24-448: SC2 may refer to: South Carolina's 2nd congressional district South Carolina Highway 2 , a state route in Cayce, South Carolina USS SC-2 , a United States Navy submarine chaser commissioned in 1918 and sold in 1930 Saturn SC2 , a compact sport coupe car Convoy SC 2 , an Allied trade convoy that was attacked during
48-415: A 1988 American film Video games [ edit ] SimCity 2000 , a city-building game Soulcalibur II , a fighting game for several video game consoles Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow , previously called Splinter Cell 2 Star Control II , a science fiction computer game StarCraft II , a real-time strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment Supreme Commander 2 ,
72-484: A household in the county was $ 28,771, and the median income for a family was $ 34,559. Males had a median income of $ 29,440 versus $ 20,418 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 13,129. About 17.80% of families and 21.80% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over. In 2022, the GDP was $ 542.4 million (about $ 29,930 per capita), and
96-606: A real-time strategy video game See also [ edit ] SCC (disambiguation) SCSC (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SC2&oldid=1069066356 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
120-463: A seat in apportionment as a result of the 1930 Census showing that the state's population had declined. Before that time, much of its territory had been within the 6th district . As a Columbia-based district from 1933 to the early 1990s, it was a fairly compact district in the central part of the state, which was largely coextensive with the Columbia metropolitan area. As a result of the 1990 census,
144-699: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages South Carolina%27s 2nd congressional district South Carolina's 2nd congressional district is in central and southwestern South Carolina . The district spans from Columbia to the South Carolina side of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. From 1993 through 2012, it included all of Lexington , Jasper , Hampton , Allendale and Barnwell counties; most of Richland and Beaufort counties and parts of Aiken , Calhoun and Orangeburg counties. It
168-492: The 2000 census , there were 21,386 people, 7,444 households, and 5,315 families living in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15 people/km ). There were 8,582 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (5.8/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 55.67% Black or African American , 42.89% White , 0.20% Native American , 0.17% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.62% from other races , and 0.43% from two or more races. 2.56% of
192-464: The Great Migration . The mechanization of agriculture reduced farm jobs. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 562.71 square miles (1,457.4 km ), of which 559.98 square miles (1,450.3 km ) is land and 2.73 square miles (7.1 km ) (0.49%) is water. As of the 2020 census , there were 18,561 people, 6,993 households, and 4,148 families residing in
216-436: The 1940s, and some counties in the district haven't supported the official Democratic candidate for president since the 1950s. The district swung hard to Strom Thurmond during his third-party bid for president in 1948, and gave an equally massive margin to Barry Goldwater in 1964. Since 1964, Jimmy Carter has been the only Democrat to come close to carrying it. However, conservative Democrats held most local offices well into
240-512: The 1980s. Watson gave up the seat to run for governor in 1970. His successor, state senator Floyd Spence , held the seat for more than 30 years. He was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee from 1995 to 2001, and died a few months after being elected to a 16th term. He was succeeded in a special election by one of his former aides, state senator Joe Wilson . Wilson has since been reelected eleven times. In
264-456: The 2nd district's second-term Democratic congressman, Albert Watson , resigned, then ran as a Republican in the ensuing special election and won, becoming the first Republican to represent South Carolina in the House since Reconstruction. However, the district had begun shedding its Yellow Dog Democrat roots before then. Some of the old-line Democrats began splitting their tickets as early as
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#1732780392361288-650: The Second World War ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 , standardization subcommittee for coded character sets SC2 (leisure complex) , in Rhyl SC02 , a FIPS 10-4 region code, see List of FIPS region codes (S–U) SC-02 , a subdivision code for the Seychelles, see ISO 3166-2:SC SC-02, a speech synthesizer by Votrax Film [ edit ] Santa Clause 2 , the 2002 sequel to the original Santa Clause film Short Circuit 2 ,
312-521: The county. At the 2010 census , there were 21,090 people, 7,598 households, and 5,211 families living in the county. The population density was 37.7 inhabitants per square mile (14.6/km ). There were 9,140 housing units at an average density of 16.3 per square mile (6.3/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 53.9% black or African American, 42.7% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.5% of
336-684: The district was more than 69% white. Since 1965 the 2nd district has been held by the Republican Party, coinciding with the late 20th-century realignment of political parties in the South. In the decades after the Civil War and before disenfranchisement in 1895 under the new state constitution, members of the Republican Party in South Carolina and the South were mostly African Americans, including many freedmen enfranchised due to Republican support for amendments for emancipation, citizenship and
360-632: The franchise. After white Democrats regained control of state governments across the South, in the late 19th century, they passed new constitutions from 1890 to 1908 to disenfranchise blacks , excluding them totally from the political process. The Republican Party was crippled in the region and nearly comatose. As a result of the Civil Rights Movement , Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , which provided for federal enforcement of blacks' constitutional rights. That year,
384-410: The most recent election, held on November 11, 2022, Wilson earned 60% of the vote against Democrat Judd Larkins. Counties in the 2023–2033 district map: 33°38′N 81°21′W / 33.63°N 81.35°W / 33.63; -81.35 Hampton County, South Carolina Hampton County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina . As of the 2020 census ,
408-529: The population was 18,561. Its county seat is Hampton . It was named for Confederate Civil War general Wade Hampton , who in the late 1870s, with the ending of Reconstruction, was elected as governor of South Carolina . The county is named for Wade Hampton III , one of the country's leading slaveowners and a Lieutenant General for the Confederacy during the American Civil War . After
432-440: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,444 households, out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.90% were married couples living together, 18.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
456-423: The population. In terms of ancestry, 6.4% were Irish , 6.3% were American , 5.6% were German , and 5.3% were English . Of the 7,598 households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.4% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size
480-434: The state legislature was required to draw a black-majority district. In a deal between Republicans and Democrats, the 6th district , previously located in the northeastern portion of the state, was reconfigured to incorporate most of the old 2nd's black residents. To make up for the loss in population, the 2nd was pushed as far west as the fringes of the Augusta suburbs and as far south as Beaufort / Hilton Head . As of 2019,
504-576: The war, he led the Redeemers and Red Shirts on a campaign to reestablish Democratic rule South Carolina. At the end of the Reconstruction era he became Governor and then U.S. Senator from South Carolina. The county had a peak of population in 1910, when agriculture was still the mainstay of the economy. Thousands of African Americans left after that for urban areas, especially in the North, in
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#1732780392361528-465: Was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.15. The median age was 38.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 34,846 and the median income for a family was $ 43,234. Males had a median income of $ 31,935 versus $ 26,826 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 16,262. About 17.2% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over. At
552-402: Was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.19. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.90 males. The median income for
576-399: Was made more compact in the 2010 round of redistricting, and now comprises all of Lexington, Aiken and Barnwell counties, most of Richland County, and part of Orangeburg County . Besides Columbia (60 percent of which is in the district), other major cities in the district include Aiken and North Augusta . The district's current configuration dates from 1933, following South Carolina losing
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