South Carolina 42nd State Senate District, South Carolina: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+11 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+4MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 105,8942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,7872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 42, 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 | 27,561 | 25,201 | 53,723 | ||
| D | 29,980 | 23,717 | 54,720 | ||
| D | 22,002 | 19,226 | 44,104 | ||
| D | 20,142 | 19,632 | 40,420 | ||
| D | 20,355 | 17,687 | 38,520 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.1%
German
11.0%
Irish
10.4%
American
8.5%
Italian
4.6%
Scottish
2.5%
Polish
2.0%
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: 39.1 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
$87,787
State Senate District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 42$87,787
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
11.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+31.5, District 42 ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, where statewide Republican candidates routinely build their largest raw-vote advantages.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eleven points in 2020; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 105,894, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $87,787 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 42, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 42, South Carolina voted Democratic by 4.4 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 53,723 votes cast, 27,561 went Democratic and 25,201 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 42, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 42, South Carolina as a "Tossup" 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 42, South Carolina?
State Senate District 42, South Carolina has a population of 105,894 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 42, South Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 42, South Carolina is $87,787 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of State Senate District 42, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 42, South Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.