South Carolina State House District 96

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-096
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
096
Land Area
161.3 sq mi
Water Area
1.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 96

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lexington County161.30 sq mi100.0%23.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
White Knoll CDP5.89 sq mi3.7%96.3%
Red Bank CDP5.49 sq mi3.4%43.8%
Pelion town3.68 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Edmund CDP3.37 sq mi2.1%49.3%
Gaston town3.06 sq mi1.9%57.6%
Swansea town1.60 sq mi1.0%76.9%

Showing all 6 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 240,983100.0%5.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,694
Active Voters
24,694 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202417,696 (71.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,720 (19.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,609 (43.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,904 (32.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20163,314 (13.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014146 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012502 (2.0%)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
44,938 (± 2,084)
Median Age
35.8
Median Household Income
$67,456 (± $3,890)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,73426.1%
18 to 6427,81661.9%
65 and over5,38812.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,92513.2%
White, not Hispanic29,21265.0%
Black, not Hispanic6,63014.8%
Asian, not Hispanic3250.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic510.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2110.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5785.7%

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
43,108
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,525

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,80090.0%
Hispanic4,30610.0%
White30,03869.7%
Black6,55315.2%
Asian2910.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native540.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races500.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,71194.2%
Hispanic1,8155.8%
White23,94876.0%
Black4,96015.7%
Asian4061.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3481.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races420.1%

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