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      Home›South Carolina›SC-06

      South Carolina's 6th Congressional District

      D+22.8
      ↓ R+1.4 vs 2022· South Carolina · Latest: 2024

      Safe Democratic — flipped 2 times in 25 elections

      Population746K

      Current Representative

      DEMJames E Jim ClyburnElected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      Key Insights

      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
      • Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 22.6% margin

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      2024 House ElectionSouth Carolina Profile

      Who lives in South Carolina's 6th Congressional District? 745,526 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      SC-06 vs South Carolina vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      746K
      State: 5.3M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.22%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      74.9%
      State: 76.0% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      7.6%
      State: 8.4% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      92.4%
      State: 91.6% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $55,782
      State: $70,153 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      19.8%
      State: 14.1% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      29.2%
      State: 32.1% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      59.4%
      State: 71.9% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      36.8 yrs
      State: 40.5 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      20.1%
      State: 15.4% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      17.1%
      State: 18.9% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      5.2%
      State: 5.8% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      SC-06 — Census ACS 2024

      Black 47.3%White (Non-Hispanic) 41.2%Hispanic 6.6%Multiracial 2.9%Asian 1.6%Native American 0.4%
      GroupSC-06StateNational
      ▶Black(13)
      47.3%24.8%12.2%
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      41.2%61.9%57.4%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(18)
      6.6%7.4%19.3%
      Multiracial / Other
      2.9%3.7%4.0%
      ▶Asian(6)
      1.6%1.8%6.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)
      0.6%—0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(2)
      0.4%0.4%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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