South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 17
A district of about 117,000 people, 37% Black, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+0.4 relative to the nation for president.
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
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 17.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Less dense than 87% 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 3647% Black · 20% college gradsR+0.4Not up in 2026District 29
45% BlackR+0.9Not up in 2026District 40
48% BlackD+2.7Not up in 2026District 30
47% BlackR+3.4Not 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