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Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

South Carolina snapshot2,534

Abortions occurring or prescribed in South Carolina

2025 occurrence data

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Abortions that occurred or were prescribed in South Carolina and were reported to the state Department of Public Health during calendar year 2025.

Patient residence

South Carolina residents: 2,388
Out-of-state residents: 146

How it was measured: South Carolina Department of Public Health compiled reports submitted under state law using the reporting form adopted August 23, 2023; the published residence categories sum to the statewide occurrence total.

Keep in mind

This is occurrence data and does not include South Carolina residents whose abortion occurred or was prescribed outside South Carolina.
DPH suppresses small cells and additional cells when needed to prevent reidentification; the statewide total and residence breakdown are published without suppression, and neither measure establishes the effect of a law or candidate position.

South Carolina Department of Public Health ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Protect abortion accessRestrict abortion access

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Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

South Carolina snapshot$1,180/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

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Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

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Expand affordable housingLower property costs

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Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

South Carolina snapshot11.0%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

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Share of South Carolina’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Expand coverage and accessEmphasize choice and competition

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Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

South Carolina snapshot90.1%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

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Share of South Carolina residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Invest in public schoolsExpand school choice

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Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

South Carolina snapshot1,064

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

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Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 19.5 per 100,000

How it was measured: CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ↗

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Strengthen gun-safety lawsProtect gun rights

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Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

South Carolina snapshot5.8%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

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Share of South Carolina residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

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Prioritize border enforcementCreate legal pathways

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Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

South Carolina snapshot56%

Nuclear share of in-state electricity generation

2024

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Share of South Carolina in-state electricity generation supplied by nuclear power.

Selected generation shares

Nuclear: 56%
Natural gas: 22%
Coal: 17%
Renewables: 4%

How it was measured: South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff energy-risk assessment using 2024 generation-mix data.

Keep in mind

The shares are rounded and the selected categories omit the report's 1% other category.
In-state generation is not the same as electricity consumed in South Carolina because power crosses state lines.

South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff ↗

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South Carolina snapshot$3.78/gal

Lower Atlantic regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

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Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's Lower Atlantic region, including taxes. The region contains Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

South Carolina compared with the U.S.

Regular gasoline price

South Carolina: $3.783/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

The Lower Atlantic average was $0.288 per gallon lower, or about 7.1% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026. The South Carolina-side figure is the Lower Atlantic regional average, not a South Carolina statewide estimate.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $3.785/gal
Weekly change: -0.2¢
One year earlier: $2.912/gal
Change from one year earlier: +87.1¢

How it was measured: FactVote uses EIA’s Lower Atlantic series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes South Carolina. Changes are calculated from the published August 24, 2026 (prior week), and September 1, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current South Carolina statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This Lower Atlantic regional estimate should not be read as South Carolina’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, and does not represent the price at every station or in every South Carolina community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

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Prioritize conservation and clean energyExpand domestic energy production

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Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

South Carolina snapshot$69,324

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

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Median money income received by South Carolina households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

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Lower taxes and spendingInvest in workers and services

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Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

South Carolina snapshot

75.0%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

15.6%

Primary election turnout

June 11 and June 25, 2024 statewide primary process

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Ballots cast in South Carolina's November 2024 general election as a share of registered voters.

2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 75.0%
Primary election turnout: 15.6%

South Carolina reports the primary figure for voters participating in either the June 11 primary or June 25 runoff, counting each voter once in the primary process.

The primary percentage combines the initial primary and runoff process and is not the June 11 election-day rate alone.
Turnout does not by itself measure election access, administration quality, confidence, or the effect of a specific rule.

South Carolina State Election Commission ↗

How it was measured: The South Carolina State Election Commission reports statewide registered-voter participation for the general election and the statewide primary process.

Keep in mind

The general-election figure is rounded to a whole percentage in the commission's annual report.
Registered-voter turnout is not a measure of participation among every voting-eligible resident or of election accuracy.

South Carolina State Election Commission ↗

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Expand voting accessIncrease election safeguardsStrengthen ethics and transparency

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Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

South Carolina snapshot440.8 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

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Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

How it was measured: FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
South Carolina's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 98.8% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.7%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

South Carolina snapshot1,993.6 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Understand this number

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
South Carolina's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 98.8% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.7%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

South Carolina snapshot505

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

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Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 9.9 per 100,000

How it was measured: CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Emphasize policing and enforcementEmphasize prevention and justice reform

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Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

South Carolina snapshot1,333,647

Social Security beneficiaries

December 2025

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People in South Carolina receiving Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits in current-payment status.

Beneficiaries by grouped benefit type

Retired workers: 1,021,012
Disabled workers: 149,711
Widow(er)s and parents: 65,730
Spouses: 24,161
Children: 73,033

How it was measured: Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record administrative data.

Keep in mind

The grouped categories reconcile to the total but combine retirement, survivor, and disability spouses and children.
It does not measure benefit adequacy, private pensions, or retirement savings.

Social Security Administration ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Protect or expand benefitsChange benefits to address long-term costs

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Foreign policy and diplomacy

Diplomacy, alliances, and the use of U.S. military force abroad.

Strengthen diplomacy and alliancesLimit U.S. military intervention abroad

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Veterans and military families

Veterans' care, benefits, housing, work, and transition to civilian life.

Protect or expand veterans' care and benefitsExpand veterans' housing, education, and work support

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National defense

Military readiness, modernization, and defense spending.

Invest in military readiness and modernizationReduce military spending

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Digital privacy and surveillance

Personal data rights and limits on surveillance.

Strengthen personal data rightsLimit government and workplace surveillance

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Artificial intelligence

AI safeguards, accountability, research, and development.

Set AI rules and safeguardsInvest in AI research and development

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Libraries and access to books

Public library services and access to books.

Support and expand library servicesProtect access to library books

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