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Elections / 1976 · President · SC

Jimmy Carter carried South Carolina D+13.1.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in South Carolina, 1976. The state ran 11.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)

South Carolina result
801,913 votes counted
Carter (D)
450,825
56.2%
Ford (R)
346,140
43.2%
All others
4,948
0.6%
Margin
D+13.1
1976 presidential election
South Carolina, 1976
CarterD+13.1
1976 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 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+44.6Aiken County, SC · R+3.5Allendale County, SC · D+42.3Anderson County, SC · D+33.2Bamberg County, SC · D+28.4Barnwell County, SC · D+22.8Beaufort County, SC · D+0.9Berkeley County, SC · D+16.4Calhoun County, SC · D+19.4Charleston County, SC · TiedCherokee County, SC · D+32.7Chester County, SC · D+27.0Chesterfield County, SC · D+50.3Clarendon County, SC · D+28.6Colleton County, SC · D+21.2Darlington County, SC · D+20.6Dillon County, SC · D+33.5Dorchester County, SC · D+9.1Edgefield County, SC · D+26.0Fairfield County, SC · D+39.0Florence County, SC · D+9.2Georgetown County, SC · D+27.6Greenville County, SC · R+4.2Greenwood County, SC · D+25.0Hampton County, SC · D+37.6Horry County, SC · D+25.4Jasper County, SC · D+40.6Kershaw County, SC · D+0.7Lancaster County, SC · D+24.9Laurens County, SC · D+16.7Lee County, SC · D+24.2Lexington County, SC · R+19.7Marion County, SC · D+31.6Marlboro County, SC · D+46.7McCormick County, SC · D+46.7Newberry County, SC · D+1.0Oconee County, SC · D+37.7Orangeburg County, SC · D+21.5Pickens County, SC · D+2.9Richland County, SC · D+5.9Saluda County, SC · D+13.0Spartanburg County, SC · D+15.3Sumter County, SC · D+5.7Union County, SC · D+29.4Williamsburg County, SC · D+24.7York County, SC · D+17.7
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic56.2%450,825
Gerald FordRepublican43.2%346,140
OtherAll other candidates0.6%4,948
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 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 — 1976
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+44.6%
4,7001,7916,522
Aiken CountyR
−3.5%
14,92716,01131,173
Allendale CountyD
+42.3%
2,6341,0643,709
Anderson CountyD
+33.2%
19,0029,49628,654
Bamberg CountyD
+28.4%
3,3301,8495,216
Barnwell CountyD
+22.8%
4,0832,5696,652
Beaufort CountyD
+0.9%
6,0495,93512,029
Berkeley CountyD
+16.4%
9,7416,98116,781
Calhoun CountyD
+19.4%
2,0551,3823,466
Charleston CountyD
+0.5%
34,32834,01069,155
Cherokee CountyD
+32.7%
7,7653,93111,732
Chester CountyD
+27.0%
5,2002,9828,212
Chesterfield CountyD
+50.3%
7,6872,53710,244
Clarendon CountyD
+28.6%
5,4893,0408,559
Colleton CountyD
+21.2%
5,1343,3248,522
Darlington CountyD
+20.6%
10,1656,67816,897
Dillon CountyD
+33.5%
5,0892,5277,639
Dorchester CountyD
+9.1%
8,0466,69514,779
Edgefield CountyD
+26.0%
3,2161,8795,137
Fairfield CountyD
+39.0%
4,1531,8175,988
Florence CountyD
+9.2%
16,29413,53929,904
Georgetown CountyD
+27.6%
7,1694,05811,283
Greenville CountyR
−4.2%
35,94339,09975,981
Greenwood CountyD
+25.0%
9,9765,97415,991
Hampton CountyD
+37.6%
3,9231,7735,722
Horry CountyD
+25.4%
15,7209,33925,117
Jasper CountyD
+40.6%
2,9031,2214,140
Kershaw CountyD
+0.7%
6,2116,12612,402
Lancaster CountyD
+24.9%
8,3244,99713,385
Laurens CountyD
+16.7%
7,4405,30012,831
Lee CountyD
+24.2%
3,8692,3576,254
Lexington CountyR
−19.7%
14,33921,44236,077
Marion CountyD
+31.6%
5,9273,0769,016
Marlboro CountyD
+46.7%
5,4091,9617,377
McCormick CountyD
+46.7%
1,7746402,427
Newberry CountyD
+1.0%
5,0344,93110,016
Oconee CountyD
+37.7%
8,4473,80512,312
Orangeburg CountyD
+21.5%
13,6528,79422,604
Pickens CountyD
+2.9%
8,5058,02916,655
Richland CountyD
+5.9%
36,85532,72769,962
Saluda CountyD
+13.0%
2,7152,0854,839
Spartanburg CountyD
+15.3%
27,92520,45648,717
Sumter CountyD
+5.7%
10,4719,33219,912
Union CountyD
+29.4%
6,3633,4639,863
Williamsburg CountyD
+24.7%
8,7455,27514,055
York CountyD
+17.7%
14,0999,84324,005