About District

The 3rd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in western South Carolina bordering both Georgia and North Carolina. It includes all of Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda counties and approximately half of Aiken county. The district is mostly rural, but much of the economy revolves around the manufacturing centers of Anderson and Greenwood.

Historically, the district was a Democratic stronghold, and Democrats continued to hold most local offices well into the 1990s. However, most residents share the social conservative predilections of their counterparts in the 4th, which has kept the district in Republican hands since the gigantic Republican landslide of 1994. Republicans now dominate the district’s politics at all levels, usually scoring margins rivaling those in the 4th. J. Gresham Barrett, elected in 2002, currently represents the district, though he will not be seeking re-election.

Population (2000)                                     668,668

Median income                             $36,092

Doyle demands change to the North American and Central Trade Agreements that have affected the district growth.  “Graniteville, Anderson and Greenwood have been hit hard.    I want to change that by using those locations to  create green jobs with most of those empty buildings”.

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