South Carolina's 6th congressional district
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South Carolina's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district in central and eastern South Carolina that includes parts of several counties and is known as a heavily Democratic, majority-Black district.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| South Carolina's 6th congressional district canonical | 4 |
| South Carolina’s 6th congressional district | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SC-06 ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Representatives ⓘ |
| containsPartOf |
Berkeley County, South Carolina
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Calhoun County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Charleston County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarendon County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorchester County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Orangeburg County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Richland County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumter County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| created | 1873 ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative |
James E. Clyburn
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surface form:
Jim Clyburn
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| currentRepresentativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
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surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives
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| currentRepresentativeParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| elects | one member to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| eliminated | 1933 ⓘ |
| federalLevel | yes ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
heavily Democratic
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majority-Black ⓘ |
| hasConstituencyType | single-member district ⓘ |
| hasIncumbentSince | 1993 ⓘ |
| includesCity |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina (part)
Columbia, South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia, South Carolina (part)
Orangeburg, South Carolina ⓘ Sumter, South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Sumter, South Carolina (part)
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| isPartOf | United States House of Representatives districts in South Carolina ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central South Carolina
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eastern South Carolina ⓘ |
| majorityDemographic | African American ⓘ |
| numberOfRepresentatives | 1 ⓘ |
| politicalLeaning | Safe Democratic ⓘ |
| primaryUrbanCenter |
Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area
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surface form:
Charleston metropolitan area (part)
Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia metropolitan area (part)
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| race | majority-minority district ⓘ |
| recreated | 1983 ⓘ |
| redistrictingEvent |
redrawn after 1990 census
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redrawn after 2000 census ⓘ redrawn after 2010 census ⓘ redrawn after 2020 census ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| votingPattern | strongly Democratic-leaning ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Clarendon County, South Carolina
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congressionalDistrict
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South Carolina's 6th congressional district
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Orangeburg County, South Carolina
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congressionalDistrict
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South Carolina's 6th congressional district
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Bamberg County, South Carolina
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isPartOfCongressionalDistrict
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South Carolina's 6th congressional district
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this entity surface form:
South Carolina’s 6th congressional district
Allendale County, South Carolina
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congressionalDistrict
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South Carolina's 6th congressional district
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