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South Carolina's congressional districts
U.S. House districts in the state of South Carolina
U.S. House districts in the state of South Carolina
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 and the were lost after the 1840 census. The and the were also briefly lost after the Civil War, but both had been regained by the 1880 census. Because of the state population growth in the 2010 census, South Carolina regained its 7th district, which had remained unused since the Civil War.
On January 6, 2023, a three-judge panel from the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina ruled that the current 1st district lines were unconstitutional due to racial gerrymandering and would have to be redrawn April of that year. The case, Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, was argued on October 11, 2023, in the Supreme Court. On March 28, 2024, the same district court that ruled the current 1st district lines unconstitutional, allowed for its use in the 2024 elections. It concluded that it would be impractical to create a new district map at the current time, mainly due to the upcoming military and overseas ballot mailing deadline of April 27 and statewide primaries on June 11. However, it still found the 1st district to be in violation of the 14th amendment and believed future litigation is possible after the 2024 elections.
On May 23, 2024, the Supreme Court—in a 6–3 decision—ruled the 1st district lines were constitutional, reversing the District of South Carolina's original ruling and officially allowing the current congressional map to be used for and past the 2024 elections. It also remanded the case back to the district court to rehear other claims made by the defendants.
Current districts and representatives
This is a list of United States representatives from South Carolina, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 7 members, including 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat as of 2023.
| Current U.S. representatives from South Carolina | District | Member | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Residence) | Party | Incumbent since | CPVI | ||||
| (2025) | District map | ||||||
| [[File:Nancy Mace.jpg | 100px]] | ||||||
| Nancy Mace | |||||||
| (Charleston) | January 3, 2021 | [[File:South Carolina's 1st congressional district in Charleston (since 2023).svg | 300px]] | ||||
| [[File:Joe Wilson official congressional photo.jpg | 100px]] | ||||||
| Joe Wilson | |||||||
| (Springdale) | December 18, 2001 | [[File:South Carolina's 2nd congressional district in Columbia (since 2023).svg | 300px]] | ||||
| [[File:Rep. Sheri Biggs official photo, 119th Congress (3x4 full crop).jpg | 100px]] | ||||||
| Sheri Biggs | |||||||
| (Salem) | January 3, 2025 | [[File:South Carolina's 3rd congressional district (since 2023).svg | 300px]] | ||||
| [[File:William Timmons, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg | 100px]] | ||||||
| William Timmons | |||||||
| (Greenville) | January 3, 2019 | [[File:South Carolina's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svg | 300px]] | ||||
| [[File:Ralph Norman official photo.jpg | 100px]] | ||||||
| Ralph Norman | |||||||
| (Rock Hill) | June 20, 2017 | [[File:South Carolina's 5th congressional district (since 2023).svg | 300px]] | ||||
| [[File:Jim Clyburn official portrait 116th Congress.jpg | 100px]] | ||||||
| Jim Clyburn | |||||||
| (Columbia) | January 3, 1993 | [[File:South Carolina's 6th congressional district in Columbia and Charleston (since 2023).svg | 300px]] | ||||
| [[File:Rep Russell Fry Official Portrait.jpg | frameless | 125x125px]] | |||||
| Russell Fry | |||||||
| (Murrells Inlet) | January 3, 2023 | [[File:South Carolina's 7th congressional district (since 2023).svg | 300px]] |
Historical results
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District cities and counties
First congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|1}}
Counties
- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County
- Charleston County (part)
- Colleton County (part)
- Dorchester County (part)
- Jasper County (part)
Second congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|2}}
Counties
- Aiken County
- Barnwell County
- Lexington County
- Orangeburg County (part)
- Richland County (part)
Third congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|3}}
Counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Edgefield County
- Greenville County (part)
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Saluda County
Fourth congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|4}}
Counties
- Greenville County (part)
- Spartanburg County (part)
District contains the two major cities of Greenville and Spartanburg.
Fifth congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|5}}
Counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Spartanburg County (part)
- Sumter County (part)
- Union County
- York County
Sixth congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|6}}
Counties
- Allendale County
- Bamberg County
- Calhoun County
- Charleston County (part)
- Clarendon County
- Colleton County (part)
- Dorchester County (part)
- Florence County (part)
- Hampton County
- Jasper County (part)
- Orangeburg County (part)
- Richland County (part)
- Sumter County (part)
- Williamsburg County
Seventh congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|7}}
Counties
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Florence County (part)
- Georgetown County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
Historical and present district boundaries
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of South Carolina, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in South Carolina between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
| Year | Statewide map | Charleston highlight | 1973–1982 | 1983–1992 | 1993–2002 | 2003–2013 | 2013–2023 | Since 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina, 1973 – 1982.tif | 400px]] | |||||||||
| [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina, 1983 – 1992.tif | 400px]] | [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina (metro highlight), 1983 – 1992.tif | 400px]] | |||||||
| [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina, 1993 – 2002.tif | 400px]] | [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina (metro highlight), 1993 – 2002.tif | 400px]] | |||||||
| [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina, 2003 – 2013.tif | 400px]] | [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina (metro highlight), 2003 – 2013.tif | 400px]] | |||||||
| [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina, since 2013.tif | 400px]] | [[File:United States Congressional Districts in South Carolina (metro highlight), since 2013.tif | 400px]] | |||||||
| [[File:South Carolina Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.svg | 400px]] |
File:Southcarolina1796.GIF|
Obsolete districts
Eighth congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|8}}
The eighth congressional district seat was eliminated after the 1840 census.
Ninth congressional district
Main article: {{Ushr2|South Carolina|9}}
The ninth congressional district seat was eliminated after the 1840 census.
References
References
- Byrd, Caitlin. (January 6, 2023). "Federal judges strike down SC's 1st Congressional District as racial gerrymandering".
- (October 8, 2023). "Talks on Alexander v SC State NAACP Amicus Briefs, case before US Supreme Court on October 11, now available online".
- Montellaro, Zach. (May 15, 2023). "Supreme Court to hear racial redistricting case from South Carolina".
- (October 11, 2023). "Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP Oral Argument".
- Quinn, Melissa. (March 28, 2024). "Federal court reinstates lines for South Carolina congressional district despite racial gerrymander ruling".
- Greenberg, Madeleine. (March 28, 2024). "South Carolina Will Use Gerrymandered Congressional Map in 2024, District Court Rules".
- (May 23, 2024). "Supreme Court upholds GOP-drawn voting map in South Carolina gerrymandering case".
- Sherman, Mark. (May 23, 2024). "Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district".
- Totenberg, Nina. (May 23, 2024). "The Supreme Court rules in favor of South Carolina Republicans in voting map case".
- Liptak, Adam. (May 23, 2024). "Supreme Court Sides With Republicans Over South Carolina Voting Map". [[The New York Times]].
- "Representatives". house.gov.
- "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
- "2025 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report.
- "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012.".
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