South Carolina State House District 59

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-hd-059
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
059
Land Area
348.6 sq mi
Water Area
2.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State House District 59

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marion County181.09 sq mi51.9%37.0%
Florence County167.54 sq mi48.1%20.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Florence city6.76 sq mi1.9%27.2%
Nichols town1.34 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Pamplico town0.81 sq mi0.2%47.5%
Sellers town0.67 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Zion CDP0.35 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Quinby town0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.3%

Showing all 6 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 740,380100.0%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
22,800
Active Voters
22,800 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202415,853 (69.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,783 (21.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20205,750 (25.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,978 (26.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,482 (10.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014180 (0.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012622 (2.7%)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
40,892 (± 2,277)
Median Age
37.5
Median Household Income
$44,499 (± $2,647)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,01224.5%
18 to 6424,48259.9%
65 and over6,39815.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5393.8%
White, not Hispanic15,01636.7%
Black, not Hispanic22,71255.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1930.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic330.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic200.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic810.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2983.2%

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
40,309
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,423

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,23497.3%
Hispanic1,0812.7%
White15,03937.3%
Black22,93556.9%
Asian1690.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native320.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races830.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,56997.2%
Hispanic8502.8%
White12,60041.4%
Black16,59754.6%
Asian1780.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4541.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.1%
Two or More Races330.1%

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