South Carolina's 6th congressional district
South Carolina's 6th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 741,110[1] | ||
Median household income | $51,364[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+14[2] |
South Carolina's 6th congressional district is in central and eastern South Carolina. It includes all of Allendale, Bamberg, Calhoun, Clarendon, Hampton, and Williamsburg counties and parts of Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Jasper, Orangeburg, Richland and Sumter counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+14, it is the only Democratic district in South Carolina.[2]
The district's current configuration dates from a deal struck in the early 1990s between state Republicans and Democrats in the South Carolina General Assembly to create a majority-black district. The rural counties of the historical black belt in South Carolina make up much of the district, but it sweeps south to include most of the majority-black precincts in and around Charleston, and sweeps west to include most of the majority-black precincts in and around Columbia. It also includes most of the majority black areas near Beaufort (though not Beaufort itself).
From 1993 to 2013, the district stretched from the Pee Dee to the Atlantic Coast. The district borders were shifted south in the 2012 redistricting. It lost its share of the Pee Dee while picking up almost all of the majority-black precincts in the Lowcountry. It now takes in part of the area near the South Carolina-Georgia border, reaching just far enough to the north to grab its share of Columbia itself. In all of its configurations, its politics have been dominated by black voters in the Columbia and Charleston areas.
Following the
Demographic and political changes have included the
Since the late 20th century, South Carolina politics have been very racially polarized. Republicans in South Carolina have been mostly white, and most African Americans in the state continue to support the Democrats. In the 21st century, the 6th is considered the only "safe" Democratic district in the state.
From 1883 to 1993, this district included the northeastern part of the state, from
Jim Clyburn, a Democrat and the Majority Whip from 2019 to 2023, has represented this district since first being elected in 1992.
Counties
Counties in the 2023–2033 district map:
- 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
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 63–36% |
2004 | President | Kerry 61–39% |
2008 | President | Obama 70–29% |
2012 | President | Obama 71–28% |
2016 | President | Clinton 67–30% |
2020 | President | Biden 67–31% |
List of members representing the district
Member (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District established March 4, 1793 | |||||
Andrew Pickens (Hopewell) |
Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd | Elected in 1793. Retired. |
1793–1797 "Pinckney and Washington district" |
Samuel Earle (Pendleton District) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
4th | Elected in 1794. Retired. | |
William Smith )
(Spartanburg |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
5th | Elected in 1796. Lost re-election. |
1797–1803 "Washington district" |
Abraham Nott (Union) |
Federalist
|
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
6th | Elected in 1798. Retired. | |
Thomas Moore (Spartanburg) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
Levi Casey (Newberry County) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1803 – February 3, 1807 |
8th 9th |
Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Died. |
1803–1813 "Abbeville district" |
Vacant | February 3, 1807 – June 2, 1807 |
9th 10th | |||
Joseph Calhoun (Calhoun Mills) |
Democratic-Republican
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June 2, 1807 – March 3, 1811 |
10th 11th |
Elected to finish Casey's term. Re-elected in 1808. Retired. | |
John C. Calhoun (Willington) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1811 – November 3, 1817 |
12th 13th 14th 15th |
Elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Resigned to become U.S. secretary of war. | |
1813–1823 "Abbeville district" | |||||
Vacant | November 3, 1817 – January 24, 1818 |
15th | |||
Eldred Simkins (Edgefield) |
Democratic-Republican
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January 24, 1818 – March 3, 1821 |
15th 16th |
Elected to finish Calhoun's term. Re-elected in 1818. Retired. | |
George McDuffie (Edgefield) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 5th district. | |
John Wilson )
(Golden Grove |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election. |
1823–1833 "Pendleton district" |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | ||||
Warren R. Davis (Pendleton) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
20th 21st 22nd 23rd |
Re-elected in 1834 but died before next term began.
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Nullifier | March 4, 1831 – January 29, 1835 | ||||
1833–1843 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | January 29, 1835 – September 10, 1835 |
23rd 24th | |||
Waddy Thompson Jr. (Greenville) |
Anti-Jackson
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September 10, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th 26th |
Re-elected in 1838 .Retired. | |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | ||||
William Butler )
(Greenville |
Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. and lost re-election.
Redistricted to the 2nd district | |
Isaac E. Holmes (Charleston) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1851 |
28th 29th 30th 31st |
Re-elected in 1848 .Lost re-election. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
William Aiken Jr. (Charleston) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | . | |
William W. Boyce (Winnsboro) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1853 – December 21, 1860 |
33rd 34th 35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1860 but retired due to Civil War.
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1853–1860 [data missing] |
District inactive | December 21, 1860 – March 3, 1867 |
36th 37th 38th 39th |
Reconstruction
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District dissolved March 3, 1867 | |||||
District re-established March 4, 1883 | |||||
George W. Dargan (Darlington) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 |
48th 49th 50th 51st |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired. |
1883–1893 [data missing] |
Eli T. Stackhouse (Little Rock) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1891 – June 14, 1892 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. Died. | |
Vacant | June 14, 1892 – December 5, 1892 | ||||
John L. McLaurin (Bennettsville) |
Democratic
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December 5, 1892 – May 31, 1897 |
52nd 53rd 54th 55th |
U.S. Senator .
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1893–1903 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | May 31, 1897 – December 6, 1897 |
55th | |||
James Norton (Mullins) |
Democratic
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December 6, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
55th 56th |
Elected to finish McLaurin's term. .Re-elected in 1898 Retired. | |
Robert B. Scarborough (Conway) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 |
57th 58th |
Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Retired. | |
1903–1913 [data missing] | |||||
J. Edwin Ellerbe (Marion) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost renomination. | |
J. Willard Ragsdale (Florence) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1913 – July 23, 1919 |
63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Died. |
1913–1923 [data missing] |
Vacant | July 23, 1919 – October 7, 1919 |
66th | |||
Philip H. Stoll (Kingstree) |
Democratic
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October 7, 1919 – March 3, 1923 |
66th 67th |
Elected to finish Ragsdale's term. .Re-elected in 1920 Lost renomination. | |
Allard H. Gasque (Florence) |
Democratic
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March 4, 1923 – June 17, 1938 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th |
Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Died. |
1923–1933 [data missing] |
1933–1943 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | June 17, 1938 – September 13, 1938 |
75th | |||
Elizabeth H. Gasque )
(Florence |
Democratic
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September 13, 1938 – January 3, 1939 |
Elected to finish her husband's term .Retired. | ||
John L. McMillan (Florence) |
Democratic
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January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1973 |
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Lost renomination. | |
1943–1953 [data missing] | |||||
1953–1963 [data missing] | |||||
1963–1973 [data missing] | |||||
Edward Lunn Young (Florence) |
Republican
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January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
93rd | Elected in 1972. Lost re-election. |
1973–1983 [data missing] |
John Jenrette (North Myrtle Beach) |
Democratic
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January 3, 1975 – December 10, 1980 |
94th 95th 96th |
ABSCAM scandal.
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John L. Napier )
(Bennettsville |
Republican
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January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
97th | Elected in 1980. Lost re-election. | |
Robin Tallon (Florence) |
Democratic
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January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired following redistricting. |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
Jim Clyburn (Columbia) |
Democratic
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January 3, 1993 – present |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013 | |||||
2013–2023 | |||||
2023–2033 |
Past election results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 218,717 | 93.6 | |
Green
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Nammu Y. Muhammad | 12,920 | 5.5 | |
Write-in | 1,978 | 0.9 | ||
Total votes | 233,615 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 125,747 | 72.5 | |
Republican | Anthony Culler | 44,311 | 25.6 | |
Libertarian | Kevin Umbaugh | 3,176 | 1.8 | |
Write-in | 198 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 173,432 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 177,947 | 70.1 | |
Republican | Laura Sterling | 70,099 | 27.6 | |
Libertarian | Rich Piotrowski | 3,131 | 1.2 | |
Green
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Prince Charles Mallory | 2,499 | 1.0 | |
Write-in | 225 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 253,901 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 144,765 | 70.1 | |
Republican | Gerhard Gressmann | 58,282 | 28.2 | |
Green
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Bryan Pugh | 3,214 | 1.6 | |
Write-in | 172 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 206,433 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 197,477 | 68.2 | |
Republican | John McCollum | 89,258 | 30.8 | |
Constitution | Mark Hackett | 2,646 | 0.9 | |
Write-in | 272 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 289,653 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Clyburn (incumbent) | 130,923 | 62.04 | |
Republican | Duke Buckner | 79,879 | 37.85 | |
Write-in | 226 | 0.11 | ||
Total votes | 211,028 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
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