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1876–2024
Congressional District 6·South Carolina

South Carolina 6th Congressional District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SC
Latest
D+9
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
774,584
2024 ACS

South Carolina 6th Congressional District, South Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
774,5842024 5-year
Median household income
$66,4362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.9%2024 5-year
Black
39.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+98 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
20 counties · 9 D · 11 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+9.0%
194,708161,969362,380
D
+16.1%
215,304154,778375,548
D
+14.1%
178,032132,327324,199
D
+16.8%
182,374129,474315,635
D
+16.7%
178,259126,784308,196
D
+6.5%
136,707119,744259,167
D
+4.1%
113,487104,450222,779
D
+10.1%
101,36982,023192,432
D
+6.7%
100,37886,554206,229
R
−7.3%
78,51491,072171,907
R
−12.3%
78,157100,434180,768
D
+4.0%
83,10976,611163,451
D
+14.9%
83,87262,020146,769
R
−26.4%
45,22278,240125,135
D
+2.1%
45,97143,502119,842
R
−32.2%
30,94660,30391,248
R
−22.6%
23,65837,46361,121
O
+2.9%
11,91810,53247,279
R
−30.4%
18,39534,45252,847
O
+9.9%
3,70594327,802
D
+77.7%
15,29383418,615
D
+88.4%
15,02292715,949
D
+98.2%
18,822019,171
D
+97.5%
17,045017,491
D
+82.5%
11,3461,08512,438
D
+91.8%
8,6962949,157
D
+87.9%
10,22665810,889
D
+89.5%
10,10851910,710
D
+94.6%
7,45007,876
D
+82.4%
10,8271,02911,888
D
+85.2%
9,74577810,523
D
+81.2%
8,2468549,100
D
+67.7%
11,1292,05113,400
D
+52.3%
8,7822,74011,560
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.8%
German
7.9%
Irish
6.8%
American
6.5%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
4.9%
65–74
5.9%
6.0%
55–64
6.8%
5.6%
45–54
6.0%
6.3%
35–44
6.6%
6.7%
25–34
6.9%
5.3%
18–24
5.0%
8.1%
5–17
7.7%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,436
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$66,436
South Carolina$69,324
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
14.2%
Baptist
13.2%
Methodist
10.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

South Carolina 6th Congressional District sits in the Deep South. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in South Carolina 6th Congressional District reached its widest at ninety-eight points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,436, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 774,584 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District 6, South Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/4506/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, South Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, South Carolina voted Democratic by 9.0 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 362,380 votes cast, 194,708 went Democratic and 161,969 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, South Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, South Carolina as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 6 times, and other 2 times.
When did Congressional District 6, South Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, South Carolina voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, South Carolina?
Congressional District 6, South Carolina has a population of 774,584 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, South Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, South Carolina is $66,436 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Carolina state median is $69,324.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, South Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, South Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.