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1876–2024
State House District 103·South Carolina

South Carolina 103rd State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 21 points.

A competitive Columbia-area district decided by narrow margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SC
Latest
R+21
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
139,763
2024 ACS

South Carolina 103rd State House District, South Carolina: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
139,7632024 5-year
Median household income
$77,0512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
65.6%2024 5-year
Black
23.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+98 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+25 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.7%
27,67242,34370,934
R
−15.0%
27,72237,65566,279
R
−18.1%
20,51730,09652,786
R
−13.3%
20,39426,75047,766
R
−10.9%
20,17425,16945,867
R
−16.8%
14,90821,03236,483
R
−11.4%
13,34816,85130,795
R
−2.5%
10,95011,55924,127
R
−6.2%
9,90811,43224,595
R
−21.6%
7,21311,21518,553
R
−22.9%
7,06111,28018,443
D
+0.6%
8,2868,18816,755
D
+23.3%
8,6615,38114,100
R
−25.3%
4,6247,80512,572
D
+7.6%
4,5553,65511,827
R
−19.7%
3,6855,4919,176
D
+5.1%
2,9912,7035,694
O
+2.5%
1,2121,0974,518
R
−20.3%
1,6822,5394,221
O
+13.4%
417862,464
D
+79.3%
1,091521,311
D
+80.1%
1,2741411,415
D
+96.5%
1,22101,265
D
+98.1%
1,59201,623
D
+78.9%
54364607
D
+85.3%
31424340
D
+84.5%
42236457
D
+98.4%
5423548
D
+91.4%
4170456
D
+61.1%
619149769
D
+90.4%
74838785
D
+20.0%
515343858
R
−2.1%
5385621,128
R
−16.1%
6959641,669
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.9%
Irish
10.0%
German
9.8%
American
8.3%
Italian
4.4%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
3.0%
75–84
3.5%
6.1%
65–74
7.1%
6.5%
55–64
7.3%
5.5%
45–54
6.2%
5.9%
35–44
6.2%
6.0%
25–34
5.9%
4.5%
18–24
3.9%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,051
State House District 103 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 103$77,051
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.8%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.7%
Other Christian
10.1%
Methodist
9.7%
Baptist
9.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

South Carolina House District 103 tilted Democratic by 3.3 points in the 2024 presidential race, placing it among the state's more competitive legislative seats in the Midlands region.

The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in South Carolina 103rd State House District, by a twenty-three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-five points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-one points.

The political shift has tracked, in South Carolina 103rd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,051, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 103, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 103, South Carolina voted Republican by 20.7 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,934 votes cast, 27,672 went Democratic and 42,343 went Republican.
What is State House District 103, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 103, South Carolina as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 103, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 103, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 103, South Carolina?
State House District 103, South Carolina has a population of 139,763 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 103, South Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 103, South Carolina is $77,051 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of State House District 103, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 103, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.