South Carolina 40th State Senate District, South Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+25 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 106,0582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,1882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 43.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 50.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 40, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 25,248 | 22,495 | 48,322 | ||
| D | 29,728 | 22,136 | 52,388 | ||
| D | 28,006 | 19,703 | 48,828 | ||
| D | 32,423 | 19,291 | 52,156 | ||
| D | 30,008 | 19,556 | 50,086 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.5%
English
5.9%
German
5.0%
Irish
4.2%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.1%
French
0.7%
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: 41.4 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
$49,188
State Senate District 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 40$49,188
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
22.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.2%
Working age (18–64)19.6%
Seniors (65+)21.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 37-point Republican presidential margin, this district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided, suggesting a demographic profile heavily weighted toward rural or small-town white voters with limited electoral competition at the top of the ticket.
The Democratic margin in South Carolina 40th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was six points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $49,188, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 106,058 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 40, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 40, South Carolina voted Democratic by 5.7 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 48,322 votes cast, 25,248 went Democratic and 22,495 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 40, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 40, South Carolina as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 40, South Carolina?
State Senate District 40, South Carolina has a population of 106,058 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 40, South Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 40, South Carolina is $49,188 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of State Senate District 40, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 40, South Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.