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 South Carolina's 9th congressional district and the South Carolina's 8th congressional district were lost after the 1840 census. The South Carolina's 5th congressional district and the South Carolina's 6th congressional 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, and a ruling will be made during the 2023–24 term. 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 future litigation is possible after the 2024 elections.

On May 23, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled South Carolina's districts constitutional.

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. 

Historical Results


Counties

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

Counties

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

Counties

 * Abbeville County
 * Anderson County
 * Edgefield County
 * Greenville County (part)
 * Greenwood County
 * Laurens County
 * McCormick County
 * Newberry County
 * Oconee County
 * Pickens County
 * Saluda County

Counties

 * Greenville County (part)
 * Spartanburg County (part)

District contains the two major cities of Greenville and Spartanburg.

Counties

 * Cherokee County
 * Chester County
 * Fairfield County
 * Kershaw County
 * Lancaster County
 * Lee County
 * Spartanburg County (part)
 * Sumter County (part)
 * Union County
 * York County

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

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.

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.