George W. Bush carried South Carolina R+15.9.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in South Carolina, 2000. The state ran 16.4 points more Republican than the nation (D+0.5 nationally).

Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)

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South Carolina result

1,383,777 votes counted

Gore (D)

566,039

40.9%

Bush (R)

786,426

56.8%

All others

11,033

0.8%

Margin

R+15.9

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2000 presidential election

South Carolina, 2000

BushR+15.9

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	56.8%	786,426
Al GoreDemocratic	40.9%	566,039
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	11,033

D+60

R+60

46 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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South Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 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 — 2000

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Abbeville County	R	−8.2%	3,766	4,450	8,374
Aiken County	R	−33.1%	16,409	33,203	50,782
Allendale County	D	+41.0%	2,338	967	3,340
Anderson County	R	−28.6%	19,606	35,827	56,681
Bamberg County	D	+25.3%	3,451	2,047	5,551
Barnwell County	R	−10.4%	3,661	4,521	8,276
Beaufort County	R	−18.3%	17,487	25,561	44,148
Berkeley County	R	−16.4%	17,707	24,796	43,316
Calhoun County	R	−2.4%	3,063	3,216	6,373
Charleston County	R	−7.8%	49,520	58,229	111,476
Cherokee County	R	−23.0%	6,138	9,900	16,323
Chester County	D	+2.5%	5,242	4,986	10,432
Chesterfield County	R	−1.2%	6,111	6,266	12,526
Clarendon County	D	+7.2%	5,999	5,186	11,290
Colleton County	R	−2.4%	6,449	6,767	13,390
Darlington County	R	−4.7%	10,253	11,290	21,863
Dillon County	D	+10.6%	4,930	3,975	8,990
Dorchester County	R	−25.5%	12,168	20,734	33,641
Edgefield County	R	−9.2%	3,950	4,760	8,834
Fairfield County	D	+26.8%	5,263	3,011	8,398
Florence County	R	−15.7%	17,157	23,678	41,437
Georgetown County	R	−5.4%	9,445	10,535	20,351
Greenville County	R	−34.9%	43,810	92,714	140,293
Greenwood County	R	−19.4%	8,139	12,193	20,860
Hampton County	D	+27.0%	4,896	2,798	7,759
Horry County	R	−15.7%	29,113	40,300	71,265
Jasper County	D	+19.0%	3,646	2,414	6,469
Kershaw County	R	−22.8%	7,428	11,911	19,677
Lancaster County	R	−14.0%	8,782	11,676	20,705
Laurens County	R	−20.5%	7,920	12,102	20,410
Lee County	D	+18.4%	3,899	2,675	6,642
Lexington County	R	−42.4%	22,830	58,095	83,081
Marion County	D	+22.0%	7,358	4,687	12,149
Marlboro County	D	+30.0%	5,060	2,699	7,883
McCormick County	D	+5.2%	1,896	1,704	3,661
Newberry County	R	−24.8%	4,428	7,492	12,372
Oconee County	R	−33.1%	7,571	15,364	23,575
Orangeburg County	D	+21.8%	19,802	12,657	32,734
Pickens County	R	−45.6%	8,927	24,681	34,582
Richland County	D	+11.2%	63,179	50,164	116,481
Saluda County	R	−20.5%	2,682	4,098	6,891
Spartanburg County	R	−27.0%	29,559	52,114	83,553
Sumter County	R	−5.1%	14,365	15,915	30,672
Union County	R	−10.4%	4,662	5,768	10,589
Williamsburg County	D	+19.4%	6,723	4,524	11,331
York County	R	−26.7%	19,251	33,776	54,351