House districts / South Carolina
South Carolina's 6th congressional district
SC-6. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- James E Clyburn Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.7mSpent $1.7m · Cash $1.8m
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 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 60.5% | Trump 37.9% | 1.6% | D+22.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 65.3% | Trump 33.2% | 1.4% | D+32.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 63.9% | Trump 32.3% | 3.8% | D+31.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 745,526 | |
| Adults (18+) | 597,585 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 96.3% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 25.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 25.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 28.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 21.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 41.2% | 57.4% |
| Black | 47.0% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 6.6% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 29.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $55,782 | $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 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 59.5% | Duke Buckner Republican others 3.8% | 36.7% | D+22.8 |
| 2022 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 62.0% | Duke Buckner Republican others 0.1% | 37.9% | D+24.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 6 to 7 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 68.2% | John McCollum Republican others 1.0% | 30.8% | D+37.4 |
| 2018 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 70.1% | Gerhard R. Gressman Republican others 1.6% | 28.2% | D+41.9 |
| 2016 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 70.1% | Laura Sterling Republican others 2.3% | 27.6% | D+42.5 |
| 2014 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 72.5% | Anthony Culler Republican others 1.9% | 25.6% | D+47.0 |
| 2012 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 93.6% | Nammu Y. Muhammad Green others 0.8% | 5.5% | D+88.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 62.9% | Jim Pratt Republican others 0.7% | 36.4% | D+26.4 |
| 2008 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 67.5% | Nancy Harrelson Republican others 0.1% | 32.5% | D+35.0 |
| 2006 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 64.4% | Gary McLeod Republican others 1.5% | 34.1% | D+30.2 |
| 2004 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 67.0% | Gary McLeod Republican + Constitution others 0.1% | 32.9% | D+34.1 |
| 2002 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 67.0% | Gary McLeod Republican others 1.0% | 32.1% | D+34.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 71.8% | Vince Ellison Republican others 2.3% | 26.0% | D+45.8 |
| 1998 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 72.6% | Gary McLeod Republican others 1.6% | 25.8% | D+46.8 |
| 1996 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 69.4% | Gary McLeod Republican others 0.6% | 30.0% | D+39.4 |
| 1994 | James E. Clyburn Democrat | 63.8% | Gary McLeod Republican | 36.2% | D+27.6 |
| 1992 | James E. Clybrun Democrat | 65.3% | John Chase Republican | 34.7% | D+30.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Robin Tallon Democrat | 99.6% | others 0.4% | D+99.1 | |
| 1988 | Robin Tallon Democrat | 76.1% | Bob Cunningham Republican | 23.9% | D+52.2 |
| 1986 | Robin Tallon Democrat | 75.5% | Robbie Cunningham Republican | 24.5% | D+51.1 |
| 1984 | Robin Tallon Democrat | 59.9% | Lois Eargle Republican others 1.3% | 38.8% | D+21.1 |
| 1982 | Robin Tallon Democrat | 52.5% | John L. Napier Republican | 47.5% | D+5.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | John L. Napier Republican | 51.8% | John W. Jenrette Jr. Democrat | 48.2% | R+3.6 |
| 1978 | John W. Jenrette Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1976 | John W. Jenrette, Jr. Democrat | 55.5% | Edward L. Young Republican others 0.5% | 44.0% | D+11.4 |
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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