metro areaMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+25.7
2008R+24.6
2012R+29.6
2016R+37.5
2020R+33.2
2024R+38.5
full record · 1896 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 67.2% of 306,273 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
62,325
141,719
1,910
205,954
306,273
67.2%
2020
59,180
118,821
1,743
179,744
270,873
66.4%
2016
39,410
89,288
4,222
132,920
231,841
57.3%
2012
38,885
72,127
1,381
112,393
205,304
54.7%
2008
38,879
64,609
1,310
104,798
188,101
55.7%
2004
29,547
50,447
1,353
81,347
170,898†
47.6%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCSouth CarolinaUnited States
English13.4%12.1%9.5%
Irish12.0%9.1%9.4%
German11.3%9.4%12.5%
American7.7%8.2%5.3%
Italian7.1%3.4%4.8%
Polish2.5%—2.2%
Scottish1.9%2.1%1.3%
French1.7%1.1%1.6%
African American†10.9%23.4%9.9%
Jamaican0.4%0.2%0.4%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Mexican3.6%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.0%1.8%
Guatemalan0.7%0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.3%0.4%0.3%
Spanish0.3%——
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.4%0.4%
Filipino0.3%0.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.2%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.2%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median age
48.7
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.3%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$66,880
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.2%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.1%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.9%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.5%
5.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
0.8%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
14.0%
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
21.7%
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.2%
47.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1896
+75.0%
1900
+88.8%
1904
+92.2%
1908
+91.4%
1912
+97.7%
1916
+99.6%
1920
+94.4%
1924
+99.6%
1928
+95.7%
1932
+99.1%
1936
+100.0%
1940
+85.6%
1944
+83.1%
1948
+9.8%
1952
+9.4%
1956
+45.8%
1960
+22.9%
1964
−20.7%
1968
+0.0%
1972
−54.6%
1976
+25.4%
1980
−1.5%
1984
−38.9%
1988
−30.0%
1992
−9.0%
1996
−4.5%
2000
−15.7%
2004
−25.7%
2008
−24.6%
2012
−29.6%
2016
−37.5%
2020
−33.2%
2024
−38.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
30.3%Harris62,325
68.8%Trump141,719
0.9%
R+38.5
R+5.4
R+37.1
205,954
R
32.9%Biden59,180
66.1%Trump118,821
1.0%
R+33.2
D+4.3
R+37.6
179,744
R
29.6%Clinton39,410
67.2%Trump89,288
3.2%
R+37.5
R+7.9
R+39.6
132,920
R
34.6%Obama38,885
64.2%Romney72,127
1.2%
R+29.6
R+5.0
R+33.4
112,393
R
37.1%Obama38,879
61.7%McCain64,609
1.3%
R+24.6
D+1.1
R+31.8
104,798
R
36.3%Kerry29,547
62.0%Bush50,447
1.7%
R+25.7
R+10.0
R+23.2
81,347
R
40.9%Gore29,113
56.5%Bush40,300
2.6%
R+15.7
R+11.2
R+16.2
71,265
R
43.4%Clinton23,722
47.9%Dole26,159
8.7%
R+4.5
D+4.5
R+13.0
54,653
R
36.9%Clinton18,896
45.9%Bush23,489
17.2%
R+9.0
D+21.0
R+14.5
51,204
R
34.7%Dukakis13,316
64.7%Bush24,843
0.7%
R+30.0
D+8.9
R+22.3
38,409
R
30.3%Mondale8,940
69.2%Reagan20,396
0.4%
R+38.9
R+37.4
R+20.7
29,463
R
48.1%Carter13,888
49.6%Reagan14,323
2.3%
R+1.5
R+26.9
D+8.2
28,864
D
62.6%Carter15,720
37.2%Ford9,339
0.2%
D+25.4
D+80.0
D+23.3
25,117
R
22.2%McGovern4,437
76.8%Nixon15,324
0.9%
R+54.6
R+54.6
R+31.4
19,944
O
27.0%Humphrey3,924
27.0%Nixon3,924
46.1%
Wallace +19.1
D+20.7
D+0.7
14,549
R
39.6%Johnson5,444
60.4%Goldwater8,293
0.0%
R+20.7
R+43.6
R+43.3
13,737
D
61.4%Kennedy6,006
38.6%Nixon3,768
0.0%
D+22.9
R+22.9
D+22.7
9,774
D
59.2%Stevenson4,835
13.4%Eisenhower1,092
27.5%
D+45.8
D+36.4
D+61.2
8,171
D
54.7%Stevenson4,489
45.3%Eisenhower3,716
0.0%
D+9.4
R+0.4
D+20.2
8,205
O
12.7%Truman503
2.9%Dewey113
84.4%
Thurmond +71.7
R+73.2
D+5.4
3,961
D
88.1%Roosevelt2,403
5.0%Dewey137
6.9%
D+83.1
R+2.5
D+75.6
2,728
D
92.8%Roosevelt2,111
7.2%Willkie164
0.0%
D+85.6
R+14.4
D+75.6
2,275
D
100.0%Roosevelt2,927
0.0%Landon0
0.0%
D+100.0
D+0.9
D+75.7
2,927
D
99.1%Roosevelt3,224
0.0%Hoover0
0.9%
D+99.1
D+3.4
D+81.3
3,253
D
97.8%Smith1,224
2.2%Hoover27
0.0%
D+95.7
R+3.9
D+113.2
1,251
D
99.7%Davis1,346
0.1%Coolidge1
0.2%
D+99.6
D+5.2
D+124.8
1,350
D
97.2%Cox1,709
2.8%Harding49
0.0%
D+94.4
R+5.1
D+120.6
1,758
D
99.6%Wilson1,638
0.0%Hughes0
0.4%
D+99.6
D+1.8
D+96.4
1,645
D
97.7%Wilson863
0.0%Taft0
2.3%
D+97.7
D+6.3
D+78.2
883
D
95.7%Bryan1,247
4.3%Taft56
0.0%
D+91.4
R+0.8
D+101.0
1,303
D
96.1%Parker980
3.9%Roosevelt40
0.0%
D+92.2
D+3.4
D+111.8
1,020
D
94.4%Bryan1,330
5.6%McKinley79
0.0%
D+88.8
D+13.8
D+96.3
1,409
D
87.5%Bryan1,372
12.5%McKinley196
0.0%
D+75.0
—
D+81.1
1,568
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No data
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Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
27.2%36,198
72.8%96,941
133,205
2020
R
33.7%60,530
64.9%116,512
179,644
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
Year
Total registered
2016
206,853
2018
245,776
2020
283,557
2022
290,702
2024
310,276
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+14,222 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +156,575 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+4,617
2012
+5,157
2013
+6,964
2014
+8,172
2015
+10,803
2016
+12,035
2017
+11,679
2018
+11,760
2019
+10,315
2021
+15,130
2022
+16,981
2023
+14,554
2024
+14,186
2025
+14,222
Horry County anchors a metro that has added residents faster than almost any other in the Southeast, drawing retirees and seasonal workers whose divergent economic interests complicate the area's reliably wide Republican margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 100.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 54.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.5 points.
A population of 383,016, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,880 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wildwood-The Villages, FL and Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ.
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How did Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina voted Republican by 38.5 points (R+38.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 205,954 votes cast, 62,325 went Democratic and 141,719 went Republican.
When did Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina?
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina has a population of 383,016 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina?
Median household income in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina is $66,880 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
