Horry County, South Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 383,0162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,8802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bristol city, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Horry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Horry County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 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
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 62,325 | 141,719 | 205,954 | ||
| R | 59,180 | 118,821 | 179,744 | ||
| R | 39,410 | 89,288 | 132,920 | ||
| R | 38,885 | 72,127 | 112,393 | ||
| R | 38,879 | 64,609 | 104,798 | ||
| R | 29,547 | 50,447 | 81,347 | ||
| R | 29,113 | 40,300 | 71,265 | ||
| R | 23,722 | 26,159 | 54,653 | ||
| R | 18,896 | 23,489 | 51,204 | ||
| R | 13,316 | 24,843 | 38,409 | ||
| R | 8,940 | 20,396 | 29,463 | ||
| R | 13,888 | 14,323 | 28,864 | ||
| D | 15,720 | 9,339 | 25,117 | ||
| R | 4,437 | 15,324 | 19,944 | ||
| O | 3,924 | 3,924 | 14,549 | ||
| R | 5,444 | 8,293 | 13,737 | ||
| D | 6,006 | 3,768 | 9,774 | ||
| D | 4,835 | 1,092 | 8,171 | ||
| D | 4,489 | 3,716 | 8,205 | ||
| O | 503 | 113 | 3,961 | ||
| D | 2,403 | 137 | 2,728 | ||
| D | 2,111 | 164 | 2,275 | ||
| D | 2,927 | 0 | 2,927 | ||
| D | 3,224 | 0 | 3,253 | ||
| D | 1,224 | 27 | 1,251 | ||
| D | 1,346 | 1 | 1,350 | ||
| D | 1,709 | 49 | 1,758 | ||
| D | 1,638 | 0 | 1,645 | ||
| D | 863 | 0 | 883 | ||
| D | 1,247 | 56 | 1,303 | ||
| D | 980 | 40 | 1,020 | ||
| D | 1,330 | 79 | 1,409 | ||
| D | 1,372 | 196 | 1,568 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.4%
Irish
12.0%
German
11.3%
American
7.7%
Italian
7.1%
Polish
2.5%
Scottish
1.9%
African American
9.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,880
Horry County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Horry County$66,880
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Horry County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.2%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Horry County's tourism-driven economy has drawn steady in-migration for two decades, swelling its population while its presidential margins have remained among the widest in the state, hitting R+38.5 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A median household income of $66,880, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 383,016 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bristol city and Miami County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Horry County, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Horry County, South Carolina voted Republican by 38.5 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 205,954 votes cast, 62,325 went Democratic and 141,719 went Republican.
What is Horry County, South Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Horry County, South Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Horry County, South Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Horry County, South Carolina voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Horry County, South Carolina?
Horry County, 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 Horry County, South Carolina?
Median household income in Horry County, 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 Horry County, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Horry County, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.