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Elections / 1984 · President · SC

Ronald Reagan carried South Carolina R+28.0.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in South Carolina, 1984. The state ran 9.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+18.2 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1984 ballot here.

Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

South Carolina result
968,540 votes counted
Mondale (D)
344,470
35.6%
Reagan (R)
615,539
63.6%
All others
8,531
0.9%
Margin
R+28.0
1984 presidential election
South Carolina, 1984
ReaganR+28.0
1984 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 1984 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1984 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Abbeville County, SC · R+10.9Aiken County, SC · R+44.2Allendale County, SC · D+15.9Anderson County, SC · R+39.8Bamberg County, SC · TiedBarnwell County, SC · R+21.4Beaufort County, SC · R+29.9Berkeley County, SC · R+39.1Calhoun County, SC · R+8.4Charleston County, SC · R+28.8Cherokee County, SC · R+35.6Chester County, SC · R+11.0Chesterfield County, SC · R+8.5Clarendon County, SC · D+4.6Colleton County, SC · R+11.6Darlington County, SC · R+19.3Dillon County, SC · R+16.0Dorchester County, SC · R+36.8Edgefield County, SC · TiedFairfield County, SC · D+13.3Florence County, SC · R+21.6Georgetown County, SC · R+7.1Greenville County, SC · R+46.7Greenwood County, SC · R+26.3Hampton County, SC · D+3.8Horry County, SC · R+38.9Jasper County, SC · D+9.5Kershaw County, SC · R+34.0Lancaster County, SC · R+28.2Laurens County, SC · R+29.3Lee County, SC · D+4.9Lexington County, SC · R+62.4Marion County, SC · D+3.5Marlboro County, SC · D+4.1McCormick County, SC · D+12.5Newberry County, SC · R+30.8Oconee County, SC · R+43.9Orangeburg County, SC · D+2.8Pickens County, SC · R+54.0Richland County, SC · R+17.9Saluda County, SC · R+28.2Spartanburg County, SC · R+34.2Sumter County, SC · R+14.8Union County, SC · R+17.7Williamsburg County, SC · D+7.7York County, SC · R+36.5
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican63.6%615,539
Walter MondaleDemocratic35.6%344,470
OtherAll other candidates0.9%8,531
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 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 — 1984
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyR
−10.9%
3,0513,7986,875
Aiken CountyR
−44.2%
9,89225,87236,133
Allendale CountyD
+15.9%
2,1701,5703,769
Anderson CountyR
−39.8%
10,32424,12334,691
Bamberg CountyR
−0.3%
2,8922,9085,831
Barnwell CountyR
−21.4%
2,8114,3467,189
Beaufort CountyR
−29.9%
7,34713,66821,118
Berkeley CountyR
−39.1%
7,38016,97224,511
Calhoun CountyR
−8.4%
2,3152,7425,094
Charleston CountyR
−28.8%
29,48153,77984,260
Cherokee CountyR
−35.6%
4,1018,65512,809
Chester CountyR
−11.0%
3,5594,4418,045
Chesterfield CountyR
−8.5%
4,5935,45110,067
Clarendon CountyD
+4.6%
5,5915,10210,746
Colleton CountyR
−11.6%
4,9106,20011,145
Darlington CountyR
−19.3%
7,45611,10018,910
Dillon CountyR
−16.0%
3,3604,6468,050
Dorchester CountyR
−36.8%
7,03715,28922,399
Edgefield CountyD
+0.0%
3,2273,2246,478
Fairfield CountyD
+13.3%
4,1173,1477,287
Florence CountyR
−21.6%
14,63922,75337,600
Georgetown CountyR
−7.1%
6,3927,37013,830
Greenville CountyR
−46.7%
24,13766,76691,369
Greenwood CountyR
−26.3%
6,33910,88717,307
Hampton CountyD
+3.8%
3,7363,4647,228
Horry CountyR
−38.9%
8,94020,39629,463
Jasper CountyD
+9.5%
3,7533,1026,879
Kershaw CountyR
−34.0%
4,3238,82213,226
Lancaster CountyR
−28.2%
5,80410,38316,244
Laurens CountyR
−29.3%
5,3129,72915,086
Lee CountyD
+4.9%
3,9123,5487,500
Lexington CountyR
−62.4%
8,82838,62847,721
Marion CountyD
+3.5%
5,0434,6989,773
Marlboro CountyD
+4.1%
4,2943,9518,283
McCormick CountyD
+12.5%
1,5261,1862,726
Newberry CountyR
−30.8%
3,7907,17611,008
Oconee CountyR
−43.9%
3,3338,62512,044
Orangeburg CountyD
+2.8%
15,12114,28629,636
Pickens CountyR
−54.0%
4,48115,15519,764
Richland CountyR
−17.9%
32,21246,77381,429
Saluda CountyR
−28.2%
1,9623,5155,501
Spartanburg CountyR
−34.2%
20,13041,55362,575
Sumter CountyR
−14.8%
9,56612,90922,590
Union CountyR
−17.7%
4,4246,33110,796
Williamsburg CountyD
+7.7%
7,5866,49214,128
York CountyR
−36.5%
9,27320,00829,427