HarrisDemocratic29.9%15,844TrumpRepublican68.7%36,449OtherAll other candidates1.4%725
R+38.9- Lead
- 20,605
- Total
- 53,018
- vs nation
- R+37.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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South Carolina 23rd 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
BidenDemocratic30.9%15,908TrumpRepublican67.4%34,688OtherAll other candidates1.7%853
R+36.5- Lead
- 18,780
- Total
- 51,449
- vs nation
- R+41.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic24.8%10,996TrumpRepublican70.1%31,147OtherAll other candidates5.1%2,272
R+45.4- Lead
- 20,151
- Total
- 44,415
- vs nation
- R+47.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic26.0%10,688RomneyRepublican72.6%29,799OtherAll other candidates1.3%554
R+46.6- Lead
- 19,111
- Total
- 41,041
- vs nation
- R+50.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic26.1%10,432McCainRepublican72.9%29,158OtherAll other candidates1.1%432
R+46.8- Lead
- 18,726
- Total
- 40,022
- vs nation
- R+54.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic23.1%7,917BushRepublican76.1%26,090OtherAll other candidates0.8%267
R+53.0- Lead
- 18,173
- Total
- 34,274
- vs nation
- R+50.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic23.5%7,146BushRepublican74.5%22,615OtherAll other candidates2.0%603
R+50.9- Lead
- 15,469
- Total
- 30,364
- vs nation
- R+51.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic26.1%5,930DoleRepublican67.6%15,391OtherAll other candidates6.3%1,435
R+41.6- Lead
- 9,461
- Total
- 22,756
- vs nation
- R+50.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 116,3772024 5-year
- Population density
- 334 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 348 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $73,3212024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97.7 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76.4 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 14, AL · twin score 95.9
presidential history
Party record book
South Carolina 23rd 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
John W. Davis1924
98.7%
386 votes · D+97.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 98.0%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
87.6%
9,826 votes · R+76.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 84.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
15,908votes
30.9% of the vote · R+36.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 15,844 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
36,449votes
68.7% of the vote · R+38.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 34,688 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
John W. Davis1924
+122.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+97.7 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +117.6 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+76.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+53.4 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · +55.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RCarlisle KennedyState Senate · 23
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.
Its Republican presidential margin was R+38.9 in 2024 and R+46.8 in 2008. The district had about 141,000 residents, 72% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.7 points in 1924 and a Republican high of 76.4 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.9 points.
A population of 116,377, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,321 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 14 and State Senate District 11.
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 14
Alabama
95.9twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 11
Arkansas
94.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 2
South Carolina
93.7twin score
2008–2020 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 23rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 23rd State Senate District voted Republican by 38.9 points (R+38.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,018 votes cast, 15,844 went Democratic and 36,449 went Republican.
When did South Carolina 23rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Carolina 23rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in South Carolina 23rd State Senate District?
South Carolina 23rd State Senate District has a population of 116,377 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 23rd State Senate District?
Median household income in South Carolina 23rd State Senate District is $73,321 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 23rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Carolina 23rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.