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

South Carolina's 2nd District

A district of about 769,000 people, 27% Black, 36% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+13.5 relative to the nation for president.

Joe Wilson (R) · since Dec 18, 2001Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
SC-2

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+13.5266th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line61SC-25473

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+20.2R+19.3R+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-2.

Adults with a bachelor's degree36% 60th pct · 2nd of 7 in SC

Higher than 60% of seats.

White adults without a degree38% 50th pct · 5th of 7 in SC

Higher than 50% of seats.

Hispanic residents7% 27th pct · 3rd of 7 in SC

Lower than 73% of seats.

Black residents27% 88th pct · 2nd of 7 in SC

Higher than 88% of seats.

Asian residents2% 32nd pct · 2nd of 7 in SC

Lower than 68% of seats.

People per square mile240 45th pct · 2nd of 7 in SC

Less dense than 55% 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.

TN-8
27% Black · 34% college gradsR+19.3Held RAR-2
20% Black · 34% college gradsR+14.9Held RGA-1
28% Black · 29% college gradsR+15.5Held RGA-10
25% Black · 30% college gradsR+20.3Held 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. Joe Wilson (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 20.2, 2024 by 19.3, 2026 by 1.0

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