South Carolina President Results
Race Details1,385,103
1,091,541
Votes
Early voting in South Carolina
In South Carolina, registered voters can request a mail-in ballot or vote early in-person.
Mail-in ballots requested1,386,701
Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned1,249,711
South Carolina Primary election results
Democratic Primary/ 54 Del.54 Delegates
Full South Carolina Primary Results- DEM
Joe BidenWinner
48.6%262,336
+ 39 Delegates
- DEM
Bernie Sanders
19.8%106,605
+ 15 Delegates
- DEM
Tom Steyer
11.3%61,140
Republican Primary/ 50 Del.50 Delegates
- Republican
Donald TrumpWinner
How South Carolina voted
In 2016, Donald Trump won the state with 55 percent of the vote, according to NBC News results, while Hillary Clinton received 41 percent. A reliably red state, South Carolina last voted for a Democrat for president in 1976, when it backed Jimmy Carter.
2016
2016 Results- Republican
Donald TrumpTrumpWinner
54.9%1,155,389
- Democrat
Hillary ClintonClinton
40.7%855,373
2016 Exit Polls
Summary of 2016 Exit Poll data that shows the proportion of how different groups voted.
2012
2012 Results- Republican
Mitt RomneyRomneyWinner
54.6%1,071,645
- Democrat
Barack ObamaObama
44.1%865,941
More to the story in South Carolina 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic fallout are two major issues that have an impact on the election. NBC News is tracking and updating daily the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state and U.S. territory, as well as the jobless claims as reported weekly by the Department of Labor that counts how many people have filed for unemployment benefits.
| U.S. Cases | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100,472,464 | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| 1,760,204 | +20.00% | -29.00% |
| U.S. Claims | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,690,000 | +1.01% | -0.99% | |
| 38,396 | -5.99% | +2.61% |
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