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Horry County, SC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
Designated Market Area: Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 413,391   ( 62,353 from 2020)
Land area: 1133.3 square miles
Population density: 364.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:316,723 76.62% 17.3%
Black:47,38011.46% 9.1%
Indian:1,5890.38% 16.2%
Asian:6,6321.60% 25.8%
2+ races:8,5562.07% 26.9%
Hispanic:32,5117.86% 34.4%
Total non-White:96,66823.38% 19.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:13,799 9.8
Deaths:21,25515.1
Net Migration: 64,84246.2
Net Immigration: 4,4643.2
Change in White population:46,659 13.3
Change in Non-White pop.:15,694 4.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Horry County, SC



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2024 62% Donald Trump (R) 141,719 68.8% Kamala Harris (D) 62,325 30.3% 1,910 [+] 0.9% 205,954 11 19 8.08%
2020 62% Donald Trump* (R) 118,821 66.1% Joe Biden (D) 59,180 32.9% 1,743 [+] 1.0% 179,744 11 19 7.15%
2016 51% Donald Trump (R) 89,288 67.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 39,410 29.6% 4,222 [+] 3.2% 132,920 12 21 6.32%
2012 49% Mitt Romney (R) 72,127 64.2% Barack Obama* (D) 38,885 34.6% 1,381 [+] 1.2% 112,393 10 17 5.72%
2008 52% John McCain (R) 64,609 61.7% Barack Obama (D) 38,879 37.1% 1,310 [+] 1.3% 104,798 8 16 5.46%
2004 45% George W. Bush* (R) 50,447 62.0% John Kerry (D) 29,547 36.3% 1,353 [+] 1.7% 81,347 4 11 5.03%
2000 46% George W. Bush (R) 40,300 56.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 29,113 40.9% 1,852 [+] 2.6% 71,265 0 9 5.15%
1996 40% Robert Dole (R) 26,159 47.9% Bill Clinton* (D) 23,722 43.4% 4,772 [+] 8.7% 54,653 -2 7 4.75%
1992 43% George Bush* (R) 23,489 45.9% Bill Clinton (D) 18,896 36.9% 8,819 [+] 17.2% 51,204 -2 8 4.26%
1988 38% George Bush (R) 24,843 64.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 13,316 34.7% 250 [+] 0.7% 38,409 3 11 3.90%
1984 34% Ronald Reagan* (R) 20,396 69.2% Walter Mondale (D) 8,940 30.3% 127 0.4% 29,463 6 10 3.04%
1980 41% Ronald Reagan (R) 14,323 49.6% Jimmy Carter* (D) 13,888 48.1% 653 [+] 2.3% 28,864 0 -1 3.24%
1976 44% Jimmy Carter (D) 15,720 62.6% Gerald Ford* (R) 9,339 37.2% 58 [+] 0.2% 25,117 -6 -11 3.13%
1972 41% Richard Nixon* (R) 15,324 76.8% George McGovern (D) 4,437 22.2% 183 [+] 0.9% 19,944 6 16 2.94%
1968 39% George Wallace (AIP) 6,701 46.1% Richard Nixon (R) 3,924 27.0% 3,924 [+] 27.0% 14,549 -11 -16 2.18%
1964 38% Barry Goldwater (R) 8,293 60.4% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 5,444 39.6% 0 0.0% 13,737 1 22 2.62%
1960 27% John Kennedy (D) 6,006 61.4% Richard Nixon (R) 3,768 38.6% 0 0.0% 9,774 -10 -11 2.53%
1956 24% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,835 59.2% Write-ins (I) 2,244 27.5% 1,092 [+] 13.4% 8,171 -12 -44 2.72%
1952 25% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,489 54.7% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,716 45.3% 0 0.0% 8,205 -4 -10 2.41%
1948 13% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 3,345 84.4% Harry Truman* (D) 503 12.7% 113 [+] 2.9% 3,961 -1 -42 2.78%
1944 10% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,403 88.1% Write-ins (I) 188 6.9% 137 [+] 5.0% 2,728 1 -41 2.64%
1940 9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,111 92.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 164 7.2% 0 0.0% 2,275 3 -38 2.28%
1936 13% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,927 100.0%       0 0.0% 2,927 -1 -36 2.54%
1932 17% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 3,224 99.1% Herbert Hoover* (R) 29 0.9% 0 0.0% 3,253 -1 -39 3.12%
1928 7% Al Smith (D) 1,224 97.8% Herbert Hoover (R) 27 2.2% 0 0.0% 1,251 -6 -56 1.82%
1924 8% John Davis (D) 1,346 99.7% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3 0.2% 1 [+] 0.1% 1,350 -2 -54 2.66%
1920 12% James Cox (D) 1,709 97.2% Warren Harding (R) 49 2.8% 0 0.0% 1,758 -1 -58 2.63%
1916 12% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,638 99.6% Write-ins (I) 7 0.4% 0 0.0% 1,645 -2 -46 2.57%
1912 7% Woodrow Wilson (D) 863 97.7% William Taft* (R) 13 1.5% 7 [+] 0.8% 883 0 -22 1.75%
1908 12% William J. Bryan (D) 1,247 95.7% William Taft (R) 56 4.3% 0 0.0% 1,303 -2 -47 1.96%
1904 9% Alton Parker (D) 980 100.0%       0 0.0% 980 -5 -56 1.76%
1900 14% William J. Bryan (D) 1,330 94.4% William McKinley* (R) 79 5.6% 0 0.0% 1,409 -1 -46 2.77%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Horry County, SC

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 40% Tim Scott* (R) 96,941 72.8% Krystle Matthews (D) 36,198 27.2% 66 [+] 0.0% 133,205 10 7.86%
2022 G 40% Henry McMaster* (R) 92,708 69.4% Joe Cunningham (D) 39,813 29.8% 1,140 [+] 0.9% 133,661 11 7.85%
2020 S2 62% Lindsey Graham* (R) 116,512 64.9% Jaime Harrison (D) 60,530 33.7% 2,602 [+] 1.4% 179,644 10 7.14%
2018 G 40% Henry McMaster* (R) 71,985 65.1% James Smith (D) 38,574 34.9% 79 [+] 0.1% 110,638 11 6.48%
2016 S3 49% Tim Scott* (R) 90,641 70.5% Thomas Dixon (D) 35,038 27.3% 2,863 [+] 2.2% 128,542 10 6.27%
2014 S3 28% Tim Scott (R) 49,390 72.2% Joyce Dickerson (D) 17,743 25.9% 1,251 [+] 1.8% 68,384 11 5.52%
2014 S2 28% Lindsey Graham* (R) 44,978 65.7% Brad Hutto (D) 19,457 28.4% 4,008 [+] 5.9% 68,443 11 5.52%
2014 G 28% Nikki Haley* (R) 47,302 69.0% Vincent Sheheen (D) 19,252 28.1% 2,023 [+] 2.9% 68,577 13 5.50%
2010 S3 32% Jim DeMint* (R) 48,386 70.2% Alvin Greene (D) 14,096 20.4% 6,473 [+] 9.4% 68,955 9 5.23%
2010 G 33% Nikki Haley (R) 45,001 64.2% Vincent Sheheen (D) 23,778 33.9% 1,329 [+] 1.9% 70,108 13 5.22%
2008 S2 50% Lindsey Graham* (R) 67,215 65.9% Bob Conley (D) 34,678 34.0% 126 [+] 0.1% 102,019 8 5.45%
2006 G 29% Mark Sanford* (R) 34,599 63.0% Tommy Moore (D) 20,253 36.9% 59 [+] 0.1% 54,911 8 5.03%
2004 S3 44% Jim DeMint (R) 45,819 57.8% Inez Tenenbaum (D) 31,478 39.7% 1,963 [+] 2.5% 79,260 4 4.96%
2002 S2 32% Lindsey Graham (R) 29,406 55.9% Alex Sanders (D) 22,460 42.7% 772 [+] 1.5% 52,638 1 4.77%
2002 G 32% Mark Sanford (R) 28,971 54.1% Jim Hodges* (D) 24,519 45.8% 19 [+] 0.0% 53,509 1 4.83%
1998 S3 34% Bob Inglis (R) 24,377 48.7% Ernest Hollings* (D) 24,267 48.5% 1,381 [+] 2.8% 50,025 3 4.68%
1998 G 35% Jim Hodges (D) 26,050 51.2% David Beasley* (R) 24,047 47.3% 741 [+] 1.5% 50,838 2 4.75%
1996 S2 39% Elliot Close (D) 26,681 49.6% Strom Thurmond* (R) 24,616 45.8% 2,456 [+] 4.6% 53,753 -8 4.63%
1994 G 32% David Beasley (R) 21,324 51.4% Nick Theodore (D) 19,449 46.9% 701 [+] 1.7% 41,474 1 4.44%
1992 S3 40% Thomas Hartnett (R) 24,133 50.3% Ernest Hollings* (D) 22,058 45.9% 1,820 [+] 3.8% 48,011 3 4.07%
1990 S2 27% Strom Thurmond* (R) 19,851 66.5% Bob Cunningham (D) 8,907 29.8% 1,083 [+] 3.6% 29,841 2 3.98%
1990 G 28% Carroll Campbell* (R) 24,016 77.8% Theo Mitchell (D) 6,366 20.6% 505 [+] 1.6% 30,887 8 4.06%
1986 S3 29% Ernest Hollings* (D) 18,239 65.9% Henry McMaster (R) 9,181 33.2% 270 [+] 1.0% 27,690 -2 3.75%
1986 G 30% Carroll Campbell (R) 14,783 52.7% Mike Daniel (D) 13,092 46.7% 186 [+] 0.7% 28,061 2 3.72%
1984 S2 38% Strom Thurmond* (R) 23,943 73.2% Melvin Purvis (D) 8,456 25.8% 332 [+] 1.0% 32,731 6 3.39%
1982 G 28% Richard Riley* (D) 15,606 71.8% William Workman (R) 6,123 28.2% 4 [+] 0.0% 21,733 -2 3.24%
1980 S3 39% Ernest Hollings* (D) 20,130 72.2% Marshall Mays (R) 7,747 27.8% 1 [+] 0.0% 27,878 -2 3.20%
1978 S2 27% Strom Thurmond* (R) 9,891 59.7% Charles Ravenel (D) 6,675 40.3% 5 [+] 0.0% 16,571 4 2.62%
1978 G 27% Richard Riley (D) 9,337 56.7% Edward Young (R) 6,995 42.5% 136 [+] 0.8% 16,468 5 2.62%
1974 S3 30% Ernest Hollings* (D) 11,359 72.1% Gwen Bush (R) 4,222 26.8% 170 [+] 1.1% 15,751 -2 3.07%
1974 G 30% W.J. Bryan Dorn (D) 8,049 50.5% James Edwards (R) 7,672 48.2% 206 [+] 1.3% 15,927 -3 3.04%
1972 S2 40% Strom Thurmond* (R) 13,088 66.9% Eugene Zeigler (D) 6,473 33.1% 0 0.0% 19,561 3 2.91%
1970 G 27% John West (D) 5,563 50.1% Albert Watson (R) 5,362 48.3% 181 [+] 1.6% 11,106 3 2.29%
1968 S3 44% Ernest Hollings* (D) 9,708 60.3% Marshall Parker (R) 6,383 39.7% 0 0.0% 16,091 2 2.46%
1966 S3 27% Ernest Hollings (D) 5,158 51.3% Marshall Parker (R) 4,900 48.7% 0 0.0% 10,058 0 2.31%
1966 S2 27% Strom Thurmond* (R) 6,402 64.8% Bradley Morrah (D) 3,481 35.2% 0 0.0% 9,883 3 2.27%
1966 G 27% Robert McNair* (D) 6,016 60.0% Joseph Rogers (R) 4,014 40.0% 0 0.0% 10,030 -2 2.28%
1962 S3 19% Olin Johnston* (D) 4,349 63.1% William Workman (R) 2,539 36.9% 0 0.0% 6,888 -6 2.20%
1962 G County data not available for this election: Donald Russell (D) was unopposed.
1960 S2 County data not available for this election: Strom Thurmond* (D) was unopposed.
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Horry County, SC

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 SC07Russell Fry* (R) 141,344 71.3% Mal Hyman (D) 56,702 28.6% 272 0.1% 198,318
County Total for 2024-11-05:   198,318
2022-11-08 SC07Russell Fry (R) 94,322 70.9% Daryl Scott (D) 38,481 28.9% 239 0.2% 133,042
County Total for 2022-11-08:   133,042
2020-11-03 SC07Tom Rice* (R) 124,568 69.6% Melissa Watson (D) 54,244 30.3% 133 0.1% 178,945
County Total for 2020-11-03:   178,945
2018-11-06 SC07Tom Rice* (R) 74,987 67.7% Robert Williams (D) 35,659 32.2% 183 0.2% 110,829
County Total for 2018-11-06:   110,829
2016-11-08 SC07Tom Rice* (R) 89,962 70.2% Mal Hyman (D,Grn,WF) 38,044 29.7% 132 0.1% 128,138
County Total for 2016-11-08:   128,138
2014-11-04 SC07Tom Rice* (R) 48,224 70.6% Gloria Tinubu (D) 20,047 29.3% 73 0.1% 68,344
County Total for 2014-11-04:   68,344
2012-11-06 SC07Tom Rice (R) 71,462 64.5% Gloria Tinubu (D,WF) 39,109 35.3% 167 0.2% 110,738
County Total for 2012-11-06:   110,738
2010-11-02 SC01Tim Scott (R) 47,648 68.9% Ben Frasier (D) 17,448 25.2% 4,020 5.8% 69,116
County Total for 2010-11-02:   69,116
2008-11-04 SC01Henry Brown* (R) 58,136 56.7% Linda Ketner (D) 44,349 43.2% 103 0.1% 102,588
County Total for 2008-11-04:   102,588
2006-11-07 SC01Henry Brown* (R) 33,908 61.9% Randy Maatta (D,WF) 19,568 35.7% 1,278 2.3% 54,754
County Total for 2006-11-07:   54,754
2004-11-02 SC01Henry Brown* (R) 53,371 89.6% James Dunn (Green) 6,093 10.2% 89 0.1% 59,553
County Total for 2004-11-02:   59,553
2002-11-05 SC01Henry Brown* (R) 34,726 89.8% James Dunn (United Citizens) 2,821 7.3% 1,123 2.9% 38,670
County Total for 2002-11-05:   38,670
2000-11-07 SC01Henry Brown (R) 38,679 57.6% Andy Brack (D) 25,388 37.8% 3,068 4.6% 67,135
County Total for 2000-11-07:   67,135
1998-11-03 SC01Mark Sanford* (R) 35,521 93.3% Joe Innella (Natural Law) 2,527 6.6% 9 0.0% 38,057
County Total for 1998-11-03:   38,057
1996-11-05 SC01Mark Sanford* (R) 36,106 97.0% Joe Innella (Natural Law) 1,085 2.9% 18 0.0% 37,209
County Total for 1996-11-05:   37,209
1994-11-08 SC01Mark Sanford (R) 24,992 62.3% Robert Barber (D) 14,616 36.4% 509 1.3% 40,117
County Total for 1994-11-08:   40,117
1992-11-03 SC01Arthur Ravenel* (R) 24,849 54.5% Bill Oberst (D) 20,501 45.0% 225 0.5% 45,575
County Total for 1992-11-03:   45,575
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Horry County, SC

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Horry County, SC were estimated to be 49% Republican and 35% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 279,963 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 279,963 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
2022 261,725 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 261,725 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2020 251,885 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 251,885 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2018 213,999 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 213,999 100.0% n/a n/a 70%
2016 204,929 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 204,929 100.0% n/a n/a 72%
2014 177,527 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 177,527 100.0% n/a n/a 68%
2012 167,092 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 167,092 100.0% n/a n/a 70%
2010 152,583 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 152,583 100.0% n/a n/a 71%
2008 145,085 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 145,085 100.0% n/a n/a 71%
2006 139,414 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 139,414 100.0% n/a n/a 73%
2004 124,547 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 124,547 100.0% n/a n/a 70%
2002 106,401 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 106,401 100.0% n/a n/a 64%
2000 119,467 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 119,467 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
1994 67,337 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 67,337 100.0% n/a n/a 53%
1986 50,231 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 50,231 100.0% n/a n/a 53%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.