South Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
South Carolina Senate District 45
A district of about 113,000 people, 39% Black, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+9.2 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 45.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Lower than 80% of seats.
Higher than 73% of seats.
Higher than 80% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Less dense than 96% 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 3537% Black · 27% college gradsD+5.0Not up in 2026District 39
33% Black · 26% college gradsR+1.7Not up in 2026District 17
37% Black · 24% college gradsR+0.4Not up in 2026District 32
48% BlackD+5.3Not 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