South Carolina State Senate District 34

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sc-sd-034
State
South Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
034
Land Area
184 sq mi
Water Area
155.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Carolina State Senate District 34

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Georgetown County115.58 sq mi62.8%14.2%
Horry County68.41 sq mi37.2%6.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Socastee CDP13.33 sq mi7.2%99.7%
Litchfield Beach CDP11.22 sq mi6.1%100.0%
Murrells Inlet CDP7.32 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Garden City CDP5.35 sq mi2.9%100.0%
DeBordieu Colony CDP4.12 sq mi2.2%99.9%
Surfside Beach town1.95 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Forestbrook CDP1.46 sq mi0.8%39.7%
Pawleys Island town0.70 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Myrtle Beach city0.47 sq mi0.3%2.0%

Showing all 9 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 7116,546100.0%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
94,208
Active Voters
94,208 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202473,561 (78.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,268 (15.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202022,864 (24.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201829,897 (31.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20167,818 (8.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014282 (0.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20121,284 (1.4%)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
128,675 (± 3,170)
Median Age
55.2
Median Household Income
$74,237 (± $3,044)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,34114.3%
18 to 6468,23153.0%
65 and over42,10332.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,9617.0%
White, not Hispanic107,61783.6%
Black, not Hispanic5,4714.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3661.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2420.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic580.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6920.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,2683.3%

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
125,282
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
107,255

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic118,09494.3%
Hispanic7,1885.7%
White107,77986.0%
Black5,5034.4%
Asian1,0380.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2420.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander580.0%
Two or More Races4150.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic102,77695.8%
Hispanic4,4764.2%
White94,85188.4%
Black5,1224.8%
Asian1,6021.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native8730.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander560.1%
Two or More Races2900.3%

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