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Elections / 2004 · President · SC

George W. Bush carried South Carolina R+17.1.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in South Carolina, 2004. The state ran 14.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2004 ballot here.

Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)

South Carolina result
1,617,730 votes counted
Kerry (D)
661,699
40.9%
Bush (R)
937,974
58.0%
All others
18,057
1.1%
Margin
R+17.1
2004 presidential election
South Carolina, 2004
BushR+17.1
2004 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 2004 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 2004 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2004 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+10.5Aiken County, SC · R+32.4Allendale County, SC · D+44.0Anderson County, SC · R+35.0Bamberg County, SC · D+28.2Barnwell County, SC · R+7.2Beaufort County, SC · R+21.4Berkeley County, SC · R+22.6Calhoun County, SC · R+0.8Charleston County, SC · R+4.8Cherokee County, SC · R+30.1Chester County, SC · TiedChesterfield County, SC · R+3.7Clarendon County, SC · D+7.8Colleton County, SC · R+4.0Darlington County, SC · R+6.2Dillon County, SC · D+5.7Dorchester County, SC · R+27.3Edgefield County, SC · R+16.0Fairfield County, SC · D+23.7Florence County, SC · R+12.6Georgetown County, SC · R+8.5Greenville County, SC · R+33.2Greenwood County, SC · R+22.7Hampton County, SC · D+21.6Horry County, SC · R+25.7Jasper County, SC · D+13.2Kershaw County, SC · R+24.6Lancaster County, SC · R+25.4Laurens County, SC · R+22.1Lee County, SC · D+26.1Lexington County, SC · R+44.7Marion County, SC · D+16.1Marlboro County, SC · D+18.2McCormick County, SC · D+4.9Newberry County, SC · R+25.6Oconee County, SC · R+37.8Orangeburg County, SC · D+32.0Pickens County, SC · R+48.1Richland County, SC · D+15.0Saluda County, SC · R+20.3Spartanburg County, SC · R+29.3Sumter County, SC · D+1.7Union County, SC · R+11.4Williamsburg County, SC · D+30.5York County, SC · R+29.9
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
George W. Bush ✓Republican58.0%937,974
John KerryDemocratic40.9%661,699
OtherAll other candidates1.1%18,057
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 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 — 2004
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyR
−10.5%
4,3895,4369,925
Aiken CountyR
−32.4%
19,79939,07759,492
Allendale CountyD
+44.0%
2,5659853,591
Anderson CountyR
−35.0%
20,69743,35564,722
Bamberg CountyD
+28.2%
3,8412,1386,036
Barnwell CountyR
−7.2%
3,9824,6068,685
Beaufort CountyR
−21.4%
21,50533,33155,235
Berkeley CountyR
−22.6%
20,14232,10452,937
Calhoun CountyR
−0.8%
3,3933,4486,919
Charleston CountyR
−4.8%
63,75870,297136,316
Cherokee CountyR
−30.1%
6,46612,09018,714
Chester CountyR
−0.1%
5,7905,79811,729
Chesterfield CountyR
−3.7%
6,7297,25214,049
Clarendon CountyD
+7.8%
7,0876,06113,200
Colleton CountyR
−4.0%
6,6997,26414,106
Darlington CountyR
−6.2%
11,82913,41625,454
Dillon CountyD
+5.7%
4,8324,3019,235
Dorchester CountyR
−27.3%
14,73326,00641,317
Edgefield CountyR
−16.0%
4,0515,6119,746
Fairfield CountyD
+23.7%
5,7643,5319,435
Florence CountyR
−12.6%
21,44227,68949,545
Georgetown CountyR
−8.5%
10,60212,60623,593
Greenville CountyR
−33.2%
55,347111,481168,833
Greenwood CountyR
−22.7%
8,95414,26423,442
Hampton CountyD
+21.6%
4,8323,0978,016
Horry CountyR
−25.7%
29,54750,44781,347
Jasper CountyD
+13.2%
3,8402,9336,846
Kershaw CountyR
−24.6%
8,51514,16022,915
Lancaster CountyR
−25.4%
7,63112,91620,814
Laurens CountyR
−22.1%
9,20514,46623,829
Lee CountyD
+26.1%
4,9602,9017,898
Lexington CountyR
−44.7%
25,39367,13293,432
Marion CountyD
+16.1%
7,7675,58913,507
Marlboro CountyD
+18.2%
4,9843,4238,560
McCormick CountyD
+4.9%
2,6482,3965,122
Newberry CountyR
−25.6%
4,4837,65412,409
Oconee CountyR
−37.8%
8,39518,81127,532
Orangeburg CountyD
+32.0%
24,69812,69537,564
Pickens CountyR
−48.1%
10,28729,75940,510
Richland CountyD
+15.0%
76,28356,212133,801
Saluda CountyR
−20.3%
3,0014,5377,578
Spartanburg CountyR
−29.3%
33,63362,00496,758
Sumter CountyD
+1.7%
18,69518,07437,003
Union CountyR
−11.4%
5,2366,59211,934
Williamsburg CountyD
+30.5%
9,0444,79513,918
York CountyR
−29.9%
24,22645,23470,181