There are currently seven United Statescongressional districts inSouth Carolina. There have been as few as four and as many as nine congressional districts in South Carolina. The9th district and the8th district were lost after the1840 census. The5th district and the6th district were also briefly lost after the Civil War, but both had been regained by the1880 census. Because of the state population growth in the2010 census, South Carolina regained its 7th district, which had remained unused since theCivil War.
On January 6, 2023, a three-judge panel from theU.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina ruled that the current1st district lines were unconstitutional due toracial gerrymandering and would have to be redrawn April of that year.[1] The case,Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, was argued on October 11, 2023, in theSupreme Court.[2][3][4] On March 28, 2024, the same district court that ruled the current 1st district lines unconstitutional, allowed for its use in the2024 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 the14th amendment and believed future litigation is possible after the 2024 elections.[5][6]
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.[7][8][9] It also remanded the case back to the district court to rehear other claims made by the defendants.[10]
This is a list of United States representatives from South Carolina, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to theCPVI. The delegation has 7 members, including 6Republicans and 1Democrat as of2023.[11]
| Current U.S. representatives from South Carolina | |||||
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| District | Member (Residence)[12] | Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2025)[13] | District map |
| 1st |  Nancy Mace (Charleston) | Republican | January 3, 2021 | R+6 | .svg) |
| 2nd |  Joe Wilson (Springdale) | Republican | December 18, 2001 | R+7 | .svg) |
| 3rd | .jpg) Sheri Biggs (Salem) | Republican | January 3, 2025 | R+21 | .svg) |
| 4th |  William Timmons (Greenville) | Republican | January 3, 2019 | R+12 | .svg) |
| 5th |  Ralph Norman (Rock Hill) | Republican | June 20, 2017 | R+11 | .svg) |
| 6th |  Jim Clyburn (Columbia) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | D+13 | .svg) |
| 7th |  Russell Fry (Murrells Inlet) | Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+12 | .svg) |
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District contains the two major cities ofGreenville andSpartanburg.
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of South Carolina, presented chronologically.[14] 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 |  |  |
| 2013–2023 |  |  |
| Since 2023 | |
The eighth congressional district seat was eliminated after the1840 census.
The ninth congressional district seat was eliminated after the1840 census.
