South Carolina State Senate District 19

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-sd-019
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
019
Land Area
138.1 sq mi
Water Area
1.82 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State Senate District 19

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Richland County138.14 sq mi100.0%18.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Columbia city16.79 sq mi12.2%12.1%
St. Andrews CDP5.30 sq mi3.8%86.7%
Blythewood town5.01 sq mi3.6%47.2%
Irmo town3.49 sq mi2.5%51.1%
Dentsville CDP1.14 sq mi0.8%17.1%

Showing all 5 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 675,27270.3%10.3%42.7%
SC District 231,87329.7%4.4%57.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
61,750
Active Voters
61,750 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202441,979 (68.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,820 (19.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,274 (21.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201823,363 (37.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20165,772 (9.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014610 (1.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20121,838 (3.0%)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
110,011 (± 3,937)
Median Age
35.6
Median Household Income
$56,648 (± $1,961)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,26922.1%
18 to 6471,39864.9%
65 and over14,34413.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,7505.2%
White, not Hispanic28,12325.6%
Black, not Hispanic69,76163.4%
Asian, not Hispanic2,2182.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic530.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic840.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic7480.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,2743.0%

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
107,486
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
83,409

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic102,36095.2%
Hispanic5,1284.8%
White28,02926.1%
Black69,74464.9%
Asian1,3611.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native530.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander830.1%
Two or More Races8230.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic80,05396.0%
Hispanic3,3574.0%
White24,27629.1%
Black53,94164.7%
Asian9181.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4250.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander800.1%
Two or More Races4970.6%

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