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There are currently seven United States
congressional districts Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
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. 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 The United States census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 – an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12 ...
. 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
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. The and the were also briefly lost after the Civil War, but both had been regained by the
1880 Census The United States census of 1880 conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880 was the tenth United States census.CPVI The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated Cook PVI, CPVI, or PVI, is a measurement of how strongly a United States congressional district or U.S. state leans toward the Democratic or Republican Party, compared to the nation as a whole, based ...
. The House delegation has 7 members, including 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat as of 2021.


District cities and counties


First congressional district

Counties * Beaufort County * Berkeley County – partial, 87% of population *
Charleston County Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 408,235, making it the third most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties). ...
– partial, 79% of population * Dorchester County – partial, 80% of population Cities * Charleston * Mount Pleasant * Summerville *
Beaufort Beaufort may refer to: People and titles * Beaufort (surname) * House of Beaufort, English nobility * Duke of Beaufort (England), a title in the peerage of England * Duke of Beaufort (France), a title in the French nobility Places Polar regions * ...


Second congressional district

Counties * Aiken County * Barnwell County * Lexington County * Orangeburg County – partial, 24% of population * Richland County – partial, 62% of population Cities *
Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region i ...
- partial, mostly suburbs * West Columbia *
Lexington Lexington may refer to: Places England * Laxton, Nottinghamshire, formerly Lexington Canada * Lexington, a district in Waterloo, Ontario United States * Lexington, Kentucky, the largest city with this name * Lexington, Massachusetts, the oldes ...
* Irmo * Aiken * Midland Valley * North Augusta


Third congressional district

Counties *
Abbeville County Abbeville County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,295. Its county seat is Abbeville. It is the first county (or county equivalent) in the United States alphabetically. Abbe ...
* Anderson County *
Edgefield County Edgefield County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,657. Its county seat and largest municipality is Edgefield. The county was established on March 12, ...
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Greenville County Greenville County is located in the state of South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 525,534, making it the most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is also home to ...
- partial * Greenwood County * Laurens County *
McCormick County McCormick County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,526, making it the second least-populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is McCormick. The county was formed in 1 ...
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Newberry County Newberry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 37,719. Its county seat is Newberry. The name is of unknown origin. Newberry County comprises the Newberry, SC Micropolitan S ...
- partial * Oconee County * Pickens County *
Saluda County Saluda County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,862. Its county seat is Saluda. The county was formed from northern and eastern portions of Edgefield County. Saluda County is part o ...
Cities * Anderson * Clemson * Greenwood * Edgefield * Seneca * Easley


Fourth congressional district

Counties *
Greenville County Greenville County is located in the state of South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 525,534, making it the most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is also home to ...
- partial *
Spartanburg County Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanbu ...
- partial Cities * Greenville * Spartanburg


Fifth congressional district

Counties * Cherokee County *
Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West Eng ...
* Fairfield County *
Kershaw County Kershaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,403. The county seat and largest city is Camden. The county was created in 1791 from parts of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairf ...
* Lancaster County * Lee County – partial, 87% of population *
Newberry County Newberry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 37,719. Its county seat is Newberry. The name is of unknown origin. Newberry County comprises the Newberry, SC Micropolitan S ...
* Sumter County – partial, 42% of population * Union County * York County Cities * Rock Hill * Sumter * Gaffney * Camden


Sixth congressional district

Counties *
Allendale County Allendale County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,039, making it the least populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Allendale. History Allendale County was formed in 1 ...
* Bamberg County * Beaufort County * Berkeley County – partial, 13% of population * Calhoun County – partial, 55% of population *
Charleston County Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 408,235, making it the third most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties). ...
– 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 Williamsburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census its population was 31,026. The county seat and largest city is Kingstree. After a previous incarnation of Williamsburg County, the current cou ...
Cities * Charleston *
Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region i ...
* Olanta, South Carolina (excluded from SC07) *
Lake City, South Carolina Lake City is a city in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,675 at the 2010 census. Located in central South Carolina, it is south of Florence and included as part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area. His ...
(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. 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 Dillon is a city in Dillon County in eastern South Carolina, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Dillon County. It was established on December 22, 1888. Both the name of the city and county comes from James W. Dillon, an e ...
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Latta, South Carolina Latta is a town in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. Latta is the second largest town in Dillon County. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,379. History Latta was established in 1887. The town arose from a need for a rai ...
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Florence, South Carolina Florence is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95 and is the eastern terminus of the former. It is the primary city within the Florence metropol ...
* Pamplico, South Carolina *
Andrews, South Carolina Andrews is a town in both Georgetown and Williamsburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Its population was 2,861 at the 2010 census, down from 3,068 in 2000. General aviation airfield Robert F. Swinnie Airport is east of its central ...
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Georgetown, South Carolina Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Lowcountry. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,163. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Black, ...
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Aynor, South Carolina Aynor is a small town in Horry County, South Carolina, United States, south of Galivants Ferry. The population was 560 at the 2010 census and estimated in 2018 to be 934. Aynor High School consistently ranks as one of the best schools in Horry ...
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Conway, South Carolina Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 24,849 at the 2020 census, up from 17,103 in 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the ho ...
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Loris, South Carolina Loris is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,396 at the 2010 census, up from 2,079 in 2000. Geography Loris is in northern Horry County on the Atlantic coastal plain. U.S. Route 701 passes through the city ...
* Myrtle Beach, South Carolina * North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina *
Bennettsville, South Carolina Bennettsville is a city located in the U.S. state of South Carolina on the Great Pee Dee River. As the county seat of Marlboro County, Bennettsville is noted for its historic homes and buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries—includin ...
* 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. File:Southcarolina1796.GIF,


Obsolete districts


Eighth congressional district

The eighth congressional district seat was eliminated after the
1840 census The United States census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 – an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12 ...
.


Ninth congressional district

The ninth congressional district seat was eliminated after the
1840 census The United States census of 1840 was the sixth census of the United States. Conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1840, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 – an increase of 32.7 percent over the 12 ...
.


See also

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List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with ...


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