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South Carolina 54th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+22.12012D+23.62016D+15.42020D+10.92024D+1.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+1.6
2024
median income$40,482U.S. $80,734 · SC $69,324
median age43.4U.S. 39.1 · SC 40.5
poverty rate25.2%U.S. 12.5% · SC 14.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)13.3%U.S. 35.6% · SC 32.1%
non-english3.3%U.S. 22.3% · SC 8.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†48.4%
African0.3%
English13.1%
American12.0%
Irish3.7%
Lumbee0.3%
Mexican1.1%
Puerto Rican0.3%
religion

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

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

South Carolina 54th State House District

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South Carolina 54th State House DistrictHarrisD+1.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Carolina 54th State House DistrictThe boundary of South Carolina 54th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+1.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Carolina 54th State House District · D+1.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.2%8,218
Donald TrumpRepublican48.6%7,958
Chase OliverLibertarian1.2%196
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 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 (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for South Carolina 54th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Chesterfield County, SCRepublicanR+28.1
Darlington County, SCRepublicanR+13.3
Dillon County, SCRepublicanR+10.8
Marlboro County, SCDemocraticD+2.4
Richmond County, NCRepublicanR+20.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
50.2%Harris8,218
48.6%Trump7,958
1.2%Oliver196
+1.6%
16,372
D
55.0%Biden10,028
44.1%Trump8,041
1.0%Jorgensen177
+10.9%
18,246
D
56.7%Clinton9,059
41.3%Trump6,605
2.0%Johnson315
+15.4%
15,979
D
61.8%Obama9,754
38.2%Romney6,023
0.0%
+23.6%
15,777
D
60.2%Obama10,041
38.0%McCain6,349
1.8%Barr302
+22.1%
16,692
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: +1.6% in 2024.+1.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+22.1%
2012+23.6%
2016+15.4%
2020+10.9%
2024+1.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJason LuckState House · 54

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The 2024 presidential margin was D+1.6, one of the narrower results among South Carolina's state house districts, compared with D+22.1 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with White residents at 46.9%.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.6 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.6 points.

A population of 40,407, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,482 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 62 and State House District 55.

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 62
South Carolina
97.4twin score
% Black12-yr trend2012 margin
State House District 55
South Carolina
96.2twin score
12-yr trend% Black2012 margin
State House District 154
Georgia
94.9twin score
% Blackmedian income% Catholic≠ English ancestry

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 54th State House District

counties it covers4
Chesterfield CountyDarlington CountyDillon CountyMarlboro County

Frequently asked questions

How did South Carolina 54th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 54th State House District voted Democratic by 1.6 points (D+1.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,372 votes cast, 8,218 went Democratic and 7,958 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 54th State House District?
South Carolina 54th State House District has a population of 40,407 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 54th State House District?
Median household income in South Carolina 54th State House District is $40,482 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of South Carolina 54th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in South Carolina 54th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.