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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. The 5th district and the 6th district 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

List of members of the United States House delegation from South Carolina, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The House 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 (2022)	District map
1st	Nancy Mace (Charleston)	Republican	January 3, 2021	R+7
2nd	Joe Wilson (Springdale)	Republican	December 18, 2001	R+8
3rd	Sheri Biggs (Salem)	Republican	January 3, 2025	R+21
4th	William Timmons (Greenville)	Republican	January 3, 2019	R+12
5th	Ralph Norman (Rock Hill)	Republican	June 20, 2017	R+12
6th	Jim Clyburn (Columbia)	Democratic	January 3, 1993	D+14
7th	Russell Fry (Murrells Inlet)	Republican	January 3, 2023	R+11

Historical Results

• 1986
• 1988
• 1990
• 1992
• 1994
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020
• 2022

District cities and counties

First congressional district

Counties

• Beaufort County
• Berkeley County
• Charleston County (part)
• Colleton County (part)
• Dorchester County (part)
• Jasper County (part)

Second congressional district

Counties

• Aiken County
• Barnwell County
• Lexington County
• Orangeburg County (part)
• Richland County (part)

Third congressional district

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

Counties

• Greenville County (part)
• Spartanburg County (part)

District contains the two major cities of Greenville and Spartanburg.

Fifth congressional district

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

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

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
Since 2013

• Districts from 1793 to 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

• United States congressional delegations from South Carolina
• List of United States congressional districts
• South Carolina Democratic Party
• South Carolina Republican Party

References

1. Byrd, Caitlin (January 6, 2023). "Federal judges strike down SC's 1st Congressional District as racial gerrymandering". The Post and Courier. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
2. "Talks on Alexander v SC State NAACP Amicus Briefs, case before US Supreme Court on October 11, now available online". League of Women Voters of South Carolina. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
3. Montellaro, Zach (May 15, 2023). "Supreme Court to hear racial redistricting case from South Carolina". Politico. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
4. "Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP Oral Argument". C-SPAN. October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
5. Quinn, Melissa (March 28, 2024). "Federal court reinstates lines for South Carolina congressional district despite racial gerrymander ruling". CBS News. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
6. Greenberg, Madeleine (March 28, 2024). "South Carolina Will Use Gerrymandered Congressional Map in 2024, District Court Rules". Democracy Docket. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
7. Herlihy, Brianna; Mears, Bill (May 23, 2024). "Supreme Court upholds GOP-drawn voting map in South Carolina gerrymandering case". Fox News. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
8. Sherman, Mark (May 23, 2024). "Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
9. Totenberg, Nina (May 23, 2024). "The Supreme Court rules in favor of South Carolina Republicans in voting map case". NPR. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
10. Liptak, Adam (May 23, 2024). "Supreme Court Sides With Republicans Over South Carolina Voting Map". The New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
11. "Representatives". house.gov. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
12. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
13. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
14. "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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