South Carolina State House District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-053
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
692.3 sq mi
Water Area
4.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Chesterfield County521.09 sq mi75.3%65.2%
Lancaster County96.16 sq mi13.9%17.5%
Darlington County75.05 sq mi10.8%13.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dovesville CDP7.01 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Pageland town4.32 sq mi0.6%89.1%
Chesterfield town4.06 sq mi0.6%99.4%
Ruby town2.47 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Buford CDP2.28 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Unity CDP2.11 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Tradesville CDP2.00 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Patrick town0.96 sq mi0.1%98.5%
Mount Croghan town0.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
McBee town0.22 sq mi<0.1%17.0%
Lancaster city0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 11 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 728,78270.8%3.9%86.1%
SC District 511,89529.2%1.6%13.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,530
Active Voters
24,530 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202418,465 (75.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20226,382 (26.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20209,015 (36.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,000 (36.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,963 (12.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014155 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012562 (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
42,704 (± 1,927)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$51,522 (± $3,734)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
12.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,70422.7%
18 to 6425,71360.2%
65 and over7,28717.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,8016.6%
White, not Hispanic27,91965.4%
Black, not Hispanic10,02423.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1850.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic580.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1360.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5813.7%

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
41,619
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,959

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,73995.5%
Hispanic1,8814.5%
White27,98767.2%
Black10,16724.4%
Asian990.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native550.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3410.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,09197.3%
Hispanic8702.7%
White22,44870.2%
Black8,22025.7%
Asian1020.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3201.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races960.3%

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