South Carolina State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-sd-002
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
463.7 sq mi
Water Area
13.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pickens County454.72 sq mi98.1%91.5%
Greenville County9.01 sq mi1.9%1.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Easley city12.64 sq mi2.7%96.1%
Berea CDP6.00 sq mi1.3%77.9%
Arial CDP4.68 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Liberty city4.45 sq mi1.0%90.4%
Parker CDP2.93 sq mi0.6%43.0%
Pickens city2.85 sq mi0.6%93.0%
Dacusville CDP2.20 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Central town2.19 sq mi0.5%67.3%
Six Mile town2.04 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Norris town1.88 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Cateechee CDP0.51 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Sans Souci CDP0.08 sq mi<0.1%2.3%

Showing all 12 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 399,54486.6%13.6%98.1%
SC District 415,43113.4%2.1%1.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
71,600
Active Voters
71,600 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202456,089 (78.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,626 (20.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202031,222 (43.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201827,167 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,948 (12.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014349 (0.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20121,713 (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
120,161 (± 1,531)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$60,932 (± $1,902)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,92221.6%
18 to 6471,14159.2%
65 and over23,09819.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,30410.2%
White, not Hispanic93,55277.9%
Black, not Hispanic8,4327.0%
Asian, not Hispanic8880.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1470.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1460.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic6000.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0923.4%

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
115,195
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
89,579

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic107,37293.2%
Hispanic7,8236.8%
White94,34181.9%
Black8,6467.5%
Asian7440.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1240.1%
Two or More Races2730.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic86,03496.0%
Hispanic3,5444.0%
White76,23185.1%
Black7,7658.7%
Asian1,0061.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native7940.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races2380.3%

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