South Carolina 7th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −8.3% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −18.9% |
| 2020 | −18.7% |
| 2024 | −26.4% |
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 | 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 |
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 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 Republican high of 26.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.4 points.
A population of 731,201, a 65% 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.
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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South Carolina 7th Congressional District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/4507/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.