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 and the 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 and the 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 5 Republicans and 2 Democrats as of 2018.District | Representative | Party | CPVI | Incumbency | District map |
1st | Joe Cunningham | Democratic | R+10 | January 3, 2019 – present | |
2nd | Joe Wilson | Republican | R+13 | December 18, 2001 – present | |
3rd | Jeff Duncan | Republican | R+19 | January 3, 2011 – present | |
4th | William Timmons | Republican | R+15 | January 3, 2019 – present | |
5th | Ralph Norman | Republican | R+9 | June 20, 2017 – present | |
6th | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | D+20 | January 3, 1993 – present | |
7th | Tom Rice | Republican | R+9 | January 3, 2013 – present |
District cities and counties
First congressional district
Counties- Beaufort County
- Berkeley County – partial, 87% of population
- Charleston County – partial, 79% of population
- Dorchester County – partial, 80% of population
- Charleston
- Mount Pleasant
- Summerville
- Beaufort
Second congressional district
- Aiken County
- Barnwell County
- Lexington County
- Orangeburg County – partial, 24% of population
- Richland County – partial, 62% of population
- Columbia - partial, mostly suburbs
- West Columbia
- Lexington
- Irmo
- Aiken
- Midland Valley
- North Augusta
Third congressional district
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Edgefield County
- Greenville County - partial
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County - partial
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Saluda County
- Anderson
- Clemson
- Greenwood
- Edgefield
- Seneca
- Easley
Fourth congressional district
- Greenville County - partial
- Spartanburg County - partial
- Greenville
- Spartanburg
Fifth congressional district
- 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
- Rock Hill
- Sumter
- Gaffney
- Camden
Sixth congressional district
- 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
- 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
- Charleston
- Columbia
- Olanta, South Carolina
- Lake City, South Carolina
- North Charleston
- Orangeburg
Seventh congressional district
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
- 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
Year | Statewide map | Charleston highlight |
1973–1982 | ||
1983–1992 | ||
1993–2002 | ||
2003–2013 | ||
Since 2013 |