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Elections / 2012 · President · SC

Mitt Romney carried South Carolina R+10.5.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in South Carolina, 2012. The state ran 14.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.9 nationally).

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

South Carolina result
1,964,118 votes counted
Obama (D)
865,941
44.1%
Romney (R)
1,071,645
54.6%
All others
26,532
1.4%
Margin
R+10.5
2012 presidential election
South Carolina, 2012
RomneyR+10.5
2012 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 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+13.5Aiken County, SC · R+26.6Allendale County, SC · D+59.1Anderson County, SC · R+36.4Bamberg County, SC · D+35.3Barnwell County, SC · D+5.3Beaufort County, SC · R+17.5Berkeley County, SC · R+14.6Calhoun County, SC · D+4.3Charleston County, SC · D+2.4Cherokee County, SC · R+29.3Chester County, SC · D+10.6Chesterfield County, SC · R+3.2Clarendon County, SC · D+12.4Colleton County, SC · TiedDarlington County, SC · D+3.4Dillon County, SC · D+16.1Dorchester County, SC · R+16.0Edgefield County, SC · R+13.3Fairfield County, SC · D+31.8Florence County, SC · R+0.6Georgetown County, SC · R+7.6Greenville County, SC · R+27.8Greenwood County, SC · R+15.3Hampton County, SC · D+27.4Horry County, SC · R+29.6Jasper County, SC · D+15.8Kershaw County, SC · R+18.1Lancaster County, SC · R+17.8Laurens County, SC · R+17.4Lee County, SC · D+35.3Lexington County, SC · R+37.7Marion County, SC · D+30.2Marlboro County, SC · D+24.6McCormick County, SC · D+3.6Newberry County, SC · R+14.4Oconee County, SC · R+42.6Orangeburg County, SC · D+43.4Pickens County, SC · R+49.0Richland County, SC · D+32.0Saluda County, SC · R+21.1Spartanburg County, SC · R+23.2Sumter County, SC · D+17.6Union County, SC · R+6.3Williamsburg County, SC · D+39.9York County, SC · R+20.4
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Mitt Romney ✓Republican54.6%1,071,645
Barack ObamaDemocratic44.1%865,941
OtherAll other candidates1.4%26,532
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyR
−13.5%
4,5435,98110,671
Aiken CountyR
−26.6%
25,32244,04270,363
Allendale CountyD
+59.1%
3,2978384,163
Anderson CountyR
−36.4%
22,40548,70972,212
Bamberg CountyD
+35.3%
4,6242,1946,882
Barnwell CountyD
+5.3%
5,1884,6599,923
Beaufort CountyR
−17.5%
29,84842,68773,297
Berkeley CountyR
−14.6%
28,54238,47568,195
Calhoun CountyD
+4.3%
4,0453,7077,834
Charleston CountyD
+2.4%
81,48777,629161,707
Cherokee CountyR
−29.3%
7,23113,31420,773
Chester CountyD
+10.6%
7,8916,36714,407
Chesterfield CountyR
−3.2%
7,9588,49016,594
Clarendon CountyD
+12.4%
9,0917,07116,292
Colleton CountyD
+0.2%
8,4758,44317,086
Darlington CountyD
+3.4%
15,45714,43430,150
Dillon CountyD
+16.1%
7,5235,42713,035
Dorchester CountyR
−16.0%
23,44532,53156,855
Edgefield CountyR
−13.3%
4,9676,51211,586
Fairfield CountyD
+31.8%
7,7773,99911,895
Florence CountyR
−0.6%
28,61428,96158,122
Georgetown CountyR
−7.6%
14,16316,52630,965
Greenville CountyR
−27.8%
68,070121,685193,189
Greenwood CountyR
−15.3%
11,97216,34828,672
Hampton CountyD
+27.4%
5,8343,3129,206
Horry CountyR
−29.6%
38,88572,127112,393
Jasper CountyD
+15.8%
5,7574,16910,021
Kershaw CountyR
−18.1%
11,25916,32427,946
Lancaster CountyR
−17.8%
13,41919,33333,144
Laurens CountyR
−17.4%
10,31814,74625,416
Lee CountyD
+35.3%
5,9772,8328,907
Lexington CountyR
−37.7%
34,14876,662112,623
Marion CountyD
+30.2%
9,6885,16414,986
Marlboro CountyD
+24.6%
6,1003,6769,853
McCormick CountyD
+3.6%
2,6532,4675,160
Newberry CountyR
−14.4%
6,9139,26016,351
Oconee CountyR
−42.6%
8,55021,61130,666
Orangeburg CountyD
+43.4%
30,72012,02243,041
Pickens CountyR
−49.0%
11,15633,47445,549
Richland CountyD
+32.0%
103,98953,105159,154
Saluda CountyR
−21.1%
3,3285,1358,564
Spartanburg CountyR
−23.2%
41,46166,969109,906
Sumter CountyD
+17.6%
27,58919,27447,309
Union CountyR
−6.3%
5,7966,58412,541
Williamsburg CountyD
+39.9%
11,3354,82416,304
York CountyR
−20.4%
39,13159,546100,210