THURMOND, STROM
R Β· senate Β· bioguide T000254
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- FEC candidate id
S8SC00019- Internal id
e1b7774f-f2c1-4e6b-b9ff-dd08f7bd4f3e- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), South Carolina. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 5,296,225 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $69,324 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $39,236 |
| Income | In poverty | 14.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.475 |
| Race | White alone | 63.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 24.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 7.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 5.8% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 91.6% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 5.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 60.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 32.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.3% |
| Household | Family households | 65.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.44 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $259,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,180 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 64.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.5% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $0 | $2,747 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | $17,745 | $49,455 | $2,747 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $2,335,746 | $2,385,185 | $34,444 | $0 | $1,482,889 |
| 1994 | $40,570 | $117,530 | $83,884 | $0 | $29,925 |
| 1992 | $69,718 | $129,967 | $160,843 | $20,000 | $6,099 |
| 1990 | $2,060,062 | $1,916,692 | $221,092 | $0 | $1,352,044 |
| 1988 | $93,675 | $83,121 | $60,683 | $0 | $25,670 |
| 1986 | $36,370 | $350,926 | $50,130 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $1,185,055 | $1,638,467 | $364,686 | $0 | $669,478 |
| 1982 | $86,280 | $10,308 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $36,104 | $39,290 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1984 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· SC-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· SC-S β won
Committees
- PALMETTO LEADERSHIP PAC (FKA REELECT THURMOND CMTE) β principal Β· type N
- REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 β joint_fundraising Β· type Y
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | PALMETTO LEADERSHIP PAC (FKA REELECT THURMOND CMTE) | β | candidate_committees |