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2026 election
On the ballot
SC-07 · U.S. House
RRepublican Russell Fry holds the seat and is contesting it.
Primary held June 9, 2026. Akashic does not yet carry the nominees for this contest.
How the seat has run
Year
U.S. House
President
Ran ahead
2024
R+29.9Russell Fry
R+26.3
+3.6
2022
R+29.7Russell Fry
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2020
R+23.7Tom Rice
R+18.7
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2018
R+19.3Tom Rice
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“Ran ahead” is how far the winning party’s House candidate ran ahead of that party’s presidential margin in the same district. A dash means the House race and the presidential figure were measured on different district lines, so the two cannot be subtracted — both are still shown unchanged.
U.S. House elections · 7 House
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
7
R
35.0%129,522
64.9%240,326
370,329
2022
7
R
35.1%89,030
64.8%164,440
253,865
2020
7
R
38.1%138,863
61.8%224,993
364,091
2018
7
R
40.3%96,564
59.6%142,681
239,554
2016
7
R
35.7%103,454
61.0%176,468
289,463
2014
7
R
40.0%68,576
60.0%102,833
171,524
2012
7
R
41.6%114,594
55.5%153,068
275,738
South Carolina's 7th stretches along the Grand Strand and Pee Dee region, combining resort-economy coastal communities with rural inland counties that have delivered some of the state's widest recent presidential margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.8 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 37.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.3 points.
A population of 731,201, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,582 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 1.
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How did South Carolina 7th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Carolina 7th Congressional District voted Republican by 26.3 points (R+26.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 384,754 votes cast, 139,672 went Democratic and 241,031 went Republican.
When did South Carolina 7th Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Carolina 7th Congressional District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in South Carolina 7th Congressional District?
South Carolina 7th Congressional District has a population of 731,201 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Carolina 7th Congressional District?
Median household income in South Carolina 7th Congressional District is $59,582 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of South Carolina 7th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Carolina 7th Congressional District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.