HarrisDemocratic39.7%28,817TrumpRepublican59.2%42,997OtherAll other candidates1.1%775
R+19.5- Lead
- 14,180
- Total
- 72,589
- vs nation
- R+18.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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South Carolina 46th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (44 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
BidenDemocratic41.1%27,325TrumpRepublican57.8%38,434OtherAll other candidates1.1%728
R+16.7- Lead
- 11,109
- Total
- 66,487
- vs nation
- R+21.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.7%19,245TrumpRepublican58.1%29,697OtherAll other candidates4.2%2,171
R+20.4- Lead
- 10,452
- Total
- 51,113
- vs nation
- R+22.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic37.5%17,867RomneyRepublican61.4%29,276OtherAll other candidates1.1%513
R+23.9- Lead
- 11,409
- Total
- 47,656
- vs nation
- R+27.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic40.8%18,113McCainRepublican58.3%25,859OtherAll other candidates0.9%417
R+17.5- Lead
- 7,746
- Total
- 44,389
- vs nation
- R+24.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic35.8%12,861BushRepublican63.4%22,752OtherAll other candidates0.8%282
R+27.6- Lead
- 9,891
- Total
- 35,895
- vs nation
- R+25.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic36.4%10,433BushRepublican61.1%17,507OtherAll other candidates2.4%698
R+24.7- Lead
- 7,074
- Total
- 28,638
- vs nation
- R+25.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic38.5%8,324DoleRepublican56.2%12,140OtherAll other candidates5.3%1,153
R+17.7- Lead
- 3,816
- Total
- 21,617
- vs nation
- R+26.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 113,8462024 5-year
- Population density
- 552 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 206 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $95,3532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+79.9 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+88.8 in 1880MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 28, AZ · twin score 89.5
presidential history
Party record book
South Carolina 46th 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. Roosevelt1936
90.0%
367 votes · D+79.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 86.1%
Republican
James A. Garfield1880
94.4%
4,010 votes · R+88.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James G. Blaine, 1884 · 92.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
28,817votes
39.7% of the vote · R+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 27,325 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
42,997votes
59.2% of the vote · R+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 38,434 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
+86.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+60.3 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +78.8 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+44.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+22.1 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +30.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RTom DavisState Senate · 46
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 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.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+19.6, against R+17.5 in 2008. The district had about 60,800 residents, 68.9% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 88.8 points in 1880. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.5 points.
A population of 113,846, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,353 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 20.
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 28
Arizona
89.5twin score
median age12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory
State Senate District 20
Delaware
87.3twin score
median age2008–2020 trajectory≠ college share
State Senate District 3
Arizona
86.5twin score
median age12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory≠ median income
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 46th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 46th State Senate District voted Republican by 19.5 points (R+19.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72,589 votes cast, 28,817 went Democratic and 42,997 went Republican.
When did South Carolina 46th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Carolina 46th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in South Carolina 46th State Senate District?
South Carolina 46th State Senate District has a population of 113,846 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 46th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Carolina 46th State Senate District is $95,353 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 46th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Carolina 46th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.