South Carolina State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-sd-001
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
668.8 sq mi
Water Area
49.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Oconee County626.56 sq mi93.7%100.0%
Pickens County42.22 sq mi6.3%8.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Seneca city8.20 sq mi1.2%98.0%
Clemson city7.44 sq mi1.1%93.6%
Fair Play CDP6.72 sq mi1.0%99.3%
Walhalla city3.89 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Keowee Key CDP3.47 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Westminster city3.45 sq mi0.5%100.0%
South Union CDP2.60 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Chickasaw Point CDP2.19 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Clemson University CDP2.12 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Longcreek CDP1.90 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Tamassee CDP1.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Utica CDP1.13 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Salem town0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West Union town0.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Central town0.59 sq mi0.1%18.1%
Newry CDP0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pendleton town0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 17 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 3110,467100.0%15.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
64,727
Active Voters
64,727 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202450,221 (77.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,921 (18.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,766 (33.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201823,048 (35.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,314 (9.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014265 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20121,128 (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
111,833 (± 628)
Median Age
37.7
Median Household Income
$59,895 (± $2,555)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,69216.7%
18 to 6470,14962.7%
65 and over22,99220.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,3865.7%
White, not Hispanic90,79581.2%
Black, not Hispanic6,6616.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1081.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3200.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic300.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4050.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,1284.6%

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
108,591
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
90,325

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic104,01395.8%
Hispanic4,5774.2%
White91,41984.2%
Black6,6766.1%
Asian1,1941.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3150.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races2760.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic87,24796.6%
Hispanic3,0803.4%
White77,65186.0%
Black6,2676.9%
Asian1,3681.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7581.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.0%
Two or More Races2470.3%

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