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South Carolina 43rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+14.92012R+22.32016R+13.92020R+7.52024R+11.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+11.5
2024
median income$109,079U.S. $80,734 · SC $69,324
median age45.2U.S. 39.1 · SC 40.5
poverty rate8.6%U.S. 12.5% · SC 14.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)47.6%U.S. 35.6% · SC 32.1%
non-english10.1%U.S. 22.3% · SC 8.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English17.1%
German14.3%
Irish13.6%
African American†11.6%
African0.3%
Jamaican0.2%
Mexican2.6%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Honduran0.3%
Asian Indian0.3%
Chinese0.3%
Filipino0.3%
religion

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

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

South Carolina 43rd State Senate District

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South Carolina 43rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+11.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Carolina 43rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of South Carolina 43rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+11.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Carolina 43rd State Senate District · R+11.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.0%38,463
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.5%30,448
Chase OliverLibertarian1.5%1,058
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for South Carolina 43rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Beaufort County, SCRepublicanR+14.5
Charleston County, SCDemocraticD+5.7
Colleton County, SCRepublicanR+18.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.5%Harris30,448
55.0%Trump38,463
1.5%Oliver1,058
−11.5%
69,969
R
45.4%Biden30,844
53.0%Trump35,960
1.6%Jorgensen1,074
−7.5%
67,878
R
40.0%Clinton22,050
53.9%Trump29,690
6.1%Johnson3,346
−13.9%
55,086
R
38.8%Obama19,213
61.2%Romney30,246
0.0%
−22.3%
49,459
R
41.8%Obama19,493
56.7%McCain26,433
1.4%Barr671
−14.9%
46,597
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: −11.5% in 2024.−11.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−14.9%
2012−22.3%
2016−13.9%
2020−7.5%
2024−11.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RChip CampsenState Senate · 43

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+11.5, against R+14.9 in 2008. About 169,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 67.2% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.5 points.

A population of 114,954, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,079 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 46 and State Senate District 6.

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 46
South Carolina
86.2twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorycollege share≠ median age
State Senate District 6
Kentucky
82.4twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% Latino≠ median age
State Senate District 26
Virginia
80.8twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorymedian age≠ American ancestry

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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Places within South Carolina 43rd State Senate District

counties it covers3
Beaufort CountyCharleston CountyColleton County

Frequently asked questions

How did South Carolina 43rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 43rd State Senate District voted Republican by 11.5 points (R+11.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,969 votes cast, 30,448 went Democratic and 38,463 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 43rd State Senate District?
South Carolina 43rd State Senate District has a population of 114,954 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 43rd State Senate District?
Median household income in South Carolina 43rd State Senate District is $109,079 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 43rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in South Carolina 43rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.