House districts / South Carolina
South Carolina's 5th congressional district
SC-5. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Wes Climer Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.1mSpent $863k · Cash $269k
- Mallory Dittmer Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $227kSpent $147k · Cash $80k
5 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates).
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 37.9% | Trump 60.7% | 1.4% | R+22.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 40.2% | Trump 58.4% | 1.3% | R+18.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 37.9% | Trump 58.2% | 4.0% | R+20.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 758,357 | |
| Adults (18+) | 584,454 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 96.9% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 18.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 25.6% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 33.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 64.0% | 57.4% |
| Black | 23.3% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 6.1% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 2.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 29.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $71,517 | $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 | Ralph Norman Republican | 63.5% | Evangeline Hundley Democrat others 0.1% | 36.3% | R+27.2 |
| 2022 | Ralph Norman Republican | 64.0% | Evangeline Hundley Democrat others 1.5% | 34.5% | R+29.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 6 to 7 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Ralph Norman Republican | 60.1% | Moe Brown Democrat others 0.1% | 39.9% | R+20.2 |
| 2018 | Ralph Norman Republican | 57.0% | Archie Parnell Democrat others 1.5% | 41.5% | R+15.5 |
| 2016 | Mick Mulvaney Republican | 59.2% | Fran Person Democrat others 2.0% | 38.7% | R+20.5 |
| 2014 | Mick Mulvaney Republican | 58.9% | Tom Adams Democrat + Working families others 0.1% | 41.1% | R+17.8 |
| 2012 | Mick Mulvaney Republican | 55.5% | Joyce Knott Democrat + Working families others 0.1% | 44.4% | R+11.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Mick Mulvaney Republican | 55.1% | John M. Spratt, Jr. Democrat others 0.1% | 44.8% | R+10.3 |
| 2008 | John M. Spratt Jr. Democrat | 61.6% | Albert F. Spencer Republican others 1.4% | 37.0% | D+24.6 |
| 2006 | John M. Spratt, Jr. Democrat | 56.9% | Ralph Norman Republican | 43.1% | D+13.8 |
| 2004 | John M. Spratt, Jr. Democrat | 63.0% | Albert F. Spencer Republican | 36.9% | D+26.1 |
| 2002 | John M. Spratt Jr. Democrat | 85.9% | Doug Kendall Libertarian others 6.4% | 7.8% | D+78.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | John M. Spratt, Jr. Democrat | 58.8% | Carl L. Gullick Republican others 1.7% | 39.5% | D+19.3 |
| 1998 | John M. Spratt, Jr. Democrat | 58.0% | Mike Burkhold Republican others 1.7% | 40.2% | D+17.8 |
| 1996 | John M. Spratt Jr. Democrat | 54.1% | Larry L. Bigham Republican others 0.6% | 45.3% | D+8.8 |
| 1994 | John M. Spratt, Jr. Democrat | 52.1% | Larry Bigham Republican others 0.1% | 47.8% | D+4.3 |
| 1992 | John M. Spratt, Jr. Democrat | 61.2% | Bill Horne Republican others 0.1% | 38.7% | D+22.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | John M. Spratt Jr. Democrat | 99.9% | others 0.1% | D+99.7 | |
| 1988 | John Spratt, Jr. Democrat | 69.8% | Robert K. (Bob) Carley Republican | 30.2% | D+39.7 |
| 1986 | John Spratt Democrat | 99.7% | others 0.3% | D+99.4 | |
| 1984 | John Spratt Democrat | 91.8% | Dick Winchester American others 3.9% | 4.3% | D+87.5 |
| 1982 | John Spratt Democrat | 67.6% | John S. Wilkerson Republican | 32.4% | D+35.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Ken Holland Democrat | 87.5% | Thomas Campbell Libertarian | 12.5% | D+75.0 |
| 1978 | Ken Holland Democrat | 82.7% | Harold Hough Independent | 17.3% | D+65.3 |
| 1976 | Kenneth L. Holland Democrat | 51.4% | Robert C. Richardson, Jr. Republican others 0.3% | 48.3% | D+3.1 |
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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