South Carolina State House District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-043
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
043
Land Area
494.6 sq mi
Water Area
5.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Chester County424.94 sq mi85.9%73.2%
York County69.58 sq mi14.1%10.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Catawba CDP9.97 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Lesslie CDP6.06 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Great Falls town4.24 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Lowrys town3.16 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Rock Hill city3.11 sq mi0.6%7.0%
Fort Lawn town1.39 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Richburg town0.88 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 7 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 540,341100.0%5.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
25,753
Active Voters
25,753 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,473 (79.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,495 (21.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,637 (41.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,768 (41.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,588 (10.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014106 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012513 (2.0%)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
38,636 (± 2,060)
Median Age
42.0
Median Household Income
$67,563 (± $3,527)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,96323.2%
18 to 6422,42358.0%
65 and over7,25018.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3783.6%
White, not Hispanic27,62371.5%
Black, not Hispanic7,20418.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1530.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6841.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic110.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1410.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4423.7%

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
38,107
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,256

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic37,08997.3%
Hispanic1,0202.7%
White27,79972.9%
Black7,16518.8%
Asian1210.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6981.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races430.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,58297.7%
Hispanic6752.3%
White22,36476.4%
Black5,29218.1%
Asian1640.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8082.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races350.1%

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