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Elections / 1908 · President · SC

William Jennings Bryan carried South Carolina D+87.8.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in South Carolina, 1908. The state ran 97.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.6 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)

South Carolina result
66,405 votes counted
Bryan (D)
62,290
93.8%
Taft (R)
3,963
6.0%
All others
152
0.2%
Margin
D+87.8
1908 presidential election
South Carolina, 1908
BryanD+87.8
1908 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1908 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1908 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1908 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+98.5Aiken County, SC · D+95.3Anderson County, SC · D+94.5Bamberg County, SC · D+92.5Barnwell County, SC · D+88.2Beaufort County, SC · D+31.5Berkeley County, SC · D+44.3Calhoun County, SC · D+84.8Charleston County, SC · D+66.9Cherokee County, SC · D+91.6Chester County, SC · D+94.7Chesterfield County, SC · D+93.8Clarendon County, SC · D+89.2Colleton County, SC · D+87.8Darlington County, SC · D+96.8Dorchester County, SC · D+78.7Edgefield County, SC · D+98.6Fairfield County, SC · D+96.9Florence County, SC · D+95.6Georgetown County, SC · D+66.8Greenville County, SC · D+87.0Greenwood County, SC · D+97.4Hampton County, SC · D+100.0Horry County, SC · D+91.4Kershaw County, SC · D+90.6Lancaster County, SC · D+93.4Laurens County, SC · D+94.5Lee County, SC · D+88.5Lexington County, SC · D+93.8Marion County, SC · D+91.3Marlboro County, SC · D+96.6Newberry County, SC · D+94.8Oconee County, SC · D+73.4Orangeburg County, SC · D+73.8Pickens County, SC · D+91.4Richland County, SC · D+75.4Saluda County, SC · D+98.7Spartanburg County, SC · D+89.6Sumter County, SC · D+74.9Union County, SC · D+93.2Williamsburg County, SC · D+79.2York County, SC · D+96.5
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
William J. Bryan ✓Democratic93.8%62,290
William H. TaftRepublican6.0%3,963
OtherAll other candidates0.2%152
D+60
R+60
42 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 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 — 1908
42 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+98.5%
1,48191,494
Aiken CountyD
+95.3%
1,990482,038
Anderson CountyD
+94.5%
2,099582,160
Bamberg CountyD
+92.5%
84833881
Barnwell CountyD
+88.2%
1,407881,495
Beaufort CountyD
+31.5%
522272794
Berkeley CountyD
+44.3%
609235844
Calhoun CountyD
+84.8%
66954725
Charleston CountyD
+66.9%
1,8143472,194
Cherokee CountyD
+91.6%
1,506661,572
Chester CountyD
+94.7%
1,368371,405
Chesterfield CountyD
+93.8%
1,458471,505
Clarendon CountyD
+89.2%
1,091621,153
Colleton CountyD
+87.8%
1,399911,490
Darlington CountyD
+96.8%
1,279211,300
Dorchester CountyD
+78.7%
883103991
Edgefield CountyD
+98.6%
1,09781,105
Fairfield CountyD
+96.9%
83012844
Florence CountyD
+95.6%
1,460281,498
Georgetown CountyD
+66.8%
544108653
Greenville CountyD
+87.0%
2,7741762,985
Greenwood CountyD
+97.4%
1,765181,793
Hampton CountyD
+100.0%
1,13801,138
Horry CountyD
+91.4%
1,247561,303
Kershaw CountyD
+90.6%
92245968
Lancaster CountyD
+93.4%
1,730581,790
Laurens CountyD
+94.5%
2,160612,222
Lee CountyD
+88.5%
963581,023
Lexington CountyD
+93.8%
2,508802,589
Marion CountyD
+91.3%
2,007912,098
Marlboro CountyD
+96.6%
91716933
Newberry CountyD
+94.8%
1,681441,726
Oconee CountyD
+73.4%
1,1261721,300
Orangeburg CountyD
+73.8%
2,6874053,093
Pickens CountyD
+91.4%
1,241561,297
Richland CountyD
+75.4%
1,7502362,007
Saluda CountyD
+98.7%
1,38581,395
Spartanburg CountyD
+89.6%
4,1622254,392
Sumter CountyD
+74.9%
1,2281731,409
Union CountyD
+93.2%
1,389491,438
Williamsburg CountyD
+79.2%
1,5501801,730
York CountyD
+96.5%
1,606291,635