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1876–2024
State Senate District 1·South Carolina

South Carolina 1st State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of South Carolina's most reliably Republican districts by raw margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SC
Latest
R+52
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
92,210
2024 ACS

South Carolina 1st State Senate District, South Carolina: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+52MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
92,2102024 5-year
Median household income
$62,2182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.2%2024 5-year
Black
5.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+99 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−51.7%
11,19735,75947,534
R
−47.8%
11,60233,43945,683
R
−48.6%
8,90027,33837,910
R
−43.3%
9,52124,53034,637
R
−38.5%
10,49924,00335,066
R
−39.0%
9,29121,40731,064
R
−34.5%
8,34917,51626,590
R
−17.3%
8,12711,99922,385
R
−19.6%
7,33911,86223,051
R
−41.3%
4,83211,70616,653
R
−45.2%
3,7249,94813,769
D
+12.3%
8,3566,48615,154
D
+34.0%
9,1894,50613,765
R
−59.3%
1,9377,8529,976
O
−9.8%
2,1853,21810,531
D
+29.0%
5,8653,2269,091
D
+33.8%
4,5502,2536,803
D
+50.4%
3,6711,0645,170
D
+29.5%
3,4811,8945,375
O
+26.1%
7051502,127
D
+78.0%
1,4621251,714
D
+84.5%
1,7791501,928
D
+97.6%
2,29102,348
D
+99.0%
2,03802,058
D
+87.9%
1,360871,449
D
+95.5%
1,08081,122
D
+89.2%
1,332761,408
D
+87.9%
985601,052
D
+86.5%
8310961
D
+74.8%
1,2341771,413
D
+85.5%
80063862
D
+85.6%
954741,028
D
+75.1%
1,5022141,715
D
+43.9%
9612311,661
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.9%
Irish
13.8%
German
11.7%
American
9.1%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
2.8%
Polish
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.5%
3.3%
75–84
3.6%
7.0%
65–74
7.5%
7.3%
55–64
7.7%
5.9%
45–54
5.9%
5.1%
35–44
5.4%
5.6%
25–34
5.6%
4.6%
18–24
4.0%
7.4%
5–17
7.2%
2.4%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,218
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$62,218
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.9%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
30.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.7%
Other Christian
6.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.3%
Methodist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural Upstate and Pee Dee regions, this district posted a 42-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a low-density electorate with deep ancestral ties to the state GOP's post-realignment coalition.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in South Carolina 1st State Senate District peaked at ninety-nine points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of forty-five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $62,218 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, South Carolina voted Republican by 51.7 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,534 votes cast, 11,197 went Democratic and 35,759 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, South Carolina as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 1, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, South Carolina?
State Senate District 1, South Carolina has a population of 92,210 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, South Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, South Carolina is $62,218 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.