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Elections / 1924 · President · SC

John W. Davis carried South Carolina D+94.3.

John W. Davis (D) vs Calvin Coolidge (R) in South Carolina, 1924. The state ran 119.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+25.1 nationally).

Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)

South Carolina result
50,755 votes counted
Davis (D)
49,008
96.6%
Coolidge (R)
1,123
2.2%
Follette + others
624
1.2%
Margin
D+94.3
1924 presidential election
South Carolina, 1924
DavisD+94.3
1924 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1924 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1924 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1924 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+89.8Aiken County, SC · D+97.5Allendale County, SC · D+94.0Anderson County, SC · D+98.6Bamberg County, SC · D+96.2Barnwell County, SC · D+94.5Beaufort County, SC · D+68.7Berkeley County, SC · D+90.1Calhoun County, SC · D+98.2Charleston County, SC · D+72.5Cherokee County, SC · D+95.6Chester County, SC · D+96.5Chesterfield County, SC · D+98.5Clarendon County, SC · D+93.6Colleton County, SC · D+97.0Darlington County, SC · D+98.7Dillon County, SC · D+99.0Dorchester County, SC · D+94.4Edgefield County, SC · D+100.0Fairfield County, SC · D+96.3Florence County, SC · D+91.1Georgetown County, SC · D+68.8Greenville County, SC · D+95.8Greenwood County, SC · D+98.1Hampton County, SC · D+98.6Horry County, SC · D+99.6Jasper County, SC · D+69.5Kershaw County, SC · D+99.7Lancaster County, SC · D+98.8Laurens County, SC · D+99.2Lexington County, SC · D+98.9Marion County, SC · D+99.4Marlboro County, SC · D+100.0McCormick County, SC · D+91.7Newberry County, SC · D+98.5Oconee County, SC · D+95.8Orangeburg County, SC · D+91.9Pickens County, SC · D+93.3Richland County, SC · D+90.1Saluda County, SC · D+99.3Sumter County, SC · D+91.9Union County, SC · D+96.8Williamsburg County, SC · D+98.8York County, SC · D+92.0
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
John W. Davis ✓Democratic96.6%49,008
Calvin CoolidgeRepublican2.2%1,123
OtherAll other candidates1.2%624
D+60
R+60
44 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 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 — 1924
44 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+89.8%
68119737
Aiken CountyD
+97.5%
1,488161,509
Allendale CountyD
+94.0%
45014464
Anderson CountyD
+98.6%
1,45591,467
Bamberg CountyD
+96.2%
7087729
Barnwell CountyD
+94.5%
84723872
Beaufort CountyD
+68.7%
36564438
Berkeley CountyD
+90.1%
50126527
Calhoun CountyD
+98.2%
5935599
Charleston CountyD
+72.5%
2,5543613,023
Cherokee CountyD
+95.6%
1,186241,216
Chester CountyD
+96.5%
85012868
Chesterfield CountyD
+98.5%
1,539111,551
Clarendon CountyD
+93.6%
61520636
Colleton CountyD
+97.0%
80011813
Darlington CountyD
+98.7%
9563966
Dillon CountyD
+99.0%
5983601
Dorchester CountyD
+94.4%
69720717
Edgefield CountyD
+100.0%
9150915
Fairfield CountyD
+96.3%
63111644
Florence CountyD
+91.1%
1,217321,301
Georgetown CountyD
+68.8%
13424160
Greenville CountyD
+95.8%
3,728593,829
Greenwood CountyD
+98.1%
1,815151,834
Hampton CountyD
+98.6%
7303737
Horry CountyD
+99.6%
1,34611,350
Jasper CountyD
+69.5%
890128
Kershaw CountyD
+99.7%
7331734
Lancaster CountyD
+98.8%
1,35581,363
Laurens CountyD
+99.2%
2,10562,115
Lexington CountyD
+98.9%
1,39571,404
Marion CountyD
+99.4%
6162618
Marlboro CountyD
+100.0%
7160716
McCormick CountyD
+91.7%
52015551
Newberry CountyD
+98.5%
1,802131,817
Oconee CountyD
+95.8%
98951,027
Orangeburg CountyD
+91.9%
1,727671,807
Pickens CountyD
+93.3%
1,044351,082
Richland CountyD
+90.1%
2,369882,531
Saluda CountyD
+99.3%
1,09431,099
Sumter CountyD
+91.9%
1,136181,216
Union CountyD
+96.8%
1,862271,896
Williamsburg CountyD
+98.8%
6724676
York CountyD
+92.0%
1,385311,472