House districts / South Carolina
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district
SC-2. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Joe The Wilson Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.0mSpent $924k · Cash $137k
- Zyon Deshon Khalifa Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $29kSpent $22k · Cash $7k
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 42.3% | Trump 56.2% | 1.5% | R+13.9 |
| 2020 | Biden 43.9% | Trump 54.5% | 1.6% | R+10.6 |
| 2016 | Clinton 38.9% | Trump 56.1% | 5.0% | R+17.1 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 749,271 | |
| Adults (18+) | 579,792 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 96.4% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 25.3% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 33.3% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 22.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 60.0% | 57.4% |
| Black | 25.9% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 7.3% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 2.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 36.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $74,611 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Joe Wilson Republican | 59.5% | David Robinson II Democrat others 0.2% | 40.2% | R+19.3 |
| 2022 | Joe Wilson Republican | 60.0% | Judd Larkins Democrat others 0.1% | 39.9% | R+20.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 6 to 7 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Joe Wilson Republican | 55.7% | Adair Ford Boroughs Democrat others 1.8% | 42.6% | R+13.1 |
| 2018 | Joe Wilson Republican | 56.2% | Sean Carrigan Democrat others 1.3% | 42.5% | R+13.8 |
| 2016 | Joe Wilson Republican | 60.2% | Arik Bjorn Democrat + Green others 3.9% | 35.9% | R+24.4 |
| 2014 | Joe Wilson Republican | 62.5% | Phil Black Democrat others 2.3% | 35.3% | R+27.2 |
| 2012 | Joe Wilson Republican | 96.3% | others 3.7% | R+92.5 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Joe Wilson Republican | 53.5% | Rob Miller Democrat others 2.8% | 43.8% | R+9.7 |
| 2008 | Joe Wilson Republican | 53.7% | Rob Miller Democrat others 0.1% | 46.2% | R+7.6 |
| 2006 | Joe Wilson Republican | 62.6% | Michael Ray Ellisor Democrat others 0.1% | 37.3% | R+25.4 |
| 2004 | Joe Wilson Republican | 65.0% | Michael Ray Ellisor Democrat others 1.7% | 33.3% | R+31.7 |
| 2002 | Joe Wilson Republican | 84.1% | Mark Whittington United citizens others 5.8% | 10.0% | R+74.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Floyd Spence Republican | 57.0% | Jane Frederick Democrat others 2.2% | 40.8% | R+16.1 |
| 1998 | Floyd Spence Republican | 57.8% | Jane Srederick Democrat others 1.1% | 41.0% | R+16.8 |
| 1996 | Floyd Spence Republican | 89.9% | Maurice T. Raiford Natural law | 10.1% | R+79.9 |
| 1994 | Floyd Spence Republican | 99.8% | others 0.2% | R+99.6 | |
| 1992 | Floyd Spence Republican | 87.6% | Geb Sommer Libertarian others 0.1% | 12.3% | R+75.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Floyd Spence Republican | 88.7% | Gebhard Sommer Libertarian others 0.4% | 10.9% | R+77.8 |
| 1988 | Floyd D. Spence Republican | 52.8% | Jim Leventis Democrat others 0.6% | 46.6% | R+6.1 |
| 1986 | Floyd D. Spence Republican | 53.6% | Fred Zeigler Democrat | 46.4% | R+7.2 |
| 1984 | Floyd D. Spence Republican | 62.1% | Ken Mosely Democrat others 1.1% | 36.7% | R+25.4 |
| 1982 | Floyd D. Spence Republican | 58.5% | Ken Mosely Democrat | 41.5% | R+17.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Floyd Spence Republican | 55.7% | Tom Turnipseed Democrat | 44.3% | R+11.4 |
| 1978 | Floyd D. Spence Republican | 57.5% | Jack Solomon Bass Democrat | 42.5% | R+14.9 |
| 1976 | Floyd D. Spence Republican | 57.5% | Clyde Burns Livingston Democrat others 0.7% | 41.8% | R+15.7 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits