South Carolina State House District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-040
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
639.8 sq mi
Water Area
19.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Newberry County630.29 sq mi98.5%100.0%
Lexington County9.43 sq mi1.5%1.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Newberry city8.99 sq mi1.4%98.0%
Silverstreet town3.35 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Prosperity town1.97 sq mi0.3%99.3%
Little Mountain town1.52 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Helena CDP1.42 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Whitmire town1.24 sq mi0.2%99.1%
Pomaria town1.05 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Peak town0.34 sq mi0.1%99.9%

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 337,71993.6%5.2%98.5%
SC District 22,5716.4%0.4%1.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
25,358
Active Voters
25,358 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,850 (78.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,715 (22.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20209,568 (37.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,800 (42.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20163,109 (12.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014130 (0.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012568 (2.2%)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
40,557 (± 357)
Median Age
42.3
Median Household Income
$62,898 (± $2,574)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,63021.3%
18 to 6423,48557.9%
65 and over8,44220.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,6198.9%
White, not Hispanic24,95161.5%
Black, not Hispanic11,05527.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1820.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1080.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6061.5%

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
39,204
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,786

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,78893.8%
Hispanic2,4166.2%
White24,97063.7%
Black11,12328.4%
Asian1550.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races440.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,59796.1%
Hispanic1,1873.9%
White20,73367.3%
Black8,43127.4%
Asian2450.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1850.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races250.1%

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