Trending Now - South Carolina Democrats Rejoice as Trump’s Redistricting Plan Falters

WHO:

ABC News - South Carolina Democrats

AP News - Rep. Jim Clyburn, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear

WHAT:

AP News - A GOP-led effort to redraw House district lines in South Carolina, backed by Trump, was shot down by the state Senate.

AP News - The redistricting plan aimed to oust Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state’s lone congressional Democrat.

AP News - The state Senate vote on redistricting failed on the first day of early voting.

AP News - Clyburn condemned the redistricting effort as aimed at “zeroing Democratic voters, zeroing African American voters out of the process.”

WHERE:

AP News - South Carolina

AP News - Orangeburg, South Carolina

WHEN:

AP News - Early in-person voting is underway for South Carolina’s primary on June 9.

AP News - The Blue Palmetto Dinner is scheduled for Friday.

AP News - Clyburn’s “World Famous Fish Fry” follows the Blue Palmetto Dinner.

WHY:

AP News - The redistricting effort was part of a Republican strategy to redraw voting districts to maintain a slim House majority in the midterms.

AP News - Republicans sought to leverage a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened minority protections under the federal Voting Rights Act.

HOW:

AP News - The redistricting plan was rejected by the state Senate, with some senators stating it was too late to change district lines.

(UPDATED May 29, 2026 19:51 UTC)

In a significant development, a GOP-led effort to redraw House district lines in South Carolina, which was backed by Trump, was rejected by the state Senate, aiming to oust Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state's only congressional Democrat. This vote came on the first day of early in-person voting for the primary scheduled on June 9, and Clyburn condemned the redistricting effort as an attempt to exclude Democratic and African American voters from the process. The rejection of the redistricting plan was attributed to some senators feeling it was too late to alter district lines.