South Carolina 46th State Senate District, South Carolina: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+16 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 113,8462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,7302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+16 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 46, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25,779 | 34,489 | 61,010 | ||
| R | 25,316 | 30,770 | 56,789 | ||
| R | 18,830 | 24,754 | 45,562 | ||
| R | 17,520 | 24,477 | 42,437 | ||
| R | 17,774 | 21,640 | 39,794 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.1%
English
13.0%
Irish
12.0%
Italian
6.1%
American
5.8%
Polish
2.6%
French
2.5%
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: 48.0 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
$85,730
State Senate District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 46$85,730
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
9.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)6.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.0%
speak English only
Spanish9.0%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
South Carolina 46th State Senate District sits in the Deep South. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 5 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in South Carolina 46th State Senate District reached its widest at sixteen points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $85,730, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 113,846 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 46, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 46, South Carolina voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,010 votes cast, 25,779 went Democratic and 34,489 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 46, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 46, South Carolina as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 46, South Carolina?
State Senate District 46, South Carolina has a population of 113,846 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 46, South Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 46, South Carolina is $85,730 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of State Senate District 46, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 46, South Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.