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The 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary was held on February 24, 2024,[1] as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 50 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a selection basis.[2]
Held following the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, the Nevada primary and caucuses, and the United States Virgin Islands caucuses, the South Carolina primary was the fifth Republican contest in which delegates were awarded to take place this election.[3] South Carolina holds the "first in the South" presidential primary for both major parties.[4]
Nikki Haley, who served as Governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, announced her presidential candidacy in February 2023. Tim Scott, who has represented South Carolina in the U.S. Senate since 2013, entered the race with a campaign announcement in May 2023.[5] He suspended his campaign on November 12, 2023[6] and endorsed Trump on January 19, 2024.[7]
Immediately after polls closed at 7:00pm EST, multiple media outlets called the primary for Trump.[8][9] Trump received the highest number of votes of any candidate for either party in the history of the South Carolina primaries, breaking the record previously held by George W. Bush in 2000.[8][9]
Background
[edit]The Republican electorate in South Carolina is noted for having a high proportion of evangelical voters.[10] Socially conservative candidates have performed well in the South Carolina primary in past contests. In the 2012 Republican primary, Newt Gingrich beat eventual nominee Mitt Romney in the state with support from evangelical voters.[11]
In the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary, Donald Trump won with 32.51% of the vote, with the nearest opponent Marco Rubio taking 22.48%. Trump reportedly won 34% of the evangelical vote in the primary, with Ted Cruz taking 26%, and Rubio taking 21%.[12]
Procedure
[edit]29 at-large delegates are awarded to the candidate with the highest statewide vote total. Each of the state's seven congressional districts are awarded three delegates. The candidate with the highest vote total in each congressional district are awarded that district's delegates.
Candidates
[edit]The following 10 candidates had filed by the end of the filing period on October 31, 2023, and secured ballot access.[13]
- Ryan Binkley
- Nikki Haley
- David Stuckenberg
- Donald Trump
- John Anthony Castro (disqualified due to the check for his registration fee bouncing)[14]
- Tim Scott (withdrawn on November 12, 2023)[15]
- Doug Burgum (withdrawn on December 4, 2023)[16]
- Chris Christie (withdrawn on January 10, 2024)[17]
- Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn on January 15, 2024)
- Ron DeSantis (withdrawn on January 21, 2024)[18]
Endorsements
[edit]Nikki Haley
U.S. Representatives
- Ralph Norman, SC-05 (2017–present)[19]
- Gresham Barrett, SC-03 (2003–2011)[20]
State senators
- Katrina Shealy, District 23 (2013–present)[21]
- Shane Massey, District 25 (2007–present); Majority Leader (2016–present)[20]
- Larry Grooms, District 37 (1997–present)[20]
- Chip Campsen, District 43 (2004–present)[20]
- Tom Davis, District 46 (2009–present)[22]
State representatives
- Mike Neese, District 44 (2023–present)[21]
- Chris Wooten, District 69 (2018–present)[21]
- Nathan Ballentine, District 71 (2005–present)[21]
- Bart Blackwell, District 81 (2016-present)[23]
Mayors
- Brenda Bethune, Myrtle Beach (2018–present)[24]
- William S. Cogswell Jr., Charleston (2024-present)[20]
Former party official
- Katon Dawson, chair of the South Carolina Republican Party (2002–2009)[25]
Donald Trump
Former federal executive officials
- Katie Arrington, Under Secretary of Defense for A&S CISO (2019–2022)[26]
- Peter McCoy Jr., U.S. Attorney for South Carolina (2020–2021)[27]
- Ed McMullen, Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2017–2021)[28]
U.S. Senators
- Lindsey Graham, (2003–present)[29]
- Tim Scott, (2013–present)[30] (former candidate for president)
U.S. Representatives
- Jeff Duncan, SC-03 (2011–present)[31]
- Russell Fry, SC-07 (2023–present)[26]
- Nancy Mace, SC-01 (2021–present)[31]
- William Timmons, SC-04 (2019–present)[27]
- Joe Wilson, SC-02 (2001–present)[27]
Governor
- Henry McMaster, (2017–present)[26]
State executive officials
- André Bauer, Lieutenant Governor (2003–2011)[29]
- Pamela Evette, Lieutenant Governor (2019–present)[27]
- Curtis Loftis, State Treasurer (2011–present)[32]
- Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina (2011–present)[31]
State senator
- Ronnie Cromer, 18th district (2003–present) (previously endorsed Tim Scott)[33]
State representatives
- Bruce Bannister, 24th district (2006–present) (previously endorsed Tim Scott)[33]
- Thomas Beach, District 10 (2022–present)[34]
- Brandon Cox, 92nd district (2022–present) (previously endorsed Tim Scott)[33]
- Cal Forrest, District 39 (2016–present)[35]
- Doug Gilliam, District 42 (2018–present)[35]
- Patrick Haddon, District 19 (2019–present)[35]
- Kevin Hardee, 105th district (2012–present)[36]
- Davey Hiott, Majority Leader of the South Carolina House of Representatives (2022–present) and 4th district (2005–present)[36]
- Thomas Val Guest, 106th district (2022–present)[36]
- Stewart Jones, District 14 (2019–present)[35]
- Jeff Johnson, 58th district (2014–present) (previously endorsed Tim Scott)[33]
- Jay Jordan, 63rd district (2015–present)[36]
- Jay Kilmartin, District 85 (2022–present)[35]
- Randy Ligon, 43rd district (2018–present)[36]
- Phillip Lowe, 60th district (2007–present)[36]
- Cody Mitchell, 65th district (2022–present)[36]
- Weston J. Newton, 120th district (2013–present) (previously endorsed Tim Scott)[33]
- David O'Neal, District 66 (2022–present)[35]
- Melissa Lackey Oremus, District 84 (2019–present)[35]
- Robby Robbins, 97th district (2022–present)[36]
- Bill Sandifer III, 2nd district (1995–present)[36]
- Mark Smith, 99th district (2020–present) (previously endorsed Tim Scott)[33]
- Murrell Smith Jr., District 67 (2001–present); Speaker (2022–present)[37]
- David Vaughan, 27th district (2022–present)[36]
- Jay West, 7th district (2016–present)[36]
Notable individuals
- Mark Burns, pastor[38]
- L. Lin Wood, former attorney[39]
Withdrawn candidates
[edit]Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
Former federal executive official
- Mick Mulvaney, U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland (2020–2021); Acting White House Chief of Staff (2019–2020); Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2017–2020); Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2017–2018); U.S. Representative from SC-05 (2011–2017)[40]
State senators
- Rex Rice, District 2 (2016–present)[41]
- Dwight Loftis, District 6 (2019–present)[41]
- Danny Verdin, District 9 (2001–present)[41]
- Josh Kimbrell, District 11 (2020–present)[42]
State representatives
- Ashley Trantham, District 28 (2018–present)[41]
- Dennis Moss, District 29 (2007–present)[41]
- Travis Moore, District 33 (2020–present)[41]
- Roger Nutt, District 34 (2020–present)[41]
- Steven Long, District 37 (2016–present)[41]
- Brandon Guffey, District 48 (2023–present)[41]
- Bill Hixon, District 83 (2010–present)[43]
- Bill Taylor, District 86 (2010–present) (previously endorsed Scott)[44]
- Micah Caskey, District 89 (2017–present)[45]
- Chris Murphy, District 98 (2010–present)[46]
- Gary Brewer, District 114 (2022–present)[46]
- Bill Herbkersman, District 118 (2002–present)[41]
Tim Scott (withdrawn)
Former U.S. Representative
- Henry Brown, SC-01 (2001–2011)[47]
Former governor
- Mark Sanford, (2003–2011); U.S. Representative from SC-01 (1995–2001; 2013–2019)[48]
State senators
- Shane Massey, District 25 (2007–present); Majority Leader (2016–present)[49] (switched endorsement to Haley after Scott withdrew)
- Sean Bennett, District 38 (2012–present)[49]
- Chip Campsen, District 43 (2004–present)[49] (switched endorsement to Haley after Scott withdrew)
- Ronnie Cromer, District 18 (2003–present)[49]
- Stephen Goldfinch, District 34 (2016–present)[49]
- Larry Grooms, District 37 (1997–present)[49] (switched endorsement to Haley after Scott withdrew)
- Penry Gustafson, District 27 (2020–present)[49]
- Katrina Shealy, District 23 (2013–present)[49]
- Scott Talley, District 12 (2016–present)[49]
- Ross Turner, District 8 (2012–present)[49]
State representatives
- Bobby Harrell, District 114 (1992–2014); Speaker (2005–2014)[47]
- Bruce Bannister, District 24 (2006–present)[47]
- Liston Barfield, District 58 (1997–2014), (1985–1989)[49]
- Jeff Bradley, District 123 (2014–present)[49]
- Joseph Daning, District 45 (2008–2022)[49]
- Sylleste Davis, District 100 (2016–present)[49]
- Shannon Erickson, District 124 (2007–present)[49]
- Gil Gatch, District 94 (2020–present)[49]
- Jenny Horne, District 94 (2009–2017)[49]
- Jeff Johnson, District 58 (2014–present)[49]
- Brandon Newton, District 45 (2016–present)[49]
- Weston Newton, District 120 (2013–present)[49]
- Mark Smith, District 99 (2020–present)[49]
- Bill Taylor, District 86 (2010–present)[49] (switched endorsement to DeSantis after Scott withdrew)
Mayor
- Daniel Rickenmann, Columbia (2022–present)[47]
Maps
[edit]
Endorsed Donald Trump (61)
Endorsed Ron DeSantis (4) (withdrawn)
Endorsed Nikki Haley (4)
Endorsed Tim Scott (2) (withdrawn)
No endorsement (17)
Non-Republicans (36)
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Endorsed Donald Trump (7)
Endorsed Nikki Haley (5)
Endorsed Tim Scott (4) (withdrawn)
Endorsed Ron DeSantis (1) (withdrawn)
No endorsement (13)
Non-Republicans (16)
Polling
[edit]Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Nikki Haley |
Donald Trump |
Other/ Undecided[a] |
Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270toWin[50] | February 16–20, 2024 | February 21, 2024 | 34.6% | 61.6% | 3.8% | Trump +27.0 |
| FiveThirtyEight[51] | through February 23, 2024 | February 24, 2024 | 34.0% | 61.6% | 4.4% | Trump +27.6 |
| RealClearPolling[52] | February 14, 2024 – February 23, 2024 | February 23, 2024 | 37.5% | 60.8% | 1.7% | Trump +23.3 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Doug Burgum |
Chris Christie |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafalgar Group[53] | Feb 21–23, 2024 | 1093 (LV) | ± 2.9% | – | – | – | 37.5% | – | – | – | – | 58.9% | – | 3.6%[c] |
| Suffolk University/USA Today[54] | Feb 15–18, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | – | – | – | 35% | – | – | – | – | 63% | – | 2%[d] |
| Emerson College/The Hill[55] | Feb 15–17, 2024 | 1197 (LV) | ± 2.8% | – | – | – | 35.4% | – | – | – | – | 57.9% | – | 6.7% |
| Insider Advantage[56] | Feb 14–15, 2024 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.9% | – | – | – | 38% | – | – | – | – | 60% | 1% | 1% |
| Trafalgar Group[57] | Feb 13–15, 2024 | 1,089 (LV) | ± 2.9% | – | – | – | 33.6% | – | – | – | – | 63.3% | – | 3% |
| The Citadel[58] | Feb 5–11, 2024 | 505 (LV) | ± 5.7% | – | – | – | 31% | – | – | – | – | 64% | 3% | 2% |
| Winthrop University[59] | Feb 2–10, 2024 | 749 (LV) | ± 3.6% | – | – | – | 28.7% | – | – | – | – | 64.9% | 3.3% | 2% |
| Washington Post/Monmouth University[60] | Jan 26–30, 2024 | 815 (LV) | ± 3.9% | – | – | – | 32% | – | – | – | – | 58% | 2% | 8% |
| Fabrizio, Lee & Associates[61] | Jan 28–29, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | – | – | 31% | – | – | – | – | 66% | – | 4% |
| The Tyson Group/The American Promise[62] | Jan 24–26, 2024 | 543 (LV) | ± 4.4% | – | – | – | 31% | – | – | – | – | 58% | – | 11% |
| Fabrizio, Lee & Associates[61] | Jan 17–18, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | – | – | 28% | – | – | – | – | 68% | – | 4% |
| Emerson College[63] | Jan 2–3, 2024 | 584 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | 4.8% | 6.6% | 25.1% | 0.2% | – | 3.1% | – | 54.4% | – | 1.9% |
| Trafalgar Group[64] | Dec 6–8, 2023 | 1,087 (LV) | ± 2.9% | – | 5.8% | 14.4% | 22.8% | 0.3% | – | 6.1% | – | 48.7% | – | 1.9% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Nov 1–30, 2023 | 856 (LV) | – | 0% | 2% | 13% | 19% | – | – | 3% | 7% | 57% | – | – |
| Winthrop University Center for Public Opinion & Policy Research[66] | Nov 4–12, 2023 | 780 (RV) | ± 3.51% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 12.5% | 18.7% | 0.4% | – | 3.4% | 10.6% | 47.6% | 2.1%[e] | 2.7% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Oct 1–31, 2023 | 927 (LV) | – | 0% | 1% | 11% | 15% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 58% | – | – |
| CNN/SSRS[67] | Oct 18–25, 2023 | 738 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 0% | 2% | 11% | 22% | 0%[f] | 2% | 1% | 6% | 53% | 0%[g] | 1% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Sep 1–30, 2023 | 854 (LV) | – | – | 1% | 10% | 13% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 59% | 0%[h] | 1% |
| Fox Business[68] | Sep 14–18, 2023 | 809 (LV) | ± 3.5% | <0.5% | 4% | 10% | 18% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 46% | 1%[i] | 3% |
| Washington Post/Monmouth University[69] | Sep 6–11, 2023 | 506 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 0% | 5% | 9% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 46% | 1%[j] | 4% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Aug 1–31, 2023 | 910 (LV) | – | – | 1% | 14% | 11% | 0% | 4% | 8% | 7% | 55% | 0%[h] | – |
| Trafalgar Group (R)[70] | Aug 17–19, 2023 | 1,054 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 0% | 2% | 14% | 8% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 48% | 0%[k] | 1% |
| Morning Consult[65] | July 1–31, 2023 | 907 (LV) | – | 0% | 1% | 15% | 12% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 54% | 0%[l] | 1% |
| Fox Business[71] | Jul 15–19, 2023 | 809 (LV) | ± 3.5% | <0.5% | 2% | 13% | 14% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 10% | 48% | –[m] | 4% |
| Morning Consult[65] | June 1–30, 2023 | 907 (LV) | – | 0% | 1% | 20% | 12% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 10% | 48% | 1%[n] | 1% |
| National Public Affairs[72] | Jun 20–21, 2023 | 809 (LV) | – | 1% | 5% | 18% | 12% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 10% | 41% | – | 6% |
| Morning Consult[65] | May 1–31, 2023 | 875 (LV) | – | – | – | 19% | 13% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 52% | 1%[o] | 1% |
| National Research[73][A] | May 24–25, 2023 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.38% | – | – | 18% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 12% | 43% | 1%[p] | 13% |
| National Public Affairs[74] | May 15–17, 2023 | 590 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | – | 23% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 10% | 38% | – | 8% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Apr 1–30, 2023 | 810 (LV) | – | – | – | 17% | 17% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 52% | 3%[q] | 1% |
| National Public Affairs[75] | Apr 11–14, 2023 | 588 (LV) | ± 4.2% | – | – | 21% | 19% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 7% | 43% | 1%[r] | 6% |
| Winthrop University[76] | Mar 25 – April 1, 2023 | 485 (RV) | ± 4.6% | – | – | 20% | 18% | 0% | 5% | – | 7% | 41% | 5%[s] | 4% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Mar 1–31, 2023 | 806 (LV) | – | – | – | 22% | 15% | – | 5% | 0% | 4% | 49% | 3%[t] | 2% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Feb 1–28, 2023 | 689 (LV) | – | – | – | 24% | 18% | – | 5% | – | 7% | 43% | 4%[u] | – |
| Neighbourhood Research and Media[77][B] | Feb 7–14, 2023 | 300 (LV) | ± 5.9% | – | – | 22% | 16% | – | 2% | – | 2% | 35% | – | 23% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Jan 1–31, 2023 | 974 (LV) | – | – | – | 31% | 14% | – | 2% | – | 5% | 45% | 2%[v] | 1% |
| Trafalgar Group[78] | Jan 24–26, 2023 | 1,078 (LV) | ± 2.9% | – | – | – | 33% | – | 6% | – | – | 52% | 9%[w] | – |
| – | – | – | 21% | – | 3% | – | 23% | 48% | 5%[x] | – | ||||
| – | – | 29% | 22% | – | 4% | – | – | 43% | 2%[y] | – | ||||
| – | – | 28% | 12% | – | 2% | – | 14% | 43% | 1%[z] | – | ||||
| Moore Information[79] | Jan 18–24, 2023 | 450 (LV) | ± 5.0% | – | – | 31% | 12% | – | 4% | – | 5% | 41% | – | 7% |
| – | – | – | 29% | – | – | – | – | 62% | – | 9% | ||||
| – | – | 42% | – | – | – | – | – | 49% | – | 15% | ||||
| Spry Strategies[80] | Jan 17–19, 2023 | 386 (LV) | – | – | – | 52% | – | – | – | – | – | 33% | – | 15% |
| Morning Consult[65] | Dec 1–31, 2022 | 530 (LV) | – | – | – | 28% | 13% | – | 4% | – | 5% | 44% | 6%[aa] | – |
| Winthrop University[81] | Oct 22 – November 5, 2022 | 1,298 (A) | ± 2.8% | – | – | – | 37% | – | – | – | – | 45% | – | 19% |
| Echelon Insights[82] | Aug 31 – September 7, 2022 | 294 (LV) | ± 5.1% | – | – | 33% | – | – | – | – | – | 58% | – | 9% |
| Trafalgar Group[83] | Mar 25–29, 2021 | 1,014 (LV) | ± 3.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 64% | 11%[ab] | 25%[ac] |
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 452,496 | 59.79% | 47 | 47 | |
| Nikki Haley | 299,084 | 39.52% | 3 | 3 | |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 2,953 | 0.39% | |||
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 726 | 0.10% | |||
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 658 | 0.09% | |||
| Ryan Binkley | 528 | 0.07% | |||
| David Stuckenberg | 361 | 0.05% | |||
| Total: | 756,806 | 100.00% | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| Source: [85] | |||||
Results by congressional district
[edit]Trump won 6 of the 7 congressional districts.
| District | Trump | Haley | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 46.8% | 52.5% | |||
| 2nd | 55.5% | 43.8% | |||
| 3rd | 67.5% | 31.8% | |||
| 4th | 59.6% | 39.5% | |||
| 5th | 65.5% | 33.9% | |||
| 6th | 53.7% | 45.6% | |||
| 7th | 67.8% | 31.7% | |||
| Source: "Election Night Reporting". Retrieved February 25, 2024. | |||||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Donald Trump | Nikki Haley | Others | Margin | Total
votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | ||
| Abbeville | 76.35% | 2,857 | 23.01% | 861 | 0.64% | 24 | 53.34% | 1,996 | 3,742 |
| Aiken | 60.79% | 15,179 | 38.66% | 9,653 | 0.55% | 137 | 22.13% | 5,526 | 24,969 |
| Allendale | 71.26% | 238 | 28.74% | 96 | 0.00% | 0 | 42.51% | 142 | 334 |
| Anderson | 68.69% | 23,735 | 30.60% | 10,572 | 0.71% | 245 | 38.10% | 13,163 | 34,552 |
| Bamberg | 64.60% | 637 | 34.89% | 344 | 0.51% | 5 | 29.72% | 293 | 986 |
| Barnwell | 77.15% | 1,604 | 22.37% | 465 | 0.48% | 10 | 54.79% | 1,139 | 2,079 |
| Beaufort | 43.87% | 17,083 | 55.44% | 21,591 | 0.69% | 269 | -11.58% | -4,508 | 38,943 |
| Berkeley | 59.43% | 17,976 | 39.83% | 12,046 | 0.74% | 223 | 19.61% | 5,930 | 30,245 |
| Calhoun | 70.24% | 1,397 | 29.26% | 582 | 0.50% | 10 | 40.98% | 815 | 1,989 |
| Charleston | 37.72% | 23,881 | 61.71% | 39,072 | 0.57% | 364 | -23.99% | -15,191 | 63,317 |
| Cherokee | 85.26% | 7,034 | 14.13% | 1,166 | 0.61% | 50 | 71.13% | 5,868 | 8,250 |
| Chester | 78.15% | 2,930 | 21.37% | 801 | 0.48% | 18 | 56.79% | 2,129 | 3,749 |
| Chesterfield | 78.57% | 3,440 | 20.76% | 909 | 0.66% | 29 | 57.81% | 2,531 | 4,378 |
| Clarendon | 72.09% | 2,846 | 27.51% | 1,086 | 0.41% | 16 | 44.58% | 1,760 | 3,948 |
| Colleton | 70.05% | 3,134 | 29.50% | 1,320 | 0.45% | 20 | 40.55% | 1,814 | 4,474 |
| Darlington | 73.56% | 5,608 | 25.91% | 1,975 | 0.54% | 41 | 47.65% | 3,633 | 7,624 |
| Dillon | 84.61% | 2,018 | 15.18% | 362 | 0.21% | 5 | 69.43% | 1,656 | 2,385 |
| Dorchester | 57.11% | 11,725 | 42.03% | 8,629 | 0.86% | 177 | 15.08% | 3,096 | 20,531 |
| Edgefield | 73.92% | 2,882 | 25.24% | 984 | 0.85% | 33 | 48.68% | 1,898 | 3,899 |
| Fairfield | 65.63% | 1,577 | 33.71% | 810 | 0.67% | 16 | 31.92% | 767 | 2,403 |
| Florence | 70.42% | 10,401 | 28.98% | 4,280 | 0.60% | 89 | 41.44% | 6,121 | 14,770 |
| Georgetown | 57.14% | 7,617 | 42.34% | 5,644 | 0.52% | 69 | 14.80% | 1,973 | 13,330 |
| Greenville | 56.97% | 54,123 | 42.06% | 39,952 | 0.97% | 923 | 14.92% | 14,171 | 94,998 |
| Greenwood | 63.77% | 6,427 | 35.66% | 3,594 | 0.57% | 57 | 28.11% | 2,833 | 10,078 |
| Hampton | 72.43% | 993 | 26.84% | 368 | 0.73% | 10 | 45.59% | 625 | 1,371 |
| Horry | 66.81% | 47,986 | 32.70% | 23,489 | 0.48% | 348 | 34.11% | 24,497 | 71,823 |
| Jasper | 57.06% | 3,174 | 42.35% | 2,356 | 0.59% | 33 | 14.70% | 818 | 5,563 |
| Kershaw | 65.89% | 6,182 | 33.58% | 3,151 | 0.53% | 50 | 32.30% | 3,031 | 9,383 |
| Lancaster | 60.55% | 9,485 | 38.78% | 6,075 | 0.67% | 105 | 21.77% | 3,410 | 15,665 |
| Laurens | 76.22% | 7,838 | 23.13% | 2,379 | 0.65% | 67 | 53.08% | 5,459 | 10,284 |
| Lee | 78.89% | 994 | 20.24% | 255 | 0.87% | 11 | 58.65% | 739 | 1,260 |
| Lexington | 58.11% | 27,460 | 41.21% | 19,475 | 0.68% | 323 | 16.90% | 7,985 | 47,258 |
| Marion | 77.07% | 1,906 | 22.40% | 554 | 0.53% | 13 | 54.67% | 1,352 | 2,473 |
| Marlboro | 81.92% | 1,405 | 17.43% | 299 | 0.64% | 11 | 64.49% | 1,106 | 1,715 |
| McCormick | 62.36% | 1,433 | 36.51% | 839 | 1.13% | 26 | 25.85% | 594 | 2,298 |
| Newberry | 64.89% | 3,819 | 34.43% | 2,026 | 0.68% | 40 | 30.47% | 1,793 | 5,885 |
| Oconee | 60.19% | 10,230 | 39.21% | 6,664 | 0.61% | 103 | 20.98% | 3,566 | 16,997 |
| Orangeburg | 67.26% | 3,815 | 32.18% | 1,825 | 0.56% | 32 | 35.08% | 1,990 | 5,672 |
| Pickens | 67.58% | 15,613 | 31.76% | 7,337 | 0.66% | 152 | 35.82% | 8,276 | 23,102 |
| Richland | 41.40% | 13,697 | 57.72% | 19,098 | 0.88% | 292 | -16.32% | -5,401 | 33,087 |
| Saluda | 72.31% | 2,309 | 27.00% | 862 | 0.69% | 22 | 45.32% | 1,447 | 3,193 |
| Spartanburg | 69.75% | 33,039 | 29.44% | 13,946 | 0.80% | 381 | 40.31% | 19,093 | 47,366 |
| Sumter | 64.85% | 5,556 | 34.44% | 2,951 | 0.71% | 61 | 30.40% | 2,605 | 8,568 |
| Union | 84.18% | 3,193 | 15.45% | 586 | 0.37% | 14 | 68.73% | 2,607 | 3,793 |
| Williamsburg | 80.01% | 1,789 | 19.54% | 437 | 0.45% | 10 | 60.47% | 1,352 | 2,236 |
| York | 57.91% | 24,231 | 41.39% | 17,318 | 0.70% | 292 | 16.52% | 6,913 | 41,841 |
See also
[edit]- 2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 United States presidential election in South Carolina
- 2024 United States elections
Notes
[edit]- ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Listed as undecided and other
- ^ Listed as undecided/other
- ^ Someone Else with 1.5%; Refused with 0.6%
- ^ No voters
- ^ Perry Johnson & Someone Else with 0%; Larry Elder with no voters
- ^ a b Will Hurd with 0%
- ^ Will Hurd with 1%; Larry Elder & Perry Johnson with less than 0.5%
- ^ "Someone else" with 1%
- ^ Larry Elder, Will Hurd, Pery Johnson, Francis Suarez and Ryan Binkley with 0%
- ^ Francis Suarez with 0%
- ^ Larry Elder, Will Hurd, Francis Suarez, "Other" and "None of the above" with <0.5%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Will Hurd, and Kristi Noem with 0%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- ^ Chris Sununu with 1%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Glenn Youngkin with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Mike Pompeo with 0%
- ^ Mike Pompeo with 1%
- ^ Mike Pompeo with 2%, Chris Sununu with 1% Glenn Youngkin with 0%; "Someone else" with 2%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Mike Pompeo with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Kristi Noem and Mike Pompeo with 1%; Ted Cruz with 1%
- ^ Liz Cheney and Ted Cruz with 1%; Greg Abbott, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin with 0%
- ^ Mike Pompeo with 9%
- ^ Mike Pompeo with 5%
- ^ Mike Pompeo with 2%
- ^ Mike Pompeo with 1%
- ^ Liz Cheney with 2%; Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, Kristi Noem, and Mike Pompeo with 1%
- ^ "Would vote for anyone other than Trump" with 9%; would not vote with 2%
- ^ "Would consider voting for Trump" with 20%; Undecided with 6%
Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by American Greatness, which supports Trump
- ^ Poll sponsored by Courageous Conservatives PAC
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External links
[edit]- "Trump is projected to win South Carolina". abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved February 25, 2024.