South Carolina State Senate District 31

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-sd-031
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
031
Land Area
682.2 sq mi
Water Area
3.19 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State Senate District 31

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Florence County682.27 sq mi100.0%85.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Florence city17.61 sq mi2.6%70.9%
Coward town3.53 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Timmonsville town2.78 sq mi0.4%98.3%
Johnsonville city2.11 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Danwood CDP1.90 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Pamplico town1.62 sq mi0.2%95.1%
Olanta town0.99 sq mi0.1%98.8%
Scranton town0.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 8 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 7105,13498.5%14.4%94.4%
SC District 61,5471.5%0.2%5.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
64,993
Active Voters
64,993 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202449,027 (75.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,624 (21.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202015,056 (23.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,861 (24.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,292 (9.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014406 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20121,441 (2.2%)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
105,345 (± 1,529)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$63,773 (± $2,511)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,59023.3%
18 to 6461,92758.8%
65 and over18,82817.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,1964.0%
White, not Hispanic59,75256.7%
Black, not Hispanic36,21834.4%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1952.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1310.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic200.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5400.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2932.2%

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
103,326
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
78,977

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic99,72796.5%
Hispanic3,6013.5%
White60,45258.5%
Black35,79934.6%
Asian1,4671.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1620.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.0%
Two or More Races1300.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic76,92997.4%
Hispanic2,0482.6%
White48,14361.0%
Black27,00334.2%
Asian1,1711.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native5540.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races510.1%

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