South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
| South Carolina's 1st Congressional District |
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| Incumbent Joe Cunningham  Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+10 |
| U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1] |
| Population: 667,388 |
| Gender: 48% Male, 52% Female |
| Race[2]: 75.2% White, 18.6% Black, 1.8% Asian |
| Ethnicity: 6.9% Hispanic |
| Unemployment: 10.2% |
| Median household income $56,079 |
| High school graduation rate 90.9% |
| College graduation rate 34.9% |
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, South Carolina's 1st Congressional District was located in the southeastern portion of the state. The First District stretched along the eastern coast of South Carolina, from Hilton Head Island through Charleston County. It included portions of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester counties.[3]
The current representative of the 1st Congressional District is Joe Cunningham (D).
2016 Pivot Counties
Following the 2016 election, this district was one of 105 congressional districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of the 109 congressional districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was more Republican than the partisan breakdown of the U.S. House following the 2016 election. Of the 109 congressional districts that had at least one Pivot County, 64 percent were held by a Republican incumbent, while 55.4 percent of U.S. House seats were won by a Republican in the 2016 elections.[4]
Elections
2020
General election candidates
- Joe Cunningham (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Nancy Mace (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
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- Joe Cunningham (Incumbent) ✔
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Republican primary candidates
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
Joe Cunningham defeated Katie Arrington in the general election for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Cunningham (D) | 50.6 | 145,455 |
 | Katie Arrington (R) | 49.2 | 141,473 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 505 | ||
| Total votes: 287,433 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
Joe Cunningham defeated Toby Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Cunningham | 71.5 | 23,493 |
 | Toby Smith | 28.5 | 9,366 | |
| Total votes: 32,859 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1
Katie Arrington defeated incumbent Mark Sanford and Dimitri Cherny in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Carolina District 1 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Arrington | 50.6 | 33,153 |
 | Mark Sanford | 46.5 | 30,496 | |
 | Dimitri Cherny | 2.9 | 1,932 | |
| Total votes: 65,581 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mark Sanford (R) defeated Dimitri Cherny (D), Michael Grier Jr. (Libertarian), and Albert Travison (American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sanford defeated Jenny Horne in the Republican primary on June 14, 2016.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mark Sanford Incumbent |
58.6% | 190,410 | |
| Democratic | Dimitri Cherny | 36.8% | 119,799 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Grier Jr. | 3.6% | 11,614 | |
| American | Albert Travison | 0.9% | 2,774 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 593 | |
| Total Votes | 325,190 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Sanford Incumbent |
55.6% | 21,299 | ||
| Jenny Horne | 44.4% | 17,001 | ||
| Total Votes | 38,300 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Secretary of State |
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2014
The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Mark Sanford (R) ran unopposed in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Sanford Incumbent |
93.4% | 119,392 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 6.6% | 8,423 | |
| Total Votes | 127,815 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
2013
The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina held a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives on May 7, 2013. The election filled the vacancy left by the appointment of Representative Tim Scott (R) to the United States Senate.
Mark Sanford (R) defeated Elizabeth Colbert-Busch in the race.
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark Sanford |
54% | 77,600 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Colbert-Busch | 45.2% | 64,961 | |
| Green | Eugene Platt | 0.5% | 690 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.3% | 384 | |
| Total Votes | 143,635 | |||
| Source: South Carolina Election Board, "Official Special Election Results" | ||||
2012
The 1st Congressional District of South Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Timothy Scott won re-election in the district.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobbie Rose | 35.7% | 103,557 | |
| Republican | Timothy Scott Incumbent |
62% | 179,908 | |
| Libertarian | Keith Blandford | 2.2% | 6,334 | |
| N/A | Write-In | 0.1% | 214 | |
| Total Votes | 290,013 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Tim Scott won election to the United States House. He defeated Ben Frasier (D), Robert Dobbs (Working Families), Rob Groce (G), Keith Blandford (L) and Jimmy Wood (I) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tim Scott |
65.7% | 152,755 | |
| Democratic | Ben Frasier | 28.8% | 67,008 | |
| Working Families | Rob Groce | 1.8% | 4,148 | |
| Green | Robert Dobbs | 1.4% | 3,369 | |
| Libertarian | Keith Blandford | 1.2% | 2,750 | |
| Independence | Jimmy Wood | 1.1% | 2,489 | |
| Total Votes | 232,519 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Linda Ketner (D) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Henry E. Brown, Jr. incumbent |
51.9% | 177,540 | |
| Democratic | Linda Ketner | 47.9% | 163,724 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 615 | |
| Total Votes | 341,879 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randy Maatta (D) and James E. Dunn (G) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Henry E. Brown, Jr. incumbent |
59.9% | 115,766 | |
| Democratic | Randy Maatta | 37.9% | 73,218 | |
| Green Party | James E. Dunn | 2.2% | 4,287 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 104 | |
| Total Votes | 193,375 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James E. Dunn (G) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Henry E. Brown, Jr. incumbent |
87.8% | 186,448 | |
| Green Party | James E. Dunn | 12.1% | 25,674 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 186 | |
| Total Votes | 212,308 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James E. Dunn (United Citizens) and Joe Innella (Natural Law) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Henry E. Brown, Jr. incumbent |
89.6% | 127,562 | |
| United Citizens | James E. Dunn | 6.9% | 9,841 | |
| Natural Law | Joe Innella | 3.5% | 4,965 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 57 | |
| Total Votes | 142,425 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Henry E. Brown, Jr. won election to the United States House. He defeated Andy Brack (D), Bill Woolsey (L) and Bob Batchelder (Natural Law) in the general election.[13]
| U.S. House, South Carolina District 1 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Henry E. Brown, Jr. |
60.9% | 139,597 | |
| Democratic | Andy Brack | 36% | 82,622 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Woolsey | 2.6% | 6,010 | |
| Natural Law | Bob Batchelder | 0.5% | 1,110 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 40 | |
| Total Votes | 229,379 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in South Carolina
In 2011, the South Carolina State Legislature adopted a new redistricting map. The Department of Justice approved it in October 2010. As a result, South Carolina gained the 7th Congressional District.[14]
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+10, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made South Carolina's 1st Congressional District the 137th most Republican nationally.[15]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.[16]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
- ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
- ↑ South Carolina Redistricting Map "Map" accessed July 30, 2012
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "South Carolina Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, South Carolina"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "DOJ approves new South Carolina map," January 10, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
