South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
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South Carolina's 1st Congressional District is one of 7 U.S. House districts in South Carolina, represented in Congress by Nancy Mace (Republican). It is home to roughly 732,485 people, with a median age of 41. The population is about 68% White. The median household income is $88,977, and 42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Republican (R+13).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,952 square miles, SC-01 is the 197th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 248 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.12 ranks 393rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 43% of SC-01 voters backed Kamala Harris and 56% Donald Trump — a R+13 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+9.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 41 years old; 21.5% of residents are under 18 and 19.6% are 65 or older. About 6.3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 9.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $88,977, the district's median household income ranks 133rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $370,939, and the median rent is $1,583 a month. 9.7% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 29-minute commute (13.1% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).