Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is a city in Charleston County (90% of residents) and Berkeley County (10%), South Carolina, with 150,680 residents in 2020. It spans 2 congressional districts: SC-06 (68%) and SC-01 (32%). It spans 7 state senate and 8 state house districts.
County
| County | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Charleston County | 90% |
| Berkeley County | 10% |
Congressional districts
| Congressional district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| South Carolina's 6th congressional district (SC-06) | 68% |
| South Carolina's 1st congressional district (SC-01) | 32% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | William S. Cogswell Jr. | citywide | |
| U.S. Representative (SC-06) | James E. Clyburn (D) | 202-225-3315 | 68% |
| U.S. Representative (SC-01) | Nancy Mace (R) | 202-225-3176 | 32% |
| U.S. Senator | Darline Graham (R) | 202-224-5972 | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | Tim Scott (R) | 202-224-6121 · contact form | statewide |
Plus 15 state legislators across 15 districts. Look up an address for the exact ones.
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Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0); Mayors: Wikidata (CC0).
Local government
- Charleston website: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/
- Charleston laws: search for the Charleston, South Carolina code of ordinances
- Charleston County website: http://www.charlestoncounty.org
- Charleston County laws: search for the Charleston County, South Carolina code of ordinances
- Berkeley County website: http://berkeleycountysc.gov
- Berkeley County laws: search for the Berkeley County, South Carolina code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 20 | 58% |
| State Senate District 41 | 20% |
| State Senate District 44 | 7.6% |
| State Senate District 42 | 7.0% |
| State Senate District 43 | 3.3% |
| State Senate District 37 | 2.5% |
| State Senate District 45 | 1.8% |
| State house district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State House District 111 | 24% |
| State House District 119 | 22% |
| State House District 115 | 12% |
| State House District 114 | 12% |
| State House District 110 | 10% |
| State House District 116 | 10.0% |
| State House District 99 | 10.0% |
| State House District 103 | 0.2% |
ZIP codes
Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in Charleston: the share of that ZIP's residents living in it.
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Charleston here is the Census Bureau's place boundary as of January 1, 2025. Shares are of 2020 Census population. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.