South Carolina State House District 85

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-085
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
085
Land Area
41.4 sq mi
Water Area
21.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 85

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lexington County41.40 sq mi100.0%5.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Seven Oaks CDP3.20 sq mi7.7%41.4%
Chapin town1.98 sq mi4.8%93.5%
Irmo town1.93 sq mi4.7%28.3%
Columbia city0.70 sq mi1.7%0.5%

Showing all 4 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 240,468100.0%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
30,375
Active Voters
30,375 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202424,482 (80.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20226,279 (20.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,554 (38.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,511 (41.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,924 (9.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014154 (0.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012525 (1.7%)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
41,306 (± 1,785)
Median Age
46.1
Median Household Income
$88,440 (± $6,035)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,34620.2%
18 to 6423,47556.8%
65 and over9,48523.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5333.7%
White, not Hispanic31,67376.7%
Black, not Hispanic5,38613.0%
Asian, not Hispanic8192.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic610.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1740.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6604.0%

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
40,659
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,387

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,27296.6%
Hispanic1,3883.4%
White31,91878.5%
Black5,28713.0%
Asian6181.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native590.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races2520.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,49497.2%
Hispanic8962.8%
White26,20180.9%
Black4,16712.9%
Asian6772.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2840.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1870.6%

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