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South Carolina 6th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+37.12012R+41.32016R+32.32020R+24.02024R+25.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+25.4
2024
median income$76,438U.S. $80,734 · SC $69,324
median age37.2U.S. 39.1 · SC 40.5
poverty rate9.0%U.S. 12.5% · SC 14.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.3%U.S. 35.6% · SC 32.1%
non-english12.6%U.S. 22.3% · SC 8.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English16.3%
German12.3%
Irish11.4%
Mexican3.9%
Colombian1.7%
Puerto Rican1.3%
African American†9.5%
African0.3%
Asian Indian1.1%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Greenville County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

South Carolina 6th State Senate District

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South Carolina 6th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+25.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Carolina 6th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of South Carolina 6th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+25.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Carolina 6th State Senate District · R+25.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.6%33,581
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.2%19,737
Chase OliverLibertarian2.2%1,174
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for South Carolina 6th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Greenville County, SCRepublicanR+22.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.2%Harris19,737
61.6%Trump33,581
2.2%Oliver1,174
−25.4%
54,492
R
36.9%Biden20,556
60.8%Trump33,904
2.3%Jorgensen1,260
−24.0%
55,720
R
30.3%Clinton14,650
62.6%Trump30,267
7.2%Johnson3,471
−32.3%
48,388
R
29.3%Obama12,839
70.7%Romney30,928
0.0%
−41.3%
43,767
R
30.4%Obama13,733
67.4%McCain30,506
2.2%Barr989
−37.1%
45,228
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −25.4% in 2024.−25.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−37.1%
2012−41.3%
2016−32.3%
2020−24.0%
2024−25.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJason ElliottState Senate · 6

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+47.1, this upstate or rural district ranks among the most one-sided state senate seats in South Carolina, leaving general-election outcomes largely decided in the primary.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.4 points.

A population of 111,427, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,438 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 15.

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 8
South Carolina
98.6twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% Evangelical
State Senate District 15
Alabama
96.6twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% Evangelical≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 22
Oklahoma
95.7twin score
12-yr trend2008–2016 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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Greenville County

Frequently asked questions

How did South Carolina 6th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 6th State Senate District voted Republican by 25.4 points (R+25.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,492 votes cast, 19,737 went Democratic and 33,581 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 6th State Senate District?
South Carolina 6th State Senate District has a population of 111,427 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 6th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Carolina 6th State Senate District is $76,438 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 6th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in South Carolina 6th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.