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1876–2024
State Senate District 36·South Carolina

South Carolina 36th State Senate District delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of South Carolina's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SC
Latest
R+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
83,893
2024 ACS

South Carolina 36th State Senate District, South Carolina: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
83,8932024 5-year
Median household income
$53,2752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.9%2024 5-year
Black
47.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+98 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 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
−0.6%
19,75120,01040,228
D
+9.5%
23,19219,13242,700
D
+11.3%
21,35516,93439,160
D
+19.2%
24,79016,75041,897
D
+17.2%
23,07116,24639,645
D
+9.8%
18,76015,38434,334
D
+5.4%
15,34613,75529,418
D
+14.3%
14,25310,54725,954
D
+11.5%
14,25011,10027,494
R
−1.4%
11,57111,90123,577
R
−2.2%
12,30612,85425,308
D
+10.6%
12,64610,19323,069
D
+19.8%
12,0708,06520,241
R
−18.9%
6,94310,21417,333
D
+13.6%
7,6365,17618,093
R
−41.6%
3,2667,92411,191
R
−18.5%
2,8774,1817,058
O
+9.6%
1,5649626,290
R
−36.8%
2,2504,8657,115
O
+7.7%
381933,733
D
+83.2%
2,416652,825
D
+93.3%
1,912661,978
D
+98.4%
2,81102,856
D
+97.1%
2,32002,390
D
+90.8%
1,683811,765
D
+93.7%
1,558401,620
D
+87.6%
2,0141332,147
D
+88.9%
2,1051092,244
D
+94.7%
1,71101,807
D
+82.7%
2,2752142,492
D
+84.2%
1,9761702,146
D
+85.0%
1,9301572,087
D
+74.1%
2,4023542,763
D
+63.4%
3,1517043,859
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.3%
American
6.7%
German
5.7%
Irish
4.8%
Italian
1.6%
Scottish
1.6%
French
0.6%
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: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.5%
2.8%
75–84
3.6%
5.7%
65–74
7.0%
6.6%
55–64
7.5%
5.3%
45–54
5.9%
5.4%
35–44
5.8%
6.0%
25–34
6.1%
5.0%
18–24
4.2%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.9%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,275
State Senate District 36 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 36$53,275
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
16.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)16.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.6%
Methodist
15.0%
Other Christian
12.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+37.2, this district sits well outside competitive range, making it a stronghold where primary elections carry more decisive weight than general contests.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-eight points in 1936; the Republican margin reached forty-two points in 1964. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 83,893, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $53,275 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 36, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 36, South Carolina voted Republican by 0.6 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,228 votes cast, 19,751 went Democratic and 20,010 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 36, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 36, South Carolina as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 7 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 36, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 36, South Carolina voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 36, South Carolina?
State Senate District 36, South Carolina has a population of 83,893 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 36, South Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 36, South Carolina is $53,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of State Senate District 36, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 36, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.