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South Carolina's congressional districts

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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.

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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 6 members, including 5 Republicans and 1 Democrat. South Carolina's 5th seat is currently vacant.

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

    • Second Congressional District

    Counties

  • Aiken County
  • Barnwell County
  • Lexington County
  • Orangeburg County - partial, 24% of population
  • Richland County - partial, 62% of population

    • Cities

  • Columbia

    • Third Congressional District

    Counties

  • Abbeville County
  • Aiken County- partial, 81% of population
  • Anderson County
  • Edgefield County
  • Greenwood County
  • Laurens County - partial, 92% of population
  • McCormick County
  • Oconee County
  • Pickens County
  • Saluda County

    • Cities

  • Aiken
  • Anderson
  • Clemson
  • Greenwood
  • Seneca
  • Easley

    • Fourth Congressional District

    Counties

  • Greenville County
  • Laurens County - partial, 8% of population
  • Spartanburg County

    • Cities

  • Greenville
  • Spartanburg

    • 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

  • Rock Hill
  • Sumter
  • Camden

    • Sixth Congressional District

    Counties

  • Bamberg 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

    • Georgetown County, South Carolina

  • 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 indicated population changes necessitated another representative to better serve the needs of the people in this area.

    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
  • 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. All redistricting events that took place in South Carolina between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

    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.

    References

    South Carolina's congressional districts Wikipedia
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