HarrisDemocratic47.7%24,077TrumpRepublican50.6%25,566OtherAll other candidates1.7%847
R+2.9- Lead
- 1,489
- Total
- 50,490
- vs nation
- R+1.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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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
BidenDemocratic52.4%28,680TrumpRepublican46.5%25,451OtherAll other candidates1.1%595
D+5.9- Lead
- 3,229
- Total
- 54,726
- vs nation
- D+1.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic53.5%26,977TrumpRepublican44.2%22,265OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,168
D+9.3- Lead
- 4,712
- Total
- 50,410
- vs nation
- D+7.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic58.2%29,842RomneyRepublican40.9%20,982OtherAll other candidates0.9%438
D+17.3- Lead
- 8,860
- Total
- 51,262
- vs nation
- D+13.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic57.4%29,468McCainRepublican41.7%21,423OtherAll other candidates0.9%451
D+15.7- Lead
- 8,045
- Total
- 51,342
- vs nation
- D+8.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic54.2%23,499BushRepublican44.9%19,457OtherAll other candidates0.9%386
D+9.3- Lead
- 4,042
- Total
- 43,342
- vs nation
- D+11.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic55.2%20,822BushRepublican43.4%16,378OtherAll other candidates1.3%497
D+11.8- Lead
- 4,444
- Total
- 37,697
- vs nation
- D+11.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic58.1%19,406DoleRepublican35.9%11,998OtherAll other candidates5.9%1,978
D+22.2- Lead
- 7,408
- Total
- 33,382
- vs nation
- D+13.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 112,0722024 5-year
- Population density
- 76 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,477 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $43,9252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 46.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99.6 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31.8 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 36, SC · twin score 96.8
presidential history
Party record book
South Carolina 29th 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
Woodrow Wilson1912
99.6%
2,527 votes · D+99.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 99.5%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
65.5%
17,702 votes · R+31.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 50.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
29,842votes
58.2% of the vote · D+17.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 29,468 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
25,566votes
50.6% of the vote · R+2.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 25,451 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
John W. Davis1924
+124.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+99.3 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +124.4 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+22.2pts R vs U.S.
Place D+0.4 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +8.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJ.D. ChaplinState Senate · 29
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.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+3.0 in 2024 and D+15.7 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with White residents at 48.4%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 31.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.9 points.
A population of 112,072, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,925 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 36 and State Senate District 40.
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 36
South Carolina
96.8twin score
% Black12-yr trend% Catholic
State Senate District 40
South Carolina
95.6twin score
12-yr trend% Blackmedian income
State Senate District 17
South Carolina
95.3twin score
12-yr trend% Black% Catholic
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 29th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 29th State Senate District voted Republican by 2.9 points (R+2.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,490 votes cast, 24,077 went Democratic and 25,566 went Republican.
When did South Carolina 29th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Carolina 29th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in South Carolina 29th State Senate District?
South Carolina 29th State Senate District has a population of 112,072 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 29th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Carolina 29th State Senate District is $43,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of South Carolina 29th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Carolina 29th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 33 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.