Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Oconee County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
South Carolina 1st State Senate District
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South Carolina 1st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+44.5
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican
71.5%
35,991
Kamala HarrisDemocratic
27.0%
13,608
Chase OliverLibertarian
1.4%
710
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for South Carolina 1st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Oconee County, SC
Republican
R+51.5
Pickens County, SC
Republican
R+52.7
Rabun County, GA
Republican
R+56.5
Stephens County, GA
Republican
R+62.5
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
R
27.0%Harris13,608
71.5%Trump35,991
1.4%Oliver710
−44.5%
50,309
R
29.4%Biden14,357
69.0%Trump33,661
1.6%Jorgensen801
−39.5%
48,819
R
27.2%Clinton11,100
67.4%Trump27,537
5.4%Johnson2,189
−40.3%
40,826
R
31.2%Obama11,981
68.8%Romney26,463
0.0%
−37.7%
38,444
R
33.2%Obama12,603
64.8%McCain24,607
2.1%Barr780
−31.6%
37,990
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
−31.6%
2012
−37.7%
2016
−40.3%
2020
−39.5%
2024
−44.5%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
RTom AlexanderState Senate · 1
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.5 points.
A population of 110,467, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,895 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 4 and State Senate District 2.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
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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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How did South Carolina 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 44.5 points (R+44.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,309 votes cast, 13,608 went Democratic and 35,991 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 1st State Senate District?
South Carolina 1st State Senate District has a population of 110,467 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 1st State Senate District?
Median household income in South Carolina 1st State Senate District is $59,895 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 1st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in South Carolina 1st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
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