congressional districtSouth Carolina 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+25.3
2008D+34.8
2012D+35.7
2016D+31.6
2020D+32.1
2024D+22.8
net swing · 2004→2024R+2.5D+25.3 → D+22.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+24.3D+22.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 54.5% of 572,984 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
189,454
118,070
5,000
312,524
572,984
54.5%
2020
219,810
111,780
4,812
336,402
567,103†
59.3%
2016
195,202
98,562
11,755
305,519
547,476†
55.8%
2012
207,584
97,492
3,670
308,746
521,133†
59.2%
2008
202,595
96,861
4,658
304,114
492,010†
61.8%
2004
156,743
92,846
2,921
252,510
462,887†
54.6%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupSC-6South CarolinaUnited States
African American†45.4%23.4%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.4%0.2%0.4%
English8.6%12.1%9.5%
German6.9%9.4%12.5%
Irish5.9%9.1%9.4%
American5.7%8.2%5.3%
Italian2.4%3.4%4.8%
Scottish1.7%2.1%1.3%
French1.2%1.1%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%1.4%—
Mexican2.9%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%1.0%1.8%
Honduran0.4%0.4%0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Asian Indian0.4%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
SC-6
South Carolina
United States
Median age
36.8
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SC-6
South Carolina
United States
Median household income
$55,782
$69,324
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.8%
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.2%
32.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SC-6
South Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.5%
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
5.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
SC-6
South Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
28.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
South Carolina 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+25.3%
2008
+34.8%
2012
+35.7%
2016
+31.6%
2020
+32.1%
2024
+22.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
6
D
59.5%182,056
36.7%112,360
305,977
2022
6
D
62.0%130,923
37.9%79,879
211,028
2020
6
D
68.2%197,477
30.8%89,258
289,653
2018
6
D
70.1%144,765
28.2%58,282
206,433
2016
6
D
70.1%177,947
27.6%70,099
253,901
2014
6
D
72.5%125,747
25.5%44,311
173,432
2012
6
D
93.6%218,717
0.0%0
233,615
2010
6
D
62.9%125,459
36.4%72,661
199,590
2008
6
D
67.5%193,378
32.5%93,059
286,571
2006
6
D
64.4%100,213
34.2%53,181
155,706
2004
6
D
67.0%161,987
31.2%75,443
241,829
2002
6
D
67.0%115,855
32.1%55,490
173,047
2000
6
D
71.8%138,053
26.0%50,005
192,380
1998
6
D
72.6%116,507
25.8%41,421
160,576
1996
6
D
69.4%120,132
30.0%51,974
173,054
1994
6
D
63.8%88,635
36.2%50,259
138,923
1992
6
D
65.3%120,647
34.7%64,149
184,871
1990
6
D
99.6%94,121
0.0%0
94,524
1988
6
D
76.1%120,719
23.9%37,958
158,677
1986
6
D
75.5%92,398
24.5%29,922
122,343
1984
6
D
59.9%97,329
38.8%63,005
162,384
1982
6
D
52.5%62,582
47.5%56,653
119,235
1980
6
R
48.2%70,747
51.8%75,964
146,711
1978
6
D
100.0%69,220
0.0%0
69,220
1976
6
D
55.5%75,916
44.0%60,288
136,896
South Carolina's 6th anchors Democratic margins in the state's congressional delegation, driven by a majority-Black electorate centered on Columbia and the Pee Dee region that has produced double-digit Democratic presidential margins for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.8 points.
A population of 731,383, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,782 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 7.
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How did South Carolina 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 6th Congressional District voted Democratic by 22.8 points (D+22.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 312,524 votes cast, 189,454 went Democratic and 118,070 went Republican.
How many people live in South Carolina 6th Congressional District?
South Carolina 6th Congressional District has a population of 731,383 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in South Carolina 6th Congressional District is $55,782 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Carolina 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
