South Carolina State House District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-055
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
519.2 sq mi
Water Area
2.49 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Dillon County347.28 sq mi66.9%85.7%
Horry County83.78 sq mi16.1%7.4%
Florence County53.79 sq mi10.4%6.7%
Marlboro County34.29 sq mi6.6%7.1%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dillon city5.29 sq mi1.0%99.7%
Hamer CDP5.04 sq mi1.0%99.9%
Little Rock CDP2.46 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Floydale CDP2.03 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lake View town1.69 sq mi0.3%99.3%
Quinby town1.30 sq mi0.3%99.2%
Florence city1.18 sq mi0.2%4.8%
Latta town1.10 sq mi0.2%100.0%
McColl town1.05 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Clio town0.86 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Newtown CDP0.52 sq mi0.1%99.2%

Showing all 11 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
SC District 740,334100.0%5.5%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
23,732
Active Voters
23,732 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202416,130 (68.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,364 (18.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,547 (31.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,162 (30.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20163,247 (13.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014151 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012561 (2.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/11/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
40,828 (± 1,397)
Median Age
37.2
Median Household Income
$46,747 (± $1,940)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,11024.8%
18 to 6423,37557.3%
65 and over7,34318.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0272.5%
White, not Hispanic16,56940.6%
Black, not Hispanic20,21149.5%
Asian, not Hispanic210.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8702.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic510.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0795.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
40,592
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,478

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,76598.0%
Hispanic8272.0%
White16,73341.2%
Black20,19149.7%
Asian230.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native8692.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2680.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,08798.7%
Hispanic3861.3%
White13,52544.4%
Black15,47850.8%
Asian320.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1243.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races320.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).