South Carolina's congressional districts
There are currently seven United States congressional districts in South Carolina. There have been as few as four and as many as nine congressional districts in South Carolina. The 9th district and the 8th district were lost after the 1840 Census. Because the state exceeded the nation's average population growth in the 2010 Census, South Carolina regained its 7th district, which had remained unused since the Civil War.
The 5th district and the 6th district were also briefly lost after the Civil War, but both had been regained by the 1880 Census.
Current districts and representatives[]
List of members of the South Carolinian United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI. The House delegation has 7 members, including 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat as of 2021.[2]
| District | Representative | Party | CPVI | Incumbency | District map |
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| 1st |  Nancy Mace (R-Charleston)
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Republican | R+7[3] | January 3, 2021 – present | 
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| 2nd |  Joe Wilson (R-Springdale)
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Republican | R+9[3] | December 18, 2001 – present | 
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| 3rd |  Jeff Duncan (R-Laurens)
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Republican | R+21[3] | January 3, 2011 – present | 
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| 4th |  William Timmons (R-Greenville)
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Republican | R+14[3] | January 3, 2019 – present | 
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| 5th |  Ralph Norman (R-Rock Hill)
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Republican | R+11[3] | June 20, 2017 – present | 
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| 6th |  Jim Clyburn (D-Columbia)
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Democratic | D+17[3] | January 3, 1993 – present | 
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| 7th |  Tom Rice (R-Myrtle Beach)
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Republican | R+11[3] | January 3, 2013 – present | 
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District cities and counties[]
 | This article needs to be updated. (February 2016) |
First congressional district[]
Counties
- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County – partial, 87% of population
- Charleston County – partial, 79% of population
- Dorchester County – partial, 80% of population
Cities
- Charleston
- Mount Pleasant
- Summerville
- Beaufort
Second congressional district[]
Counties
- Aiken County
- Barnwell County
- Lexington County
- Orangeburg County – partial, 24% of population
- Richland County – partial, 62% of population
Cities
- Columbia - partial, mostly suburbs
- West Columbia
- Lexington
- Irmo
- Aiken
- Midland Valley
- North Augusta
Third congressional district[]
Counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Edgefield County
- Greenville County - partial
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County - partial
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Saluda County
Cities
Fourth congressional district[]
Counties
- Greenville County - partial
- Spartanburg County - partial
Cities
Fifth congressional district[]
Counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County – partial, 87% of population
- Newberry County
- Sumter County – partial, 42% of population
- Union County
- York County
Cities
Sixth congressional district[]
Counties
- Allendale County
- Bamberg County
- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County – partial, 13% of population
- Calhoun County – partial, 55% of population
- Charleston County – partial, 21% of population
- Clarendon County
- Colleton County
- Dorchester County – partial, 20% of population[4]
- Hampton County
- Jasper County
- Lee County – partial, 13% of population
- Orangeburg County – partial, 76% of population
- Richland County – partial, 38% of population
- Sumter County – partial, 58% of population
- Williamsburg County
Cities
- Charleston
- Columbia
- Olanta, South Carolina (excluded from SC07)
- Lake City, South Carolina (excluded from SC07)
- North Charleston
- Orangeburg
Seventh congressional district[]
The Seventh congressional district seat was eliminated after the 1930 U.S Census. It was re-established after the 2010 U.S. Census.
Counties
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Darlington County, South Carolina
- Dillon County, South Carolina
- Florence County, South Carolina
- Georgetown County, South Carolina
- Horry County, South Carolina
- Marlboro County, South Carolina
- Marion County, South Carolina
Cities
- Chesterfield, South Carolina
- Cheraw, South Carolina
- Pageland, South Carolina
- McBee, South Carolina
- Hartsville, South Carolina
- Darlington, South Carolina
- Dillon, South Carolina
- Latta, South Carolina
- Florence, South Carolina
- Pamplico, South Carolina
- Andrews, South Carolina
- Georgetown, South Carolina
- Aynor, South Carolina
- Conway, South Carolina
- Loris, South Carolina
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Bennettsville, South Carolina
- Marion, South Carolina
- Mullins, South Carolina
Historical and present district boundaries[]
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of South Carolina, presented chronologically.[5] All redistricting events that took place in South Carolina between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
| Year | Statewide map | Charleston highlight |
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| 1973–1982 | 
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| 1983–1992 | 
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| 1993–2002 | 
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| 2003–2013 | 
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Districts from 1793–1803
Obsolete districts[]
Eighth congressional district[]
The eighth congressional district seat was eliminated after the 1840 census.
Ninth congressional district[]
The ninth congressional district seat was eliminated after the 1840 census.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ http://www.house.gov/representatives/#state_sc
- ^ a b c d e f g "PVI Map and District List". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "South Carolina's 7th congressional district - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- Congressional districts of South Carolina