South Carolina State House District 45

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-045
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
045
Land Area
410.5 sq mi
Water Area
14.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 45

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lancaster County254.71 sq mi62.0%46.4%
Kershaw County155.75 sq mi37.9%21.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lancaster city6.55 sq mi1.6%91.0%
Elgin CDP4.86 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Springdale CDP4.22 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Irwin CDP2.99 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Van Wyck town2.39 sq mi0.6%22.9%
Heath Springs town1.63 sq mi0.4%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 540,294100.0%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
25,640
Active Voters
25,640 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,664 (76.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,052 (19.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20208,121 (31.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,297 (36.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,177 (8.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014144 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012604 (2.4%)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
41,072 (± 1,866)
Median Age
42.9
Median Household Income
$58,534 (± $6,515)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,90421.7%
18 to 6423,42657.0%
65 and over8,74221.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,8927.0%
White, not Hispanic25,05161.0%
Black, not Hispanic11,50328.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2660.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic690.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic490.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2423.0%

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
39,520
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,826

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic37,98596.1%
Hispanic1,5383.9%
White25,20063.8%
Black11,47829.0%
Asian2380.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native740.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1380.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,04397.5%
Hispanic7782.5%
White20,74667.3%
Black8,77028.5%
Asian2450.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2390.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races770.2%

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