South Carolina State House District 54

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-054
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
054
Land Area
756.9 sq mi
Water Area
10.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 54

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marlboro County445.58 sq mi58.9%92.9%
Darlington County131.67 sq mi17.4%23.5%
Chesterfield County121.85 sq mi16.1%15.3%
Dillon County57.79 sq mi7.6%14.3%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wallace CDP6.57 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Bennettsville city6.17 sq mi0.8%99.8%
Cheraw town5.95 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Society Hill town2.19 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cash CDP1.52 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tatum town0.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Blenheim town0.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Darlington city0.05 sq mi<0.1%1.1%
Chesterfield town0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 9 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 740,407100.0%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
22,877
Active Voters
22,877 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202416,367 (71.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,718 (20.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20206,151 (26.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,243 (31.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,542 (11.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014158 (0.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012551 (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
38,292 (± 1,156)
Median Age
43.4
Median Household Income
$40,482 (± $3,085)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
12.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,63719.9%
18 to 6422,61359.1%
65 and over8,04221.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1232.9%
White, not Hispanic16,46143.0%
Black, not Hispanic17,66746.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1650.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5531.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2000.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1235.5%

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
37,696
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,077

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,98598.1%
Hispanic7181.9%
White16,65244.2%
Black17,75947.1%
Asian1420.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5561.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2430.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,57098.3%
Hispanic5091.7%
White13,64345.4%
Black14,85549.4%
Asian1480.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native9373.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1880.6%

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