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Elections / 1920 · President · SC

James M. Cox carried South Carolina D+92.1.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in South Carolina, 1920. The state ran 118.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)

South Carolina result
66,808 votes counted
Cox (D)
64,170
96.1%
Harding (R)
2,610
3.9%
All others
28
0.0%
Margin
D+92.1
1920 presidential election
South Carolina, 1920
CoxD+92.1
1920 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1920 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1920 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+97.0Aiken County, SC · D+92.5Allendale County, SC · D+95.1Anderson County, SC · D+97.4Bamberg County, SC · D+100.0Barnwell County, SC · D+93.3Beaufort County, SC · D+28.0Berkeley County, SC · D+91.6Calhoun County, SC · D+87.8Charleston County, SC · D+77.1Cherokee County, SC · D+94.7Chester County, SC · D+100.0Chesterfield County, SC · D+98.7Clarendon County, SC · D+100.0Colleton County, SC · D+97.0Darlington County, SC · D+97.2Dillon County, SC · D+99.0Dorchester County, SC · D+87.2Edgefield County, SC · D+100.0Fairfield County, SC · D+96.0Florence County, SC · D+91.4Georgetown County, SC · D+73.1Greenville County, SC · D+93.7Greenwood County, SC · D+98.1Hampton County, SC · D+100.0Horry County, SC · D+94.4Jasper County, SC · D+100.0Kershaw County, SC · D+93.0Lancaster County, SC · D+98.8Laurens County, SC · D+97.0Lee County, SC · D+95.0Lexington County, SC · D+93.7Marion County, SC · D+99.8Marlboro County, SC · D+99.0McCormick County, SC · D+100.0Newberry County, SC · D+96.3Oconee County, SC · D+89.4Orangeburg County, SC · D+78.5Pickens County, SC · D+87.6Richland County, SC · D+78.4Saluda County, SC · D+99.3Spartanburg County, SC · D+92.4Sumter County, SC · D+71.1Union County, SC · D+98.5Williamsburg County, SC · D+97.4York County, SC · D+95.7
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
James M. Cox ✓Democratic96.1%64,170
Warren G. HardingRepublican3.9%2,610
OtherAll other candidates0.0%28
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 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 — 1920
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+97.0%
86813881
Aiken CountyD
+92.5%
1,649641,713
Allendale CountyD
+95.1%
44011451
Anderson CountyD
+97.4%
2,489332,522
Bamberg CountyD
+100.0%
6880688
Barnwell CountyD
+93.3%
72125746
Beaufort CountyD
+28.0%
265149414
Berkeley CountyD
+91.6%
54824572
Calhoun CountyD
+87.8%
63141672
Charleston CountyD
+77.1%
2,9293733,315
Cherokee CountyD
+94.7%
1,771481,819
Chester CountyD
+100.0%
1,23701,237
Chesterfield CountyD
+98.7%
2,066142,080
Clarendon CountyD
+100.0%
9020902
Colleton CountyD
+97.0%
990151,005
Darlington CountyD
+97.2%
1,262181,280
Dillon CountyD
+99.0%
1,00351,008
Dorchester CountyD
+87.2%
87460934
Edgefield CountyD
+100.0%
9760976
Fairfield CountyD
+96.0%
73715752
Florence CountyD
+91.4%
1,763791,842
Georgetown CountyD
+73.1%
24538283
Greenville CountyD
+93.7%
4,4091444,553
Greenwood CountyD
+98.1%
1,568151,583
Hampton CountyD
+100.0%
6230623
Horry CountyD
+94.4%
1,709491,758
Jasper CountyD
+100.0%
2190219
Kershaw CountyD
+93.0%
1,156421,198
Lancaster CountyD
+98.8%
1,633101,643
Laurens CountyD
+97.0%
2,263352,298
Lee CountyD
+95.0%
73418754
Lexington CountyD
+93.7%
1,813591,872
Marion CountyD
+99.8%
8081809
Marlboro CountyD
+99.0%
9605965
McCormick CountyD
+100.0%
5570557
Newberry CountyD
+96.3%
2,015332,058
Oconee CountyD
+89.4%
1,249701,319
Orangeburg CountyD
+78.5%
2,5263042,831
Pickens CountyD
+87.6%
955631,018
Richland CountyD
+78.4%
2,4342952,729
Saluda CountyD
+99.3%
1,11131,116
Spartanburg CountyD
+92.4%
4,5841824,766
Sumter CountyD
+71.1%
1,1501941,344
Union CountyD
+98.5%
2,162162,178
Williamsburg CountyD
+97.4%
89512907
York CountyD
+95.7%
1,583351,618