HarrisDemocratic26.6%12,514TrumpRepublican72.3%34,012OtherAll other candidates1.1%495
R+45.7- Lead
- 21,498
- Total
- 47,021
- vs nation
- R+44.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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South Carolina 4th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic31.0%14,806TrumpRepublican67.9%32,401OtherAll other candidates1.1%530
R+36.9- Lead
- 17,595
- Total
- 47,737
- vs nation
- R+41.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic31.1%13,154TrumpRepublican66.1%27,931OtherAll other candidates2.8%1,170
R+35.0- Lead
- 14,777
- Total
- 42,255
- vs nation
- R+37.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic37.0%14,492RomneyRepublican62.1%24,366OtherAll other candidates0.9%360
R+25.2- Lead
- 9,874
- Total
- 39,218
- vs nation
- R+29.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic38.0%15,245McCainRepublican61.3%24,635OtherAll other candidates0.7%286
R+23.4- Lead
- 9,390
- Total
- 40,166
- vs nation
- R+30.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic38.3%13,669BushRepublican61.0%21,773OtherAll other candidates0.6%224
R+22.7- Lead
- 8,104
- Total
- 35,666
- vs nation
- R+20.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic40.5%12,561BushRepublican57.9%17,977OtherAll other candidates1.6%488
R+17.5- Lead
- 5,416
- Total
- 31,026
- vs nation
- R+18.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.3%11,346DoleRepublican48.2%12,083OtherAll other candidates6.5%1,640
R+2.9- Lead
- 737
- Total
- 25,069
- vs nation
- R+11.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 111,2282024 5-year
- Population density
- 126 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 885 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $50,9642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99.1 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45.7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 25, TN · twin score 97.0
presidential history
Party record book
South Carolina 4th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
99.5%
2,909 votes · D+99.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 99.5%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
72.3%
34,012 votes · R+45.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 71.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
15,245votes
38.0% of the vote · R+23.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 14,806 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
34,012votes
72.3% of the vote · R+45.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 32,401 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
James M. Cox1920
+124.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+98.2 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +119.4 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2024
+44.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+45.7 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +41.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RMike GambrellState Senate · 4
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
South Carolina 4th State Senate District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 45.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.7 points.
A population of 111,228, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,964 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 25 and State Senate District 9.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 25
Tennessee
97.0twin score
% Evangelical2016–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 9
South Carolina
96.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 3
Mississippi
96.3twin score
12-yr trend% Evangelical2020–2024 trajectory
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did South Carolina 4th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 4th State Senate District voted Republican by 45.7 points (R+45.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,021 votes cast, 12,514 went Democratic and 34,012 went Republican.
When did South Carolina 4th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Carolina 4th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in South Carolina 4th State Senate District?
South Carolina 4th State Senate District has a population of 111,228 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 4th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Carolina 4th State Senate District is $50,964 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 4th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Carolina 4th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.