South Carolina — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionSouth Carolina · PresidentTrumpR+14.3
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 54.9% | 1,155,389 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 40.7% | 855,373 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.4% | 92,265 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
46 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (46 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County, SC | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Aiken County, SC | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Allendale County, SC | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Anderson County, SC | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Bamberg County, SC | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Barnwell County, SC | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Beaufort County, SC | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Berkeley County, SC | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Calhoun County, SC | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Charleston County, SC | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Cherokee County, SC | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Chester County, SC | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Chesterfield County, SC | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Clarendon County, SC | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Colleton County, SC | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Darlington County, SC | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Dillon County, SC | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Dorchester County, SC | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Edgefield County, SC | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Fairfield County, SC | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Florence County, SC | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Georgetown County, SC | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Greenville County, SC | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Greenwood County, SC | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Hampton County, SC | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Horry County, SC | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Jasper County, SC | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Kershaw County, SC | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Lancaster County, SC | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Laurens County, SC | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Lee County, SC | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Lexington County, SC | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Marion County, SC | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Marlboro County, SC | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| McCormick County, SC | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Newberry County, SC | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Oconee County, SC | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Orangeburg County, SC | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Pickens County, SC | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Richland County, SC | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Saluda County, SC | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Spartanburg County, SC | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Sumter County, SC | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Union County, SC | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Williamsburg County, SC | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| York County, SC | Republican | R+22.0 |
South Carolina results by county
46 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | Trump, Donald J.+3,022 | 6,76362.8% | 3,74134.7% | 2712.5% | 10,775 |
| Aiken County | Trump, Donald J.+20,570 | 46,02561.5% | 25,45534.0% | 3,3714.5% | 74,851 |
| Allendale County | Clinton, Hillary+1,946 | 78922.0% | 2,73576.1% | 681.9% | 3,592 |
| Anderson County | Trump, Donald J.+35,135 | 56,23269.9% | 21,09726.2% | 3,1543.9% | 80,483 |
| Bamberg County | Clinton, Hillary+1,694 | 2,20435.5% | 3,89862.7% | 1121.8% | 6,214 |
| Barnwell County | Trump, Donald J.+489 | 4,88951.5% | 4,40046.4% | 1962.1% | 9,485 |
| Beaufort County | Trump, Donald J.+10,784 | 42,92254.7% | 32,13840.9% | 3,4644.4% | 78,524 |
| Berkeley County | Trump, Donald J.+13,882 | 44,58756.1% | 30,70538.6% | 4,2255.3% | 79,517 |
| Calhoun County | Trump, Donald J.+214 | 3,78750.2% | 3,57347.3% | 1892.5% | 7,549 |
| Charleston County | Clinton, Hillary+13,856 | 75,44342.8% | 89,29950.6% | 11,6036.6% | 176,345 |
| Cherokee County | Trump, Donald J.+9,075 | 15,16769.7% | 6,09228.0% | 5002.3% | 21,759 |
| Chester County | Trump, Donald J.+686 | 7,26551.2% | 6,57946.4% | 3482.5% | 14,192 |
| Chesterfield County | Trump, Donald J.+2,454 | 9,31256.2% | 6,85841.4% | 4112.5% | 16,581 |
| Clarendon County | Clinton, Hillary+346 | 7,38648.0% | 7,73250.2% | 2771.8% | 15,395 |
| Colleton County | Trump, Donald J.+1,464 | 9,09152.7% | 7,62744.2% | 5333.1% | 17,251 |
| Darlington County | Trump, Donald J.+1,101 | 14,98950.5% | 13,88846.8% | 7972.7% | 29,674 |
| Dillon County | Clinton, Hillary+197 | 5,63748.2% | 5,83449.9% | 2271.9% | 11,698 |
| Dorchester County | Trump, Donald J.+10,932 | 34,98755.9% | 24,05538.4% | 3,5255.6% | 62,567 |
| Edgefield County | Trump, Donald J.+2,351 | 6,84258.8% | 4,49138.6% | 3112.7% | 11,644 |
| Fairfield County | Clinton, Hillary+2,918 | 4,02735.7% | 6,94561.6% | 2952.6% | 11,267 |
| Florence County | Trump, Donald J.+2,863 | 29,57351.0% | 26,71046.1% | 1,6482.8% | 57,931 |
| Georgetown County | Trump, Donald J.+4,079 | 17,38954.9% | 13,31042.0% | 9583.0% | 31,657 |
| Greenville County | Trump, Donald J.+53,349 | 127,83259.4% | 74,48334.6% | 12,8506.0% | 215,165 |
| Greenwood County | Trump, Donald J.+6,250 | 16,96159.0% | 10,71137.2% | 1,0913.8% | 28,763 |
| Hampton County | Clinton, Hillary+1,682 | 3,48839.6% | 5,17058.7% | 1481.7% | 8,806 |
| Horry County | Trump, Donald J.+49,878 | 89,28867.2% | 39,41029.6% | 4,2223.2% | 132,920 |
| Jasper County | Clinton, Hillary+769 | 5,18745.4% | 5,95652.1% | 2842.5% | 11,427 |
| Kershaw County | Trump, Donald J.+7,212 | 17,54260.5% | 10,33035.6% | 1,1233.9% | 28,995 |
| Lancaster County | Trump, Donald J.+9,907 | 23,71960.9% | 13,81235.5% | 1,4073.6% | 38,938 |
| Laurens County | Trump, Donald J.+7,927 | 16,81663.3% | 8,88933.5% | 8613.2% | 26,566 |
| Lee County | Clinton, Hillary+2,396 | 2,80334.4% | 5,19963.7% | 1541.9% | 8,156 |
| Lexington County | Trump, Donald J.+44,796 | 80,02665.5% | 35,23028.9% | 6,8375.6% | 122,093 |
| Marion County | Clinton, Hillary+3,125 | 5,44438.1% | 8,56960.0% | 2631.8% | 14,276 |
| Marlboro County | Clinton, Hillary+1,687 | 4,26741.1% | 5,95457.3% | 1681.6% | 10,389 |
| McCormick County | Trump, Donald J.+173 | 2,65250.8% | 2,47947.5% | 851.6% | 5,216 |
| Newberry County | Trump, Donald J.+3,800 | 10,01759.6% | 6,21737.0% | 5733.4% | 16,807 |
| Oconee County | Trump, Donald J.+16,180 | 24,17871.9% | 7,99823.8% | 1,4594.3% | 33,635 |
| Orangeburg County | Clinton, Hillary+14,387 | 11,93130.7% | 26,31867.6% | 6611.7% | 38,910 |
| Pickens County | Trump, Donald J.+25,882 | 36,23673.9% | 10,35421.1% | 2,4595.0% | 49,049 |
| Richland County | Clinton, Hillary+55,531 | 52,46931.1% | 108,00064.0% | 8,2534.9% | 168,722 |
| Saluda County | Trump, Donald J.+2,713 | 5,52664.5% | 2,81332.8% | 2252.6% | 8,564 |
| Spartanburg County | Trump, Donald J.+36,280 | 76,27763.0% | 39,99733.0% | 4,8164.0% | 121,090 |
| Sumter County | Clinton, Hillary+5,302 | 18,74542.5% | 24,04754.5% | 1,2942.9% | 44,086 |
| Union County | Trump, Donald J.+2,332 | 7,06158.4% | 4,72939.1% | 3022.5% | 12,092 |
| Williamsburg County | Clinton, Hillary+5,089 | 4,86432.3% | 9,95366.1% | 2371.6% | 15,054 |
| York County | Trump, Donald J.+25,161 | 66,75458.4% | 41,59336.4% | 6,0105.3% | 114,357 |
complete certified result
South Carolina candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| 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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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.