South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 24
A district of about 107,000 people, 25% Black, 36% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+23.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024Source: South Carolina State Election CommissionUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 AM ET
Where it sits among all 46 seats
Every South Carolina State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
11 races since 1984. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Tom Young (R) | Dee Elder (D) | 34.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Tom Young (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Tom Young (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Tom Young (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Greg Ryberg (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Greg Ryberg (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Greg Ryberg (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Greg Ryberg (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Greg Ryberg (R) | William Kent (D) | 49.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Ryan Shealy (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Ryan Shealy (R) | Irene Rudnick (D) | 11.7 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 24
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 24's area in each.
- U.S. House
- SC-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+24.0 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 46 seats. Small marks are other seats in South Carolina. The black marker is District 24.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Less dense than 51% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 3723% Black · 37% college gradsR+20.1Not up in 2026District 15
36% college gradsR+23.3Not up in 2026District 13
31% college gradsR+34.0Not up in 2026District 10
22% Black · 35% college gradsR+38.0Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET