Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, SCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
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
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%
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.
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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,880
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ranks near the middle of US counties.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$66,880
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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.
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.
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 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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC peaked at 100 points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of two points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,880 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
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+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 205,954 votes cast, 62,325 went Democratic and 141,719 went Republican.
What is Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
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 38 presidential elections in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.