South Carolina State House District 86

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-086
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
086
Land Area
819.8 sq mi
Water Area
4.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 86

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Aiken County742.62 sq mi90.6%69.4%
Lexington County77.15 sq mi9.4%11.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fairview Crossroads CDP5.71 sq mi0.7%100.0%
New Ellenton town4.44 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Wagener town1.34 sq mi0.2%98.7%
Perry town0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Windsor town0.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Salley town0.77 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Monetta town0.21 sq mi<0.1%30.8%
Aiken city0.10 sq mi<0.1%0.5%
Jackson town0.00 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 240,365100.0%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
26,624
Active Voters
26,624 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,086 (75.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,821 (21.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,641 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,415 (39.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,989 (11.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014139 (0.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012580 (2.2%)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
42,232 (± 1,569)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$57,272 (± $3,603)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,31922.1%
18 to 6424,22357.4%
65 and over8,69020.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,3117.8%
White, not Hispanic26,48862.7%
Black, not Hispanic10,39224.6%
Asian, not Hispanic670.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic180.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2980.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6503.9%

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
41,414
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,113

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,71293.5%
Hispanic2,7006.5%
White26,86864.9%
Black10,48425.3%
Asian690.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native190.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races4041.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,10896.9%
Hispanic1,0023.1%
White22,00068.5%
Black8,44426.3%
Asian720.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4001.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races2260.7%

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