Overview
- District ID
- sc-sd-015
- State
- South Carolina
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 015
- Land Area
- 288.8 sq mi
- Water Area
- 10.1 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| York County | 288.91 sq mi | 100.0% | 42.5% |
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Places
Showing all 6 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| SC District 5 | 115,314 | 100.0% | 15.8% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 79,450
- Active Voters
- 79,450 (100.0%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 62,686 (78.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 16,694 (21.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 24,834 (31.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 29,935 (37.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 6,461 (8.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 271 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 1,348 (1.7%) | 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
- 118,670 (± 2,441)
- Median Age
- 41.2
- Median Household Income
- $85,633 (± $3,549)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 92.6%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 35.9%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 25,303 | 21.3% |
| 18 to 64 | 73,293 | 61.8% |
| 65 and over | 20,074 | 16.9% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8,385 | 7.1% |
| White, not Hispanic | 82,858 | 69.8% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 18,982 | 16.0% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 2,046 | 1.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 162 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 821 | 0.7% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 5,416 | 4.6% |
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
- 115,157
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 90,087
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 108,833 | 94.5% |
| Hispanic | 6,326 | 5.5% |
| White | 83,654 | 72.6% |
| Black | 18,707 | 16.2% |
| Asian | 1,627 | 1.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 164 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 358 | 0.3% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 86,240 | 95.7% |
| Hispanic | 3,848 | 4.3% |
| White | 67,678 | 75.1% |
| Black | 15,549 | 17.3% |
| Asian | 1,866 | 2.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,060 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 198 | 0.2% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).