Democratic Party
Officeholders
serving York County
US Senate
Both US Senators from South Carolina are Republicans. Darline Graham Nordone is the junior Senator (appointed to fill the remainder of her brother Lindsay’s term). Her term expires in 2027 (next election in 2026). Tim Scott is now the senior Senator. His term expires in 2029 (next election in 2028).
US House of Representatives
All of York County is included in US House District 5. The incumbent is Republican Ralph Norman, although he resigned (effective at the end of his term) and ran unsuccessfully for Governor and Senator in Republican primaries
. All US House seats are up for election every two years, so that includes 2026. See our Meet the Candidates page to follow the election.
South Carolina State House
Representative John King is the only Democrat representing part of York County in the SC House. John represents the SC House 49th District, in south-central York County, a carefully gerrymandered district that includes the southwest corner of Rock Hill and a bit of the town of York.
State Reps have two-year terms, so King is running again in 2026.
York County Council
Bump Roddey is the only Democrat on the York County Council. Bump represents District 4, basically the city of Rock Hill. His next election is in 2026, but he has filed to run for the nonpartisan office of Rock Hill Mayor in 2025.
Municipal Governments
There are nine municipalities in York County: the towns of Clover, Fort Mill, Hickory Grove, McConnells, Sharon, and Smyrna; and the cities of Rock Hill, Tega Cay, and York. All of them are governed by non-partisan offices, although elections and governing issues can surface strong partisanship.
That said, YCDP Chair Nikita Jackson is on the Rock Hill City Council.
Here’s an interesting CN2 article on partisanship in York County municipal governments.