South Carolina's 6th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = South Carolina
district number = 6


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representative = Jim Clyburn
party = Democratic
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population = 668,670
population year = 2000
median income = 28,967
percent white = 40.8
percent black = 57.0
percent asian = 0.5
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 1.5
percent other race = 0.1
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cpvi = D+11

The 6th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central South Carolina. It includes all of Bamberg, Clarendon, Colleton, Marion and Williamsburg counties and parts of Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Lee, Orangeburg, Richland and Sumter counties. The district was gerrymandered in the early 1990's from a deal by Republicans and black Democrats in the South Carolina General Assembly to ensure a majority black population. The rural counties of the black belt in South Carolina make up much of the district, but it was also carved to include the black precincts in Charleston and Columbia.

Even before the district assumed its current configuration, it was a Democratic bastion. It included the northeastern part of the state, from Darlington to Myrtle Beach. It only elected two Republicans, in both cases for only a single term.

Jim Clyburn, the current House Majority Whip, has represented this district since 1993.

Representatives

^(a) Levi Casey was reelected in 1806, but died on February 3, 1807 before the end of the Ninth Congress; Calhoun succeeded him in a special election and took office on June 2, 1807. ^(b) John Calhoun resigned in 1817; Simkins succeeded him in a special election. ^(c) Warren Davis died on January 29, 1835; the seat remained vacant until Pinckney took office. ^(d) Eli Stackhouse died in 1892; McLaurin succeeded him in a special election. ^(e) John McLaurin resigned on May 31, 1897 after his election to the United States Senate; Norton succeeded him in a special election. ^(f) J. Willard Ragsdale died in 1919; Stoll succeeded him in a special election. ^(g) Allard Gasque died in 1938; his widow Elizabeth won a special election and served as caretaker until McMillan took office in 1939. ^(h) John Jenrette resigned on December 10, 1980 before his term expired in 1981; the seat remained vacant until filled by John Napier on January 3, 1981.

Source: [http://bioguide.congress.gov Congressional Biographical Directory]