James E. Clyburn
DDemocratSC-6 · Representative
61
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone12
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency89
Avg: 57
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
James E. Clyburn
DemocratSC-6 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.466)
James E. Clyburn is a Democrat Representative from SC, District 6. He has served 33 years in Congress across 17 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 97.8% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.
33
Years in Office
17
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
97.8%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
12 votes against party
1.4%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
4
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ
How James Compares
vs. the average House member
Party Loyalty+1.9% vs avg
97.8%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-2.2% vs avg
1.4%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-9.0 vs avg
4
Avg: 13.0
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-05-20
$1,438,754
Cash on Handⓘ
$881,796
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,282,169
Disbursementsⓘ
$349,732
Individual Donors
$508,634
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
1993–2027House · SC-6 · DemocratCurrent
District Demographics
SC-6 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
736,924
Population
$53,986
Median Income
36.0
Median Age
28.7%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 42.3%Black 48.0%Hispanic 6.4%Asian 1.6%