South Carolina State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-008
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
112.4 sq mi
Water Area
25.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Anderson County112.44 sq mi100.0%15.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Centerville CDP5.90 sq mi5.3%100.0%
Anderson city2.27 sq mi2.0%14.2%
Sandy Springs CDP1.68 sq mi1.5%58.4%
Northlake CDP1.38 sq mi1.2%33.3%
Homeland Park CDP0.79 sq mi0.7%16.8%
La France CDP0.57 sq mi0.5%43.7%
Pendleton town0.11 sq mi0.1%2.3%
Fair Play CDP0.05 sq mi<0.1%0.7%

Showing all 8 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
SC District 341,145100.0%5.6%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
25,732
Active Voters
25,732 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202417,767 (69.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,552 (17.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,038 (42.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,731 (37.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,922 (11.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014110 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012594 (2.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/11/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
41,388 (± 1,851)
Median Age
43.9
Median Household Income
$61,561 (± $2,929)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,34020.2%
18 to 6424,59059.4%
65 and over8,45820.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2695.5%
White, not Hispanic30,05272.6%
Black, not Hispanic7,26917.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2640.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic860.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic760.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3723.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
40,138
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,826

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,80596.7%
Hispanic1,3373.3%
White30,08174.9%
Black7,17217.9%
Asian1970.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native850.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1750.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,02597.5%
Hispanic7972.5%
White24,55077.1%
Black5,65117.8%
Asian2280.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4381.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1570.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).