South Carolina 12th State Senate District, South Carolina: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 68,0702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,2522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 12, SCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,396 | 20,072 | 30,873 | ||
| R | 10,817 | 18,369 | 29,650 | ||
| R | 8,095 | 15,105 | 24,266 | ||
| R | 8,177 | 13,483 | 21,976 | ||
| R | 8,271 | 13,053 | 21,666 | ||
| R | 6,637 | 12,456 | 19,317 | ||
| R | 5,719 | 10,446 | 16,552 | ||
| R | 5,232 | 7,379 | 13,490 | ||
| R | 4,858 | 7,511 | 14,201 | ||
| R | 4,283 | 8,056 | 12,480 | ||
| R | 3,761 | 8,161 | 12,075 | ||
| R | 5,078 | 5,859 | 11,230 | ||
| D | 5,276 | 4,164 | 9,515 | ||
| R | 1,760 | 6,057 | 7,962 | ||
| R | 2,123 | 3,628 | 8,863 | ||
| R | 3,585 | 3,611 | 7,196 | ||
| D | 3,524 | 2,268 | 5,792 | ||
| D | 2,918 | 1,335 | 4,699 | ||
| D | 3,823 | 2,008 | 5,830 | ||
| D | 1,135 | 118 | 2,134 | ||
| D | 1,451 | 80 | 1,577 | ||
| D | 1,638 | 51 | 1,689 | ||
| D | 1,900 | 0 | 1,929 | ||
| D | 1,649 | 0 | 1,688 | ||
| D | 709 | 133 | 843 | ||
| D | 87 | 1 | 90 | ||
| D | 831 | 32 | 863 | ||
| D | 794 | 20 | 824 | ||
| D | 648 | 0 | 685 | ||
| D | 726 | 40 | 767 | ||
| D | 474 | 15 | 489 | ||
| D | 433 | 17 | 450 | ||
| D | 736 | 46 | 783 | ||
| D | 629 | 102 | 752 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.5%
Irish
9.1%
German
8.6%
American
7.7%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
1.1%
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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,252
State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 12$68,252
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
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.3%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Other Indo-European4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
South Carolina 12th State Senate District sits in the Deep South. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 1 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in South Carolina 12th State Senate District peaked at ninety-eight points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $68,252 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 12, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 12, South Carolina voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,873 votes cast, 10,396 went Democratic and 20,072 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 12, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 12, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 12, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 12, South Carolina?
State Senate District 12, South Carolina has a population of 68,070 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 12, South Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 12, South Carolina is $68,252 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of State Senate District 12, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.