South Carolina 36th 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
- 30,5532024 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 | 4,454 | 9,050 | 13,667 | ||
| R | 4,649 | 8,218 | 13,057 | ||
| R | 3,513 | 6,700 | 10,636 | ||
| R | 3,642 | 5,882 | 9,653 | ||
| R | 3,657 | 5,713 | 9,515 | ||
| R | 2,954 | 5,446 | 8,499 | ||
| R | 2,596 | 4,577 | 7,339 | ||
| R | 2,355 | 3,160 | 5,902 | ||
| R | 2,239 | 3,312 | 6,380 | ||
| R | 2,017 | 3,584 | 5,671 | ||
| R | 1,768 | 3,650 | 5,496 | ||
| R | 2,393 | 2,643 | 5,171 | ||
| D | 2,453 | 1,797 | 4,279 | ||
| R | 842 | 2,750 | 3,650 | ||
| R | 1,007 | 1,597 | 4,128 | ||
| D | 1,760 | 1,617 | 3,377 | ||
| D | 1,768 | 961 | 2,729 | ||
| D | 1,461 | 599 | 2,247 | ||
| D | 1,922 | 881 | 2,803 | ||
| D | 592 | 55 | 1,058 | ||
| D | 711 | 35 | 767 | ||
| D | 801 | 22 | 823 | ||
| D | 943 | 0 | 958 | ||
| D | 809 | 0 | 829 | ||
| D | 339 | 67 | 406 | ||
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| D | 403 | 16 | 419 | ||
| D | 396 | 10 | 411 | ||
| D | 318 | 0 | 338 | ||
| D | 366 | 20 | 386 | ||
| D | 230 | 7 | 238 | ||
| D | 217 | 9 | 226 | ||
| D | 372 | 22 | 394 | ||
| D | 309 | 48 | 368 | ||
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Demographics
South Carolina 36th 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 36th 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 36, South Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/45036/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.