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Elections / 1912 · President · SC

Woodrow Wilson carried South Carolina D+95.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in South Carolina, 1912. The state ran 76.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

South Carolina result
50,405 votes counted
Wilson (D)
48,357
95.9%
Taft (R)
0
0.0%
Roosevelt + others
2,048
4.1%
Margin
D+95.9
1912 presidential election
South Carolina, 1912
WilsonD+95.9
1912 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 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+98.8Aiken County, SC · D+99.6Anderson County, SC · D+95.3Bamberg County, SC · D+99.4Barnwell County, SC · D+98.3Beaufort County, SC · D+80.6Berkeley County, SC · D+94.7Calhoun County, SC · D+93.7Charleston County, SC · D+90.3Cherokee County, SC · D+98.2Chester County, SC · D+98.5Chesterfield County, SC · D+99.6Clarendon County, SC · D+96.7Colleton County, SC · D+96.8Darlington County, SC · D+99.8Dillon County, SC · D+98.1Dorchester County, SC · D+94.9Edgefield County, SC · D+97.4Fairfield County, SC · D+98.3Florence County, SC · D+95.1Georgetown County, SC · D+89.6Greenville County, SC · D+98.3Greenwood County, SC · D+97.7Hampton County, SC · D+100.0Horry County, SC · D+97.7Jasper County, SC · D+100.0Kershaw County, SC · D+95.7Lancaster County, SC · D+99.0Laurens County, SC · D+98.5Lee County, SC · D+98.4Lexington County, SC · D+94.9Marion County, SC · D+98.1Marlboro County, SC · D+100.0Newberry County, SC · D+98.0Oconee County, SC · D+85.7Orangeburg County, SC · D+92.0Pickens County, SC · D+96.1Richland County, SC · D+88.2Saluda County, SC · D+98.0Spartanburg County, SC · D+94.1Sumter County, SC · D+91.6Union County, SC · D+95.5Williamsburg County, SC · D+96.8York County, SC · D+98.5
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic95.9%48,357
Theodore RooseveltProgressive4.1%2,048
William H. TaftRepublican0.0%0
D+60
R+60
44 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 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 — 1912
44 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+98.8%
1,09501,108
Aiken CountyD
+99.6%
1,45201,458
Anderson CountyD
+95.3%
2,15802,265
Bamberg CountyD
+99.4%
6160620
Barnwell CountyD
+98.3%
1,13901,159
Beaufort CountyD
+80.6%
4640576
Berkeley CountyD
+94.7%
3230341
Calhoun CountyD
+93.7%
4600491
Charleston CountyD
+90.3%
1,76001,948
Cherokee CountyD
+98.2%
1,25901,282
Chester CountyD
+98.5%
1,28601,306
Chesterfield CountyD
+99.6%
1,17801,183
Clarendon CountyD
+96.7%
9320964
Colleton CountyD
+96.8%
7970823
Darlington CountyD
+99.8%
8830885
Dillon CountyD
+98.1%
6800693
Dorchester CountyD
+94.9%
5760607
Edgefield CountyD
+97.4%
7790800
Fairfield CountyD
+98.3%
6220633
Florence CountyD
+95.1%
1,49601,573
Georgetown CountyD
+89.6%
4050452
Greenville CountyD
+98.3%
3,14003,195
Greenwood CountyD
+97.7%
1,30701,338
Hampton CountyD
+100.0%
6310631
Horry CountyD
+97.7%
8630883
Jasper CountyD
+100.0%
1980198
Kershaw CountyD
+95.7%
7080740
Lancaster CountyD
+99.0%
1,14001,151
Laurens CountyD
+98.5%
1,56601,590
Lee CountyD
+98.4%
5710580
Lexington CountyD
+94.9%
1,20101,265
Marion CountyD
+98.1%
7100724
Marlboro CountyD
+100.0%
7190719
Newberry CountyD
+98.0%
1,20601,230
Oconee CountyD
+85.7%
7600887
Orangeburg CountyD
+92.0%
1,55001,685
Pickens CountyD
+96.1%
8150848
Richland CountyD
+88.2%
1,55701,766
Saluda CountyD
+98.0%
8500867
Spartanburg CountyD
+94.1%
3,61603,844
Sumter CountyD
+91.6%
9100993
Union CountyD
+95.5%
1,60901,685
Williamsburg CountyD
+96.8%
7290753
York CountyD
+98.5%
1,64101,666