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Elections / 1936 · President · SC

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried South Carolina D+98.6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in South Carolina, 1936. The state ran 74.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)

South Carolina result
115,437 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
113,791
98.6%
Landon (R)
0
0.0%
All others
1,646
1.4%
Margin
D+98.6
1936 presidential election
South Carolina, 1936
RooseveltD+98.6
1936 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1936 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1936 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+98.2Aiken County, SC · D+98.9Allendale County, SC · D+99.8Anderson County, SC · D+99.4Bamberg County, SC · D+99.7Barnwell County, SC · D+99.9Beaufort County, SC · D+92.1Berkeley County, SC · D+98.9Calhoun County, SC · D+99.9Charleston County, SC · D+95.1Cherokee County, SC · D+99.0Chester County, SC · D+99.5Chesterfield County, SC · D+99.4Clarendon County, SC · D+98.7Colleton County, SC · D+99.5Darlington County, SC · D+99.4Dillon County, SC · D+99.5Dorchester County, SC · D+96.9Edgefield County, SC · D+99.9Fairfield County, SC · D+98.7Florence County, SC · D+99.4Georgetown County, SC · D+95.4Greenville County, SC · D+98.9Greenwood County, SC · D+99.4Hampton County, SC · D+99.4Horry County, SC · D+100.0Jasper County, SC · D+99.1Kershaw County, SC · D+98.6Lancaster County, SC · D+100.0Laurens County, SC · D+99.6Lee County, SC · D+99.5Lexington County, SC · D+98.5Marion County, SC · D+99.6Marlboro County, SC · D+99.3McCormick County, SC · D+98.8Newberry County, SC · D+99.7Oconee County, SC · D+97.5Orangeburg County, SC · D+98.0Pickens County, SC · D+98.2Richland County, SC · D+97.8Saluda County, SC · D+99.3Spartanburg County, SC · D+98.4Sumter County, SC · D+97.3Union County, SC · D+99.7Williamsburg County, SC · D+99.5York County, SC · D+97.8
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic98.6%113,791
OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,646
Alf LandonRepublican0.0%0
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 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 — 1936
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+98.2%
1,26501,288
Aiken CountyD
+98.9%
3,29803,333
Allendale CountyD
+99.8%
1,23601,239
Anderson CountyD
+99.4%
4,02504,051
Bamberg CountyD
+99.7%
1,54201,547
Barnwell CountyD
+99.9%
2,15702,159
Beaufort CountyD
+92.1%
5010544
Berkeley CountyD
+98.9%
6900698
Calhoun CountyD
+99.9%
8210822
Charleston CountyD
+95.1%
8,01508,432
Cherokee CountyD
+99.0%
2,28002,303
Chester CountyD
+99.5%
2,15502,166
Chesterfield CountyD
+99.4%
3,19203,210
Clarendon CountyD
+98.7%
1,26001,277
Colleton CountyD
+99.5%
1,46301,471
Darlington CountyD
+99.4%
1,99502,007
Dillon CountyD
+99.5%
1,10401,109
Dorchester CountyD
+96.9%
8890917
Edgefield CountyD
+99.9%
1,30401,305
Fairfield CountyD
+98.7%
1,00501,018
Florence CountyD
+99.4%
4,19404,219
Georgetown CountyD
+95.4%
1,27301,334
Greenville CountyD
+98.9%
8,31008,402
Greenwood CountyD
+99.4%
3,06403,083
Hampton CountyD
+99.4%
1,25301,261
Horry CountyD
+100.0%
2,92702,927
Jasper CountyD
+99.1%
4520456
Kershaw CountyD
+98.6%
1,40001,420
Lancaster CountyD
+100.0%
2,63102,631
Laurens CountyD
+99.6%
3,06903,082
Lee CountyD
+99.5%
1,04501,050
Lexington CountyD
+98.5%
2,13802,170
Marion CountyD
+99.6%
1,21901,224
Marlboro CountyD
+99.3%
9880995
McCormick CountyD
+98.8%
6560664
Newberry CountyD
+99.7%
2,61502,624
Oconee CountyD
+97.5%
2,05702,110
Orangeburg CountyD
+98.0%
2,94703,006
Pickens CountyD
+98.2%
2,67802,728
Richland CountyD
+97.8%
6,72806,880
Saluda CountyD
+99.3%
1,32401,334
Spartanburg CountyD
+98.4%
10,739010,912
Sumter CountyD
+97.3%
2,06202,120
Union CountyD
+99.7%
3,45803,467
Williamsburg CountyD
+99.5%
1,28401,290
York CountyD
+97.8%
3,08303,152