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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

South Carolina's 1st District

A district of about 755,000 people, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+11.8 relative to the nation for president.

Nancy Lacore (D) · from Jan 3, 2027Flipped in 2026Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
SC-1

Source: 2026 results: South Carolina Election Commission; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+11.8255th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line6SC-125473

Labels below the bar mark 6 other seats in South Carolina.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

202220242026
U.S. HouseR+13.9R+16.6D+1.0

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: South Carolina Election CommissionUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in South Carolina. The black marker is SC-1.

Adults with a bachelor's degree43% 78th pct · 1st of 7 in SC

Higher than 78% of seats.

White adults without a degree37% 47th pct · 6th of 7 in SC

Lower than 53% of seats.

Hispanic residents8% 33rd pct · 2nd of 7 in SC

Lower than 67% of seats.

Black residents18% 79th pct · 5th of 7 in SC

Higher than 79% of seats.

Asian residents2% 26th pct · 4th of 7 in SC

Lower than 74% of seats.

People per square mile212 43rd pct · 3rd of 7 in SC

Less dense than 57% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 2 of the 4 flipped this year.

NC-8
35% college gradsR+19.0Held RVA-1
47% college gradsR+5.3Flipped DNC-14
36% college gradsR+15.8Flipped DSC-2
27% Black · 36% college gradsR+13.5Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Nancy Lacore (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 1.0
  2. Nancy Mace (R)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 13.9, 2024 by 16.6

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)