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Elections / 2020 · President · SC

Donald Trump carried South Carolina R+11.7.

Joe Biden (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in South Carolina, 2020. The state ran 16.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2020 ballot here.

Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)

South Carolina result
2,513,329 votes counted
Biden (D)
1,091,541
43.4%
Trump (R)
1,385,103
55.1%
All others
36,685
1.5%
Margin
R+11.7
2020 presidential election
South Carolina, 2020
TrumpR+11.7
2020 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 2020 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 2020 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2020 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+33.1Aiken County, SC · R+22.7Allendale County, SC · D+52.4Anderson County, SC · R+42.0Bamberg County, SC · D+24.6Barnwell County, SC · R+7.5Beaufort County, SC · R+10.0Berkeley County, SC · R+11.7Calhoun County, SC · R+4.8Charleston County, SC · D+12.9Cherokee County, SC · R+43.8Chester County, SC · R+10.9Chesterfield County, SC · R+20.5Clarendon County, SC · R+0.7Colleton County, SC · R+9.5Darlington County, SC · R+5.0Dillon County, SC · R+1.1Dorchester County, SC · R+10.5Edgefield County, SC · R+24.3Fairfield County, SC · D+22.7Florence County, SC · R+2.3Georgetown County, SC · R+12.7Greenville County, SC · R+18.2Greenwood County, SC · R+22.8Hampton County, SC · D+15.2Horry County, SC · R+33.2Jasper County, SC · D+0.7Kershaw County, SC · R+23.1Lancaster County, SC · R+22.8Laurens County, SC · R+32.3Lee County, SC · D+27.5Lexington County, SC · R+30.1Marion County, SC · D+21.5Marlboro County, SC · D+10.9McCormick County, SC · R+4.8Newberry County, SC · R+24.1Oconee County, SC · R+47.4Orangeburg County, SC · D+33.2Pickens County, SC · R+50.8Richland County, SC · D+38.3Saluda County, SC · R+35.0Spartanburg County, SC · R+27.3Sumter County, SC · D+13.0Union County, SC · R+24.5Williamsburg County, SC · D+29.8York County, SC · R+16.5
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.1%1,385,103
Joe BidenDemocratic43.4%1,091,541
OtherAll other candidates1.5%36,685
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 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 — 2020
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyR
−33.1%
4,1018,21512,433
Aiken CountyR
−22.7%
32,27551,58985,185
Allendale CountyD
+52.4%
2,7188353,593
Anderson CountyR
−42.0%
27,16967,56596,093
Bamberg CountyD
+24.6%
4,0102,4176,482
Barnwell CountyR
−7.5%
4,7205,49210,321
Beaufort CountyR
−10.0%
43,41953,19497,835
Berkeley CountyR
−11.7%
45,22357,397104,458
Calhoun CountyR
−4.8%
3,9054,3058,291
Charleston CountyD
+12.9%
121,48593,297218,857
Cherokee CountyR
−43.8%
6,98318,04325,270
Chester CountyR
−10.9%
6,9418,66015,757
Chesterfield CountyR
−20.5%
7,43111,29718,876
Clarendon CountyR
−0.7%
8,2508,36116,733
Colleton CountyR
−9.5%
8,60210,44019,283
Darlington CountyR
−5.0%
15,22016,83232,417
Dillon CountyR
−1.1%
6,4366,58213,101
Dorchester CountyR
−10.5%
33,82441,91377,278
Edgefield CountyR
−24.3%
4,9538,18413,304
Fairfield CountyD
+22.7%
7,3824,62512,136
Florence CountyR
−2.3%
31,15332,61564,510
Georgetown CountyR
−12.7%
15,82220,48736,668
Greenville CountyR
−18.2%
103,030150,021258,155
Greenwood CountyR
−22.8%
12,14519,43132,006
Hampton CountyD
+15.2%
5,3233,9069,305
Horry CountyR
−33.2%
59,180118,821179,744
Jasper CountyD
+0.7%
7,1857,07814,394
Kershaw CountyR
−23.1%
12,69920,47133,629
Lancaster CountyR
−22.8%
18,93730,31249,868
Laurens CountyR
−32.3%
10,15920,00430,488
Lee CountyD
+27.5%
5,3293,0088,431
Lexington CountyR
−30.1%
49,30192,817144,568
Marion CountyD
+21.5%
8,8725,71114,704
Marlboro CountyD
+10.9%
6,2905,04411,446
McCormick CountyR
−4.8%
2,6872,9585,697
Newberry CountyR
−24.1%
6,95811,44318,631
Oconee CountyR
−47.4%
10,41429,69840,668
Orangeburg CountyD
+33.2%
27,29513,60341,205
Pickens CountyR
−50.8%
13,64542,90757,546
Richland CountyD
+38.3%
132,57058,313193,822
Saluda CountyR
−35.0%
2,9636,2109,274
Spartanburg CountyR
−27.3%
52,92693,560148,655
Sumter CountyD
+13.0%
27,37921,00048,920
Union CountyR
−24.5%
4,9358,18313,257
Williamsburg CountyD
+29.8%
10,2895,53215,985
York CountyR
−16.5%
59,00882,727144,050