R | 5,378 | 8,824 | 14,406 | ||
| R | 5,430 | 8,549 | 14,202 | ||
| R | 4,365 | 8,156 | 12,668 | ||
| R | 3,780 | 6,844 | 10,875 | ||
| R | 3,450 | 4,808 | 8,834 | ||
| R | 3,223 | 4,928 | 9,360 | ||
| R | 2,857 | 5,297 | 8,250 | ||
| R | 2,508 | 5,374 | 7,985 | ||
| R | 3,388 | 3,866 | 7,448 | ||
| D | 3,507 | 2,718 | 6,273 | ||
| R | 1,179 | 4,003 | 5,275 | ||
| R | 1,419 | 2,380 | 5,895 | ||
| D | 2,417 | 2,378 | 4,796 | ||
| D | 2,390 | 1,474 | 3,864 | ||
| D | 1,978 | 880 | 3,147 | ||
| D | 2,594 | 1,316 | 3,910 | ||
| D | 778 | 79 | 1,442 | ||
| D | 978 | 53 | 1,061 | ||
| D | 1,103 | 33 | 1,137 | ||
| D | 1,285 | 0 | 1,305 | ||
| D | 1,112 | 0 | 1,139 | ||
| D | 475 | 90 | 565 | ||
| D | 43 | 1 | 45 | ||
| D | 558 | 22 | 580 | ||
| D | 538 | 13 | 558 | ||
| D | 437 | 0 | 462 | ||
| D | 493 | 27 | 521 | ||
| D | 319 | 10 | 329 | ||
| D | 294 | 12 | 305 | ||
| D | 500 | 31 | 531 | ||
| D | 424 | 68 | 507 | ||
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Demographics
South Carolina 35th 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 35th 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 six points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $67,753 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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State House District 35, South Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/45035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.