South Carolina State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-sd-012
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
146.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.87 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Spartanburg County128.45 sq mi87.4%15.9%
Greenville County18.47 sq mi12.6%2.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greer city11.60 sq mi7.9%49.4%
Lyman town6.22 sq mi4.2%93.2%
Duncan town5.20 sq mi3.5%78.5%
Roebuck CDP4.18 sq mi2.8%97.4%
Wellford city3.72 sq mi2.5%81.3%
Spartanburg city3.04 sq mi2.1%15.0%
Fairforest CDP2.09 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Arkwright CDP1.80 sq mi1.2%69.8%
Startex CDP1.44 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Reidville town1.05 sq mi0.7%59.8%

Showing all 10 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 4116,372100.0%15.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
78,098
Active Voters
78,098 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202458,808 (75.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202218,443 (23.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202029,054 (37.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201828,359 (36.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,222 (10.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014284 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20121,656 (2.1%)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
125,046 (± 3,569)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$76,893 (± $3,261)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,12425.7%
18 to 6473,81059.0%
65 and over19,11215.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,65112.5%
White, not Hispanic75,01360.0%
Black, not Hispanic23,93819.1%
Asian, not Hispanic5,1754.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic290.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic350.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1600.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0453.2%

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
117,422
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
85,999

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic106,44690.7%
Hispanic10,9689.3%
White75,37464.2%
Black23,85720.3%
Asian3,9303.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native280.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.0%
Two or More Races3940.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic80,34493.4%
Hispanic5,6536.6%
White58,72168.3%
Black17,85220.8%
Asian3,1863.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3510.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races2000.2%

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