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Elections / 1896 · President · SC

William Jennings Bryan carried South Carolina D+71.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in South Carolina, 1896. The state ran 77.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+6.1 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)

South Carolina result
68,940 votes counted
Bryan (D)
58,799
85.3%
McKinley (R)
9,313
13.5%
All others
828
1.2%
Margin
D+71.8
1896 presidential election
South Carolina, 1896
BryanD+71.8
1896 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1896 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1896 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1896 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+76.0Aiken County, SC · D+85.5Anderson County, SC · D+78.4Bamberg County, SC · D+81.7Beaufort County, SC · R+21.1Berkeley County, SC · D+46.8Charleston County, SC · D+11.5Chester County, SC · D+87.9Chesterfield County, SC · D+73.9Clarendon County, SC · D+75.0Colleton County, SC · D+65.3Darlington County, SC · D+77.1Edgefield County, SC · D+75.0Fairfield County, SC · D+90.5Florence County, SC · D+82.0Georgetown County, SC · R+22.4Greenville County, SC · D+79.9Hampton County, SC · D+95.4Horry County, SC · D+75.0Kershaw County, SC · D+79.0Lancaster County, SC · D+79.6Laurens County, SC · D+89.2Lexington County, SC · D+78.9Marion County, SC · D+71.8Marlboro County, SC · D+67.6Newberry County, SC · D+91.4Oconee County, SC · D+75.0Orangeburg County, SC · D+81.3Pickens County, SC · D+76.2Richland County, SC · D+32.1Saluda County, SC · D+90.8Spartanburg County, SC · D+89.0Sumter County, SC · D+64.4Union County, SC · D+79.3Williamsburg County, SC · D+63.7York County, SC · D+85.8
How it voted
Share of the 1896 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic85.3%58,799
William McKinleyRepublican13.5%9,313
OtherAll other candidates1.2%828
D+60
R+60
36 counties, each filled by 1896 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1896 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 — 1896
36 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+76.0%
2,4733372,811
Aiken CountyD
+85.5%
1,8191371,967
Anderson CountyD
+78.4%
3,1093683,494
Bamberg CountyD
+81.7%
2,3852392,627
Beaufort CountyR
−21.1%
289444733
Berkeley CountyD
+46.8%
513183705
Charleston CountyD
+11.5%
1,6601,2623,471
Chester CountyD
+87.9%
1,254761,340
Chesterfield CountyD
+73.9%
1,4652201,685
Clarendon CountyD
+75.0%
1,4502071,657
Colleton CountyD
+65.3%
1,6463431,995
Darlington CountyD
+77.1%
1,6252011,847
Edgefield CountyD
+75.0%
1,5322161,755
Fairfield CountyD
+90.5%
1,078541,132
Florence CountyD
+82.0%
1,5301361,701
Georgetown CountyR
−22.4%
4597341,229
Greenville CountyD
+79.9%
2,7182883,041
Hampton CountyD
+95.4%
1,072251,097
Horry CountyD
+75.0%
1,3721961,568
Kershaw CountyD
+79.0%
1,1911391,332
Lancaster CountyD
+79.6%
1,5571771,734
Laurens CountyD
+89.2%
1,9431112,054
Lexington CountyD
+78.9%
1,6721971,869
Marion CountyD
+71.8%
1,9363132,260
Marlboro CountyD
+67.6%
1,2322371,472
Newberry CountyD
+91.4%
1,525641,598
Oconee CountyD
+75.0%
1,3921991,591
Orangeburg CountyD
+81.3%
2,7292823,011
Pickens CountyD
+76.2%
1,2611701,431
Richland CountyD
+32.1%
9254681,422
Saluda CountyD
+90.8%
1,241601,301
Spartanburg CountyD
+89.0%
4,2342474,481
Sumter CountyD
+64.4%
1,5503261,900
Union CountyD
+79.3%
1,3791581,539
Williamsburg CountyD
+63.7%
1,5703471,921
York CountyD
+85.8%
2,0131522,169