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Elections / 2008 · President · SC

John McCain carried South Carolina R+9.0.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in South Carolina, 2008. The state ran 16.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

South Carolina result
1,920,969 votes counted
Obama (D)
862,449
44.9%
McCain (R)
1,034,896
53.9%
All others
23,624
1.2%
Margin
R+9.0
2008 presidential election
South Carolina, 2008
McCainR+9.0
2008 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 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+15.2Aiken County, SC · R+24.0Allendale County, SC · D+51.7Anderson County, SC · R+33.3Bamberg County, SC · D+31.1Barnwell County, SC · D+1.7Beaufort County, SC · R+10.8Berkeley County, SC · R+13.0Calhoun County, SC · D+3.6Charleston County, SC · D+8.3Cherokee County, SC · R+29.3Chester County, SC · D+8.3Chesterfield County, SC · R+3.0Clarendon County, SC · D+12.3Colleton County, SC · D+0.5Darlington County, SC · TiedDillon County, SC · D+11.4Dorchester County, SC · R+15.5Edgefield County, SC · R+10.9Fairfield County, SC · D+31.7Florence County, SC · R+3.2Georgetown County, SC · R+5.3Greenville County, SC · R+23.9Greenwood County, SC · R+15.7Hampton County, SC · D+25.4Horry County, SC · R+24.6Jasper County, SC · D+22.9Kershaw County, SC · R+18.7Lancaster County, SC · R+14.9Laurens County, SC · R+18.1Lee County, SC · D+31.5Lexington County, SC · R+38.0Marion County, SC · D+27.6Marlboro County, SC · D+25.7McCormick County, SC · D+6.1Newberry County, SC · R+17.6Oconee County, SC · R+37.5Orangeburg County, SC · D+38.1Pickens County, SC · R+46.2Richland County, SC · D+28.9Saluda County, SC · R+21.7Spartanburg County, SC · R+21.6Sumter County, SC · D+15.4Union County, SC · R+11.2Williamsburg County, SC · D+38.2York County, SC · R+17.7
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
John McCain ✓Republican53.9%1,034,896
Barack ObamaDemocratic44.9%862,449
OtherAll other candidates1.2%23,624
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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 — 2008
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyR
−15.2%
4,5936,26411,001
Aiken CountyR
−24.0%
26,10142,84969,770
Allendale CountyD
+51.7%
3,0299474,024
Anderson CountyR
−33.3%
24,13248,69073,787
Bamberg CountyD
+31.1%
4,4262,3096,814
Barnwell CountyD
+1.7%
4,9314,7699,798
Beaufort CountyR
−10.8%
30,39637,82168,870
Berkeley CountyR
−13.0%
27,75536,20564,781
Calhoun CountyD
+3.6%
3,9703,6957,738
Charleston CountyD
+8.3%
82,69869,822154,434
Cherokee CountyR
−29.3%
7,21513,30520,766
Chester CountyD
+8.3%
7,4786,31813,981
Chesterfield CountyR
−3.0%
7,8428,32516,359
Clarendon CountyD
+12.3%
8,6736,75815,552
Colleton CountyD
+0.5%
8,6168,52517,321
Darlington CountyR
−0.1%
14,50514,54429,334
Dillon CountyD
+11.4%
7,4085,87413,417
Dorchester CountyR
−15.5%
21,80629,92952,405
Edgefield CountyR
−10.9%
5,0756,33411,520
Fairfield CountyD
+31.7%
7,5913,91211,619
Florence CountyR
−3.2%
28,01229,86158,373
Georgetown CountyR
−5.3%
14,19915,79030,290
Greenville CountyR
−23.9%
70,886116,363190,657
Greenwood CountyR
−15.7%
12,34816,99529,667
Hampton CountyD
+25.4%
5,8163,4399,350
Horry CountyR
−24.6%
38,87964,609104,798
Jasper CountyD
+22.9%
5,3893,3658,854
Kershaw CountyR
−18.7%
11,22616,46627,985
Lancaster CountyR
−14.9%
12,13916,44128,921
Laurens CountyR
−18.1%
10,57815,33426,282
Lee CountyD
+31.5%
5,9603,0749,153
Lexington CountyR
−38.0%
33,30374,960109,512
Marion CountyD
+27.6%
9,6085,41615,174
Marlboro CountyD
+25.7%
6,7943,99610,876
McCormick CountyD
+6.1%
2,7552,4375,232
Newberry CountyR
−17.6%
6,7089,61616,524
Oconee CountyR
−37.5%
9,48121,16431,132
Orangeburg CountyD
+38.1%
27,26312,11539,754
Pickens CountyR
−46.2%
11,69132,55245,128
Richland CountyD
+28.9%
105,65657,941165,037
Saluda CountyR
−21.7%
3,3235,1918,603
Spartanburg CountyR
−21.6%
41,63265,042108,328
Sumter CountyD
+15.4%
25,43118,58144,358
Union CountyR
−11.2%
5,9357,44913,551
Williamsburg CountyD
+38.2%
11,2795,00416,443
York CountyR
−17.7%
37,91854,50093,696