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      Home›South Carolina›SC-02

      South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District

      R+19.3
      ↑ D+0.9 vs 2022· South Carolina · Latest: 2024

      Safe Republican — 0D, 25R in 25 House elections

      Population749K

      Current Representative

      REPJoe WilsonElected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      • Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections

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      2024 House ElectionSouth Carolina Profile

      Who lives in South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District? 749,271 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      SC-02 vs South Carolina vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      749K
      State: 5.3M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.22%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      75.4%
      State: 76.0% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      8.7%
      State: 8.4% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      91.3%
      State: 91.6% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $74,611
      State: $70,153 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      12.2%
      State: 14.1% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      36.2%
      State: 32.1% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      74.8%
      State: 71.9% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      39.6 yrs
      State: 40.5 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      14.7%
      State: 15.4% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      17.3%
      State: 18.9% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      5.8%
      State: 5.8% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      SC-02 — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 60.0%Black 26.2%Hispanic 7.3%Multiracial 4.0%Asian 2.3%
      GroupSC-02StateNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      60.0%61.9%57.4%
      ▶Black(14)
      26.2%24.8%12.2%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(18)
      7.3%7.4%19.3%
      Multiracial / Other
      4.0%3.7%4.0%
      ▶Asian(6)
      2.3%1.8%6.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)
      1.0%—0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(5)
      0.2%0.4%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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