akashic
1876–2024
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC·South Carolina

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+39 in 2024.

A fast-growing coastal metro where tourism and retiree migration reshape the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SC
LatestR+39in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population383,0162024 ACS

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina: Sunbelt Conservative metro. 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
2024 presidential election
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
TrumpR+39
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.8%141,719
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.3%62,325
OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,910
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −38.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−38.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No 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
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−38.5%
62,325141,719205,954
R
−33.2%
59,180118,821179,744
R
−37.5%
39,41089,288132,920
R
−29.6%
38,88572,127112,393
R
−24.6%
38,87964,609104,798
R
−25.7%
29,54750,44781,347
R
−15.7%
29,11340,30071,265
R
−4.5%
23,72226,15954,653
R
−9.0%
18,89623,48951,204
R
−30.0%
13,31624,84338,409
R
−38.9%
8,94020,39629,463
R
−1.5%
13,88814,32328,864
D
+25.4%
15,7209,33925,117
R
−54.6%
4,43715,32419,944
O
+0.0%
3,9243,92414,549
R
−20.7%
5,4448,29313,737
D
+22.9%
6,0063,7689,774
D
+45.8%
4,8351,0928,171
D
+9.4%
4,4893,7168,205
O
+9.8%
5031133,961
D
+83.1%
2,4031372,728
D
+85.6%
2,1111642,275
D
+100.0%
2,92702,927
D
+99.1%
3,22403,253
D
+95.7%
1,224271,251
D
+99.6%
1,34611,350
D
+94.4%
1,709491,758
D
+99.6%
1,63801,645
D
+97.7%
8630883
D
+91.4%
1,247561,303
D
+92.2%
980401,020
D
+88.8%
1,330791,409
D
+75.0%
1,3721961,568
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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%
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
0.7%
85+
1.0%
3.7%
75–84
3.9%
8.0%
65–74
9.0%
7.4%
55–64
8.6%
5.7%
45–54
6.1%
5.2%
35–44
5.5%
5.1%
25–34
5.3%
3.9%
18–24
3.9%
6.5%
5–17
6.2%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
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.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
14.2%
Baptist
12.1%
Other Christian
11.3%
Methodist
4.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.4%
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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 100 points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.

A population of 383,016, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,880 describe the metro.

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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 typology?
Akashic places Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, South Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology. 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 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 typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.