South Carolina 6th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +34.8% |
| 2012 | +36.1% |
| 2016 | +31.6% |
| 2020 | +32.1% |
| 2024 | +22.8% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
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.
| 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 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.0%627,616 | 62.9%1,066,274 | 1,695,702 |
| 2020 | R | 44.2%1,110,828 | 54.5%1,369,137 | 2,512,810 |
| 2016 | R | 34.4%704,540 | 60.6%1,241,609 | 2,048,036 |
| 2014 | R | 37.0%456,726 | 54.5%672,941 | 1,235,301 |
| 2010 | R | 28.1%364,598 | 62.5%810,771 | 1,296,841 |
| 2008 | R | 42.3%790,621 | 57.7%1,076,534 | 1,867,155 |
| 2004 | R | 44.1%704,384 | 53.7%857,167 | 1,595,935 |
| 2002 | R | 44.2%487,359 | 54.4%600,010 | 1,102,245 |
| 1998 | D | 52.7%563,377 | 45.7%488,238 | 1,068,606 |
| 1996 | R | 44.0%510,951 | 53.4%619,859 | 1,161,231 |
| 1992 | D | 50.1%591,030 | 47.0%554,175 | 1,179,735 |
| 1990 | R | 32.5%244,112 | 64.2%482,032 | 750,266 |
| 1986 | D | 63.1%465,500 | 35.6%262,886 | 737,763 |
| 1984 | R | 31.8%306,982 | 66.8%644,815 | 965,130 |
| 1980 | D | 70.4%612,554 | 29.6%257,946 | 870,500 |
| 1978 | R | 44.3%280,146 | 55.7%351,917 | 632,063 |
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 36.1 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 43% 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.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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