South Carolina 37th 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
- 16,3652024 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 | 2,386 | 4,847 | 7,320 | ||
| R | 2,490 | 4,402 | 6,994 | ||
| R | 1,882 | 3,589 | 5,697 | ||
| R | 1,951 | 3,151 | 5,171 | ||
| R | 1,959 | 3,060 | 5,096 | ||
| R | 1,582 | 2,917 | 4,552 | ||
| R | 1,391 | 2,452 | 3,931 | ||
| R | 1,262 | 1,692 | 3,161 | ||
| R | 1,199 | 1,774 | 3,417 | ||
| R | 1,080 | 1,920 | 3,038 | ||
| R | 947 | 1,955 | 2,944 | ||
| R | 1,282 | 1,416 | 2,770 | ||
| D | 1,314 | 962 | 2,292 | ||
| R | 451 | 1,473 | 1,955 | ||
| R | 539 | 855 | 2,211 | ||
| D | 943 | 866 | 1,809 | ||
| D | 947 | 515 | 1,462 | ||
| D | 783 | 321 | 1,204 | ||
| D | 1,030 | 472 | 1,501 | ||
| D | 317 | 29 | 566 | ||
| D | 381 | 19 | 411 | ||
| D | 429 | 12 | 441 | ||
| D | 505 | 0 | 513 | ||
| D | 434 | 0 | 444 | ||
| D | 182 | 36 | 217 | ||
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| D | 216 | 9 | 224 | ||
| D | 212 | 5 | 220 | ||
| D | 170 | 0 | 181 | ||
| D | 196 | 11 | 207 | ||
| D | 123 | 4 | 127 | ||
| D | 116 | 5 | 121 | ||
| D | 199 | 12 | 211 | ||
| D | 165 | 26 | 197 | ||
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Demographics
South Carolina 37th 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 37th 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 37, South Carolina. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/45037/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.