Bob Dole carried South Carolina R+6.0.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in South Carolina, 1996. The state ran 14.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1996 ballot here.

Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)

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South Carolina result

1,149,457 votes counted

Clinton (D)

504,051

43.9%

Dole (R)

573,458

49.9%

Perot (I)

64,386

5.6%

All others

7,562

0.7%

Margin

R+6.0

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1996 presidential election

South Carolina, 1996

DoleR+6.0

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bob Dole ✓Republican	49.9%	573,458
Bill ClintonDemocratic	43.9%	504,051
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	7,562

D+60

R+60

46 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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South Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

South Carolina's presidential margins

Year	Margin (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%

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County results — 1996

46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Abbeville County	D	+6.2%	3,493	3,054	537	7,100
Aiken County	R	−28.4%	14,314	26,539	1,984	43,074
Allendale County	D	+39.1%	2,222	941	87	3,273
Anderson County	R	−14.6%	17,460	24,137	3,896	45,769
Bamberg County	D	+31.3%	3,380	1,715	192	5,312
Barnwell County	R	−2.4%	3,620	3,808	310	7,774
Beaufort County	R	−12.2%	13,532	17,575	1,838	33,162
Berkeley County	R	−13.0%	13,358	17,691	1,922	33,242
Calhoun County	D	+3.5%	2,716	2,520	316	5,598
Charleston County	R	−5.3%	43,571	48,675	3,514	96,688
Cherokee County	R	−6.4%	5,821	6,689	1,064	13,639
Chester County	D	+21.5%	5,108	3,157	758	9,072
Chesterfield County	D	+16.1%	5,734	4,028	768	10,569
Clarendon County	D	+20.5%	5,930	3,841	395	10,198
Colleton County	D	+8.3%	5,329	4,462	550	10,401
Darlington County	D	+4.0%	8,943	8,220	898	18,194
Dillon County	D	+17.2%	3,992	2,774	275	7,061
Dorchester County	R	−19.8%	9,931	15,283	1,591	26,987
Edgefield County	R	−0.9%	3,576	3,640	244	7,486
Fairfield County	D	+30.8%	4,719	2,414	284	7,476
Florence County	R	−7.4%	15,804	18,490	1,563	36,070
Georgetown County	D	+7.8%	8,298	7,023	950	16,352
Greenville County	R	−24.6%	41,605	71,210	6,761	120,420
Greenwood County	R	−3.7%	8,193	8,865	985	18,163
Hampton County	D	+37.1%	4,828	2,111	344	7,317
Horry County	R	−4.5%	23,722	26,159	4,446	54,653
Jasper County	D	+31.4%	4,053	2,024	348	6,468
Kershaw County	R	−10.7%	6,764	8,513	996	16,354
Lancaster County	D	+6.7%	8,752	7,544	1,598	17,957
Laurens County	R	−6.1%	7,055	8,057	1,341	16,547
Lee County	D	+27.3%	3,588	1,973	320	5,908
Lexington County	R	−33.1%	18,907	39,658	3,703	62,720
Marion County	D	+26.4%	6,359	3,595	356	10,451
Marlboro County	D	+39.9%	5,348	2,148	494	8,027
McCormick County	D	+24.1%	1,858	1,104	148	3,123
Newberry County	R	−7.7%	4,804	5,670	682	11,232
Oconee County	R	−15.6%	7,398	10,503	1,961	19,952
Orangeburg County	D	+26.8%	18,610	10,494	1,112	30,315
Pickens County	R	−31.5%	8,369	17,151	2,211	27,900
Richland County	D	+13.8%	52,222	39,092	3,158	95,230
Saluda County	R	−5.9%	2,486	2,825	371	5,700
Spartanburg County	R	−13.6%	26,814	35,972	3,885	67,196
Sumter County	D	+0.5%	12,198	12,080	933	25,392
Union County	D	+15.4%	5,407	3,855	749	10,055
Williamsburg County	D	+26.7%	6,987	3,957	375	11,357
York County	R	−12.6%	16,873	22,222	3,173	42,523