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Elections / 1892 · President · SC

Grover Cleveland carried South Carolina D+58.6.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in South Carolina, 1892. The state ran 55.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)

South Carolina result
70,489 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
54,698
77.6%
Harrison (R)
13,384
19.0%
Weaver + others
2,407
3.4%
Margin
D+58.6
1892 presidential election
South Carolina, 1892
ClevelandD+58.6
1892 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1892 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1892 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1892 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Abbeville County, SC · D+88.9Aiken County, SC · D+62.0Anderson County, SC · D+79.5Barnwell County, SC · D+58.3Beaufort County, SC · R+21.0Berkeley County, SC · R+6.0Charleston County, SC · D+56.8Chester County, SC · D+59.3Chesterfield County, SC · D+58.5Clarendon County, SC · D+71.5Colleton County, SC · D+47.1Darlington County, SC · D+88.2Edgefield County, SC · D+94.6Fairfield County, SC · D+61.9Florence County, SC · D+69.2Georgetown County, SC · R+23.3Greenville County, SC · D+65.8Hampton County, SC · D+62.4Kershaw County, SC · D+50.8Lancaster County, SC · D+44.9Laurens County, SC · D+81.8Lexington County, SC · D+76.0Marion County, SC · D+53.8Marlboro County, SC · D+51.6Newberry County, SC · D+65.7Oconee County, SC · D+44.3Orangeburg County, SC · D+53.7Pickens County, SC · D+39.6Richland County, SC · D+68.7Spartanburg County, SC · D+70.7Sumter County, SC · D+41.1Union County, SC · D+56.1Williamsburg County, SC · D+19.6York County, SC · D+74.8
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic77.6%54,698
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican19.0%13,384
James B. WeaverPopulist3.4%2,407
D+60
R+60
34 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
South Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −17.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−17.9%DR18922024
South Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+58.6%
1896+71.8%
1900+86.0%
1904+90.8%
1908+87.8%
1912+95.9%
1916+94.3%
1920+92.1%
1924+94.3%
1928+82.9%
1932+98.0%
1936+98.6%
1940+91.3%
1944+83.2%
1948+20.4%
1952+1.4%
1956+20.2%
1960+2.5%
1964−17.8%
1968−8.5%
1972−42.7%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.5%
1984−28.0%
1988−23.9%
1992−8.1%
1996−6.0%
2000−15.9%
2004−17.1%
2008−9.0%
2012−10.5%
2016−14.3%
2020−11.7%
2024−17.9%
County results — 1892
34 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+88.9%
2,3591382,498
Aiken CountyD
+62.0%
1,8023962,268
Anderson CountyD
+79.5%
2,2481932,585
Barnwell CountyD
+58.3%
2,1375492,726
Beaufort CountyR
−21.0%
175268443
Berkeley CountyR
−6.0%
1,0371,1712,239
Charleston CountyD
+56.8%
1,5644301,995
Chester CountyD
+59.3%
1,5083831,898
Chesterfield CountyD
+58.5%
1,4943821,900
Clarendon CountyD
+71.5%
2,1923642,556
Colleton CountyD
+47.1%
1,3124721,784
Darlington CountyD
+88.2%
1,8101021,936
Edgefield CountyD
+94.6%
2,679262,805
Fairfield CountyD
+61.9%
1,0412431,289
Florence CountyD
+69.2%
1,6092931,902
Georgetown CountyR
−23.3%
5528881,441
Greenville CountyD
+65.8%
3,0266003,686
Hampton CountyD
+62.4%
1,0972541,351
Kershaw CountyD
+50.8%
1,1073581,473
Lancaster CountyD
+44.9%
1,7446242,492
Laurens CountyD
+81.8%
1,7721731,955
Lexington CountyD
+76.0%
1,287711,601
Marion CountyD
+53.8%
1,7374662,361
Marlboro CountyD
+51.6%
1,0042621,437
Newberry CountyD
+65.7%
1,5342931,889
Oconee CountyD
+44.3%
9092201,557
Orangeburg CountyD
+53.7%
2,7928383,637
Pickens CountyD
+39.6%
6031291,196
Richland CountyD
+68.7%
788146934
Spartanburg CountyD
+70.7%
3,5155514,195
Sumter CountyD
+41.1%
1,5356392,182
Union CountyD
+56.1%
1,3393561,751
Williamsburg CountyD
+19.6%
1,1787871,996
York CountyD
+74.8%
2,2123192,531