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South Carolina 42nd State House District
presidential margin
2008R+10.82012R+6.92016R+18.32020R+22.82024R+31.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+31.5
2024
median income$44,066U.S. $80,734 · SC $69,324
median age41.7U.S. 39.1 · SC 40.5
poverty rate22.5%U.S. 12.5% · SC 14.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)15.9%U.S. 35.6% · SC 32.1%
non-english3.5%U.S. 22.3% · SC 8.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American10.4%
English9.6%
Irish8.0%
African American†29.5%
African0.5%
Barbadian0.4%
Mexican0.9%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Venezuelan0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Union County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

South Carolina 42nd State House District

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South Carolina 42nd State House DistrictTrumpR+31.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Carolina 42nd State House DistrictThe boundary of South Carolina 42nd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+31.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Carolina 42nd State House District · R+31.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.3%11,139
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.8%5,768
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%161
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for South Carolina 42nd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Laurens County, SCRepublicanR+40.8
Union County, SCRepublicanR+32.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
33.8%Harris5,768
65.3%Trump11,139
0.9%Oliver161
−31.5%
17,068
R
38.1%Biden7,044
60.9%Trump11,265
1.1%Jorgensen199
−22.8%
18,508
R
39.4%Clinton6,684
57.7%Trump9,791
2.9%Johnson487
−18.3%
16,962
R
46.6%Obama8,023
53.4%Romney9,207
0.0%
−6.9%
17,230
R
43.7%Obama8,246
54.6%McCain10,290
1.7%Barr327
−10.8%
18,863
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −31.5% in 2024.−31.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−10.8%
2012−6.9%
2016−18.3%
2020−22.8%
2024−31.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDoug GilliamState House · 42

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+31.5 in 2024, compared with R+10.8 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 49.7% in the 2020 US Religion Census.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.5 points.

A population of 40,423, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,066 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 95 and State House District 96.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 95
Arkansas
97.6twin score
% Evangelical12-yr trend% unaffiliated≠ American ancestry
State House District 96
Arkansas
95.6twin score
12-yr trend% Evangelicalcollege share
State House District 28
Alabama
95.2twin score
% Evangelical% unaffiliatedcollege share

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within South Carolina 42nd State House District

counties it covers2
Laurens CountyUnion County

Frequently asked questions

How did South Carolina 42nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 42nd State House District voted Republican by 31.5 points (R+31.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,068 votes cast, 5,768 went Democratic and 11,139 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 42nd State House District?
South Carolina 42nd State House District has a population of 40,423 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 42nd State House District?
Median household income in South Carolina 42nd State House District is $44,066 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 42nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in South Carolina 42nd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.