The 6th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

. It includes all of Bamberg

Bamberg County, South Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,658 people, 6,123 households, and 4,255 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile . There were 7,130 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

, Clarendon, Colleton, Marion and Williamsburg counties and parts of Berkeley

Berkeley County, South Carolina

Berkeley County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2000, its population was 142,651. The 2005 Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 151,673. Its county seat is Moncks Corner....

, Calhoun

Calhoun County, South Carolina

Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2000, its population was 15,185; a 2005 Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 15,100. It is named for John C. Calhoun, the former U.S. Vice-President, Senator, Representative and cabinet member from South...

, Charleston

Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. According to a 2005 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, its population was 330,368. Its county seat is Charleston. It is the third-most populous county in the state . Charleston County was created in 1901 by an act of the South...

, Dorchester, Florence

Florence County, South Carolina

Florence is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2000, its population was recorded to be 125,761; in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 131,097. Its county seat is Florence. The county's population is about 60% urban and it comprises part of...

, Georgetown, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland

Richland County, South Carolina

Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The 2000 U.S. census recorded its population to be 320,677. In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau recorded that its population had reached 384,504. It is the second most populous county in South Carolina, behind only Greenville...

 and Sumter counties. The district was gerrymandered

Gerrymandering

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 in the early 1990s from a deal by Republicans

Republican Party (United States)

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 and black Democrats

Democratic Party (United States)

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 in the South Carolina General Assembly

South Carolina General Assembly

The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. Altogether, the General...

 to ensure a majority black population. The rural counties of the black belt

Black Belt (U.S. region)

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 in South Carolina make up much of the district, but it was also carved to include the black precincts in Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...

 and Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...

.

Even before the district assumed its current configuration, it was a Democratic bastion. It included the northeastern part of the state, from Darlington

Darlington, South Carolina

Darlington is a city in and the county seat of Darlington County, in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is a center for tobacco farming. The population was 6,720 at the 2000 census and is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 to Myrtle Beach. It only elected two Republicans, in both cases for only a single term.

Jim Clyburn

Jim Clyburn

James Enos "Jim" Clyburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993, and the Assistant Democratic Leader since 2011. He was previously House Majority Whip, serving in that post from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

, the current Assistant House Minority Leader

Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives

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, has represented this district since 1993.

List of representatives

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence	Notes
District created in 1793
Andrew Pickens Andrew Pickens (congressman) Andrew Pickens was a militia leader in the American Revolution and a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.-Early life:...	March 4, 1793	March 3, 1795	Anti-Administration Anti-Administration Party (United States) Anti-Administration "Party" was the informal faction comprising the opponents of the policies of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in the first term of President George Washington. This was not an organized political party but an unorganized faction...	Abbeville Abbeville, South Carolina For other communities of the same name, see Abbeville .Abbeville is a city in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States, 86 miles west of Columbia. Its population was 5,237 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Abbeville County...
Samuel Earle Samuel Earle Samuel Earle was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Virginia, he moved to South Carolina in 1774; he participated in the American Revolutionary War, entering the service as an ensign in the 5th South Carolina Regiment in 1777 and leaving as captain of a...	March 4, 1795	March 3, 1797	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
William Smith William Smith (South Carolina representative) William Smith was a congressman, state senator and judge from South Carolina.Smith was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the oldest son of Ralph Smith and Mercy Penquite Smith. He moved to Spartan District, South Carolina with his family in 1765 where he became a planter...	March 4, 1797	March 3, 1799	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	Spartanburg
Abraham Nott Abraham Nott Abraham Nott was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Saybrook, Connecticut, he was educated in early life by a private teacher. He graduated from Yale College in 1787 and in 1788 moved to McIntosh County, Georgia, where he became a private tutor for one year. He moved to...	March 4, 1799	March 3, 1801	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	Camden Camden, South Carolina Camden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009...
Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (Congressman) Thomas Moore was a member of the United State House of Representatives and planter from South Carolina.Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Moore served in the during the Revolutionary War, taking part in the Battle of Cowpens at the age of 16. He served in the South Carolina House of...	March 4, 1801	March 3, 1803	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	Spartanburg	redistricted to the 7th district South Carolina's 7th congressional district For other uses see SC 7 The 7th Congressional District of South Carolina was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was first eliminated in 1853 as a result of the 1850 Census. After the 1880 Census, it was again reconstituted for 50 years...
Levi Casey	March 4, 1803	February 3, 1807	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	Newberry Newberry, South Carolina Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, 43 miles west -northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. In 1890, 3,020 people lived in Newberry, South Carolina; in 1900, 4,607; in 1910, 5,028; and in 1940, 7,510. The population was 10,580 at the 2000 census. It is the county...	Died
Joseph Calhoun Joseph Calhoun Joseph Calhoun was a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives...	June 2, 1807	March 3, 1811	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	Calhoun Mills Mount Carmel, South Carolina Mt. Carmel is a census-designated place in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Carmel is located at ....
John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...	March 4, 1811	November 3, 1817	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	Abbeville Abbeville, South Carolina For other communities of the same name, see Abbeville .Abbeville is a city in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States, 86 miles west of Columbia. Its population was 5,237 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Abbeville County...	Resigned after being appointed Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
Eldred Simkins Eldred Simkins Eldred Simkins was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Edgefield, South Carolina, Simkins attended a private academy at Willington, Abbeville District, South Carolina, and graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia.He attended Litchfield Law School for three years.He was...	January 24, 1818	March 3, 1821	Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	Edgefield Edgefield, South Carolina Edgefield is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,449 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Edgefield County.Edgefield is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.-Geography:...
George McDuffie George McDuffie George McDuffie was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.Born of modest means in Columbia County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed while clerking at a store in Augusta, Georgia...	March 4, 1821	March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...	redistricted to the 5th district South Carolina's 5th congressional district The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in northern South Carolina bordering North Carolina. It includes all of Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Marlboro, Newberry and York counties and parts of Florence, Lee...
John Wilson John Wilson (South Carolina) John Wilson was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born at Wilson's Ferry , Anderson County, South Carolina, Wilson attended the common schools....	March 4, 1823	March 3, 1825	Jacksonian D-R Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	Golden Grove Golden Grove, South Carolina Golden Grove is a census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,348 at the 2000 census...	redistricted from the 7th district South Carolina's 7th congressional district For other uses see SC 7 The 7th Congressional District of South Carolina was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was first eliminated in 1853 as a result of the 1850 Census. After the 1880 Census, it was again reconstituted for 50 years...
	March 4, 1825	March 3, 1827	Jacksonian
Warren R. Davis Warren R. Davis Warren Ransom Davis was an American attorney and Representative from South Carolina's 6th congressional district from 1827-35....	March 4, 1827	March 3, 1831	Jacksonian	Pendleton Pendleton, South Carolina Pendleton is a town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,966 at the 2000 census. It is a sister city of Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland....
	March 4, 1831	January 29, 1835	Nullifier Nullifier Party The Nullifier Party was a short-lived political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Started by John C. Calhoun, it was a states' rights party that supported the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, holding that States could nullify federal laws within their borders...		Died
Waddy Thompson, Jr. Waddy Thompson, Jr. Waddy Thompson, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Pickensville , Ninety-Six District, South Carolina. Thompson moved to Greenville with his parents in his infancy...	September 10, 1835	March 3, 1837	Anti-Jackson
	March 4, 1837	March 3, 1841	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
William Butler William Butler (1790-1850) William Butler was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was a son of William Butler , brother of Andrew Butler, and father of Matthew Butler, all of whom served in the United States Congress...	March 4, 1841	March 3, 1843	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
Isaac E. Holmes Isaac E. Holmes Isaac Edward Holmes was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Holmes attended the common schools, received private tuition, and was graduated from Yale College in 1815.He studied law....	March 4, 1843	March 3, 1851	Democrat	Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...	redistricted from the 1st district South Carolina's 1st congressional district The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina is a coastal congressional district in South Carolina. It stretches from Seabrook Island in the south to the North Carolina border and includes parts of Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley and Georgetown counties and all of Horry county...
William Aiken, Jr.	March 4, 1851	March 3, 1853	Democrat	Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...	redistricted to the 2nd district South Carolina's 2nd congressional district The 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central and eastern South Carolina. It includes all of Lexington, Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Allendale and Barnwell counties; most of Richland County and parts of Aiken, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties...
William W. Boyce	March 4, 1853	December 21, 1860	Democrat	Winnsboro Winnsboro, South Carolina Winnsboro is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,599 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fairfield County. Winnsboro is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area....	Retired
Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...  - Occupation and Reconstruction - Not Allocated Redistricting Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...
District eliminated in 1867
District re-established 1883
George W. Dargan George W. Dargan George William Dargan was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, great-grandson of Lemuel Benton.Born at "Sleepy Hollow," near Darlington, South Carolina, Dargan attended the schools of his native county and the South Carolina Military Academy.He served in the Confederate States Army...	March 4, 1883	March 3, 1891	Democrat	Darlington Darlington, South Carolina Darlington is a city in and the county seat of Darlington County, in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is a center for tobacco farming. The population was 6,720 at the 2000 census and is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Eli T. Stackhouse Eli T. Stackhouse Eli Thomas Stackhouse was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and an officer in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.-Biography:...	March 4, 1891	June 14, 1892	Democrat	Little Rock	Died
John L. McLaurin John L. McLaurin John Lowndes McLaurin was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina; born in Red Bluff, South Carolina, he attended schools at Bennettsville, South Carolina and Englewood, New Jersey as well as Bethel Military Academy and Swarthmore College He graduated from the Carolina...	December 5, 1892	May 31, 1897	Democrat	Bennettsville Bennettsville, South Carolina Bennettsville is a city in and the county seat of Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. and home to the Bennettsville Historic District...	Resigned after being elected to US Senate
James Norton	December 6, 1897	March 3, 1901	Democrat	Mullins Mullins, South Carolina Mullins is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,029.Incorporated on March 4, 1872, Mullins was named after Col. William S...
Robert B. Scarborough Robert B. Scarborough Robert Bethea Scarborough was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Chesterfield, South Carolina, Scarborough attended the common schools and Mullins Academy.He taught school.He studied law....	March 4, 1901	March 3, 1905	Democrat	Conway Conway, South Carolina Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University....
J. Edwin Ellerbe J. Edwin Ellerbe James Edwin Ellerbe was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Sellers, South Carolina, Ellerbe attended Pine Hill Academy and the University of South Carolina at Columbia....	March 4, 1905	March 3, 1913	Democrat	Sellers Sellers, South Carolina Sellers is a town in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sellers is located at ....
J. Willard Ragsdale J. Willard Ragsdale James Willard Ragsdale was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Timmonsville, South Carolina, Ragsdale attended the public schools....	March 4, 1913	July 23, 1919	Democrat	Florence Florence, South Carolina -Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...	Died
Philip H. Stoll Philip H. Stoll Philip Henry Stoll was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Little Rock, Marion County, South Carolina, Stoll attended the public schools....	October 7, 1919	March 3, 1923	Democrat	Kingstree Kingstree, South Carolina Kingstree is a town in and the county seat of Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,328 at the 2010 census.-History:...
Allard H. Gasque Allard H. Gasque Allard Henry Gasque was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, husband of Elizabeth Hawley Gasque.Born on Friendfield plantation, near Hyman, Marion County, South Carolina, Gasque attended the public schools....	March 4, 1923	June 17, 1938	Democrat	Florence Florence, South Carolina -Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...	Died
Elizabeth H. Gasque	September 13, 1938	January 3, 1939	Democrat	Florence Florence, South Carolina -Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...
John L. McMillan John L. McMillan John Lanneau McMillan was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born on a farm near Mullins, he was educated at Mullins High School, the University of North Carolina, as well as the University of South Carolina Law School and National Law School in Washington, D.C...	January 3, 1939	January 3, 1973	Democrat	Mullins Mullins, South Carolina Mullins is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,029.Incorporated on March 4, 1872, Mullins was named after Col. William S...
Edward Lunn Young	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1975	Republican	Florence Florence, South Carolina -Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...
John Jenrette John Jenrette John Wilson Jenrette, Jr. is a former American politician from South Carolina. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from January 1975 until December 1980. He was convicted of accepting a bribe in the FBI's Abscam operation.-Biography:Jenrette was born in Horry County,...	January 3, 1975	December 10, 1980	Democrat	North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina North Myrtle Beach is a coastal resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was created in 1968 from four existing municipalities north of Myrtle Beach, and serves as one of the primary tourist towns along the Grand Strand...	Resigned
John L. Napier	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1983	Republican	Bennettsville Bennettsville, South Carolina Bennettsville is a city in and the county seat of Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. and home to the Bennettsville Historic District...
Robin Tallon Robin Tallon Robert Mooneyhan "Robin" Tallon, Jr is a former United States Representative from South Carolina. Tallon served in the House as a Democrat....	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1993	Democrat	Florence Florence, South Carolina -Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...
Jim Clyburn Jim Clyburn James Enos "Jim" Clyburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993, and the Assistant Democratic Leader since 2011. He was previously House Majority Whip, serving in that post from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...	January 3, 1993	Present	Democrat	Sumter Sumter, South Carolina -Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...	Incumbent