# Jim Clyburn

Jim Clyburn is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for South Carolina’s 6th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, South Carolina’s 6th district
- Serving since: 1993-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C000537
- FEC candidate IDs: H2SC02042

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C000537 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

9.3% of Clyburn’s statements claim credit, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 23%).

## What Clyburn says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,014 classified statements: 861 posts on X, 85 Congressional Record speeches, 42 press releases, 26 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Clyburn | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.8% | 6.6% | 47 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 42.6% | 27.5% | 12 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 73.3% | 73.2% | 118 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.6% | 9.8% | 127 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 9.3% | 22.7% | 210 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.9% | 65 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 28% (House Democrats 20%); Health 23% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (House Democrats 16%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.12 (standard error 0.01), from 2,886 donors and 7,208 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.6% (96.4%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 71.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9269: Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9269
- H.R. 8078: Voter Empowerment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8078
- H.R. 3868: Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3868
- H.R. 10084: Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act (in committee, 2024-11-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10084
- H.R. 9727: Voter Empowerment Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-09-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9727
- H.R. 8607: VA Housing Loan Forever Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-06-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8607
- H.R. 6239: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 250 Edward Street in Branchville, South Carolina, as the "Betty W. Henderson Post… (in committee, 2023-11-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6239
- H.R. 3849: Rural Energy Savings Act (in committee, 2023-07-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3849
- H.Res. 453: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2403) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be… (in committee, 2023-06-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/453
- H.R. 2883: Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2023 (in committee, 2024-12-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2883

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 29% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 35% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2114702025564774808
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2114767192713474130
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2113750337647783996
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2113259425045549094
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2112894543473352730
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2112940375132496036
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2113030493046256114
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2112576837893173585
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2112657094583238670
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn/status/2112678732712611992

## Links

- Official site: https://clyburn.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJamesClyburn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameseclyburn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjamesclyburn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repjamesclyburn
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000537

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C000537