South Carolina

Voting Population

Eligibility (74.9% eligible to vote)

South Carolina, one of the original 13 colonies, attained statehood in May 1788 and has participated in every presidential election except 1864, when it had seceded from the Union. Like many other southern states, South Carolina voted almost exclusively Democratic from the time of Reconstruction through the early 1960s, before turning Republican largely in response to civil rights legislation. South Carolina was one of only six states to vote for Barry Goldwater in 1964 and has voted Republican since, except in 1976 when it voted for fellow southerner Jimmy Carter. In 2016, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by 55% to 41%.

has 9 Electoral College votes to cast in Presidential elections.

State Capital: Columbia, SC • 2020 Population: 5,210,095 • US Representatives: 7

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Recent Election Results

Leaning

58%

Republican

2016 Presidential (31.9% voted Republican)

2012 Presidential (23.9% voted Democratic)

2016 US Senate

2016 US House

2014 Gubernatorial

Current Elected Officials

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