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Elections / 1916 · President · SC

Woodrow Wilson carried South Carolina D+94.3.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in South Carolina, 1916. The state ran 91.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.2 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

South Carolina result
63,952 votes counted
Wilson (D)
61,846
96.7%
Hughes (R)
1,550
2.4%
All others
556
0.9%
Margin
D+94.3
1916 presidential election
South Carolina, 1916
WilsonD+94.3
1916 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 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+97.9Aiken County, SC · D+96.5Anderson County, SC · D+99.3Bamberg County, SC · D+99.9Barnwell County, SC · D+97.1Beaufort County, SC · D+55.9Berkeley County, SC · D+97.4Calhoun County, SC · D+84.0Charleston County, SC · D+87.4Cherokee County, SC · D+95.4Chester County, SC · D+97.0Chesterfield County, SC · D+99.5Clarendon County, SC · D+96.1Colleton County, SC · D+93.7Darlington County, SC · D+99.1Dillon County, SC · D+100.0Dorchester County, SC · D+88.2Edgefield County, SC · D+99.0Fairfield County, SC · D+98.4Florence County, SC · D+97.3Georgetown County, SC · D+98.3Greenville County, SC · D+94.3Greenwood County, SC · D+98.1Hampton County, SC · D+100.0Horry County, SC · D+99.6Jasper County, SC · D+100.0Kershaw County, SC · D+96.5Lancaster County, SC · D+99.8Laurens County, SC · D+97.9Lee County, SC · D+94.9Lexington County, SC · D+93.7Marion County, SC · D+98.8Marlboro County, SC · D+98.3McCormick County, SC · D+99.7Newberry County, SC · D+96.1Oconee County, SC · D+87.2Orangeburg County, SC · D+87.7Pickens County, SC · D+94.5Richland County, SC · D+76.4Saluda County, SC · D+99.4Spartanburg County, SC · D+93.9Sumter County, SC · D+79.9Union County, SC · D+99.1Williamsburg County, SC · D+91.0York County, SC · D+96.7
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic96.7%61,846
Charles E. HughesRepublican2.4%1,550
OtherAll other candidates0.9%556
D+60
R+60
45 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 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 — 1916
45 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+97.9%
9008911
Aiken CountyD
+96.5%
1,750261,787
Anderson CountyD
+99.3%
2,60962,622
Bamberg CountyD
+99.9%
8200821
Barnwell CountyD
+97.1%
1,454211,476
Beaufort CountyD
+55.9%
376105485
Berkeley CountyD
+97.4%
4576463
Calhoun CountyD
+84.0%
66541743
Charleston CountyD
+87.4%
1,9291292,060
Cherokee CountyD
+95.4%
1,271131,319
Chester CountyD
+97.0%
1,182171,201
Chesterfield CountyD
+99.5%
1,88331,890
Clarendon CountyD
+96.1%
89418912
Colleton CountyD
+93.7%
974311,006
Darlington CountyD
+99.1%
1,46251,470
Dillon CountyD
+100.0%
9720972
Dorchester CountyD
+88.2%
71644762
Edgefield CountyD
+99.0%
9595964
Fairfield CountyD
+98.4%
7260738
Florence CountyD
+97.3%
1,912261,938
Georgetown CountyD
+98.3%
4702476
Greenville CountyD
+94.3%
3,384813,501
Greenwood CountyD
+98.1%
1,636131,654
Hampton CountyD
+100.0%
8520852
Horry CountyD
+99.6%
1,63801,645
Jasper CountyD
+100.0%
2430243
Kershaw CountyD
+96.5%
989141,010
Lancaster CountyD
+99.8%
1,42611,428
Laurens CountyD
+97.9%
1,895141,921
Lee CountyD
+94.9%
77914806
Lexington CountyD
+93.7%
2,060312,165
Marion CountyD
+98.8%
1,01931,028
Marlboro CountyD
+98.3%
1,07121,088
McCormick CountyD
+99.7%
6370639
Newberry CountyD
+96.1%
1,719191,769
Oconee CountyD
+87.2%
88559947
Orangeburg CountyD
+87.7%
2,6411592,831
Pickens CountyD
+94.5%
1,13971,198
Richland CountyD
+76.4%
2,2832922,607
Saluda CountyD
+99.4%
1,22711,233
Spartanburg CountyD
+93.9%
4,5031124,675
Sumter CountyD
+79.9%
1,3571421,520
Union CountyD
+99.1%
1,47601,489
Williamsburg CountyD
+91.0%
1,213571,270
York CountyD
+96.7%
1,393231,417