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2024 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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as of Nov. 8, 2024, 1:58 PM EDT
 
Nominee Donald Trump Kamala Harris
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Florida California
Running mate JD Vance Tim Walz
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 1,481,919 1,027,225
Percentage 58.2% 40.4%
County Results
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Joe Biden
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Elected President

Donald Trump
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The 2024 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. South Carolina voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of South Carolina has nine electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat.[1]

Although not as Republican-leaning as its fellow Deep South states apart from neighboring Georgia (which is newly competitive at the federal level but still slightly red at the state level), South Carolina nevertheless has a very conservative voting pattern, having been part of the Solid South voting bloc well into the early 1960s; and having overwhelmingly backed favorite son and segregationist Strom Thurmond for president in 1948. A state entrenched in the Bible Belt and moderately to strongly red at the federal and state levels, the only Democratic presidential candidate to win South Carolina since John F. Kennedy in 1960 was Georgian Jimmy Carter in 1976, and the only ones to come within single digits of doing so were Carter in 1980, Southerner Bill Clinton in both of his 1990s victories (1992 and 1996), and Barack Obama in 2008.

Republican Donald Trump carried South Carolina by 14.2% in 2016 and by 11.6% four years later, slightly outperforming polls in both cycles. He is widely expected to comfortably win the state a third time in 2024.[2] This is the best performance from a Republican candidate in the state since 1988.

Primary elections

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Democratic primary

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Main article: 2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary

On February 4, 2023, the Democratic National Committee approved a new 2024 primary calendar, moving South Carolina to hold its race first on February 3, 2024.[3] Due to protests to the change, the New Hampshire primary was scheduled for January 23, maintaining its traditional "first-in-the-nation" status. However, the primary was deemed non-binding, so the South Carolina primary was the first contest in which candidates could earn delegates.[4] President Biden won the primary in a landslide, winning all 55 of the state's unbound delegates.[5] The Democratic primary recorded low voter turnout among registered voters, with only 4% participating.[6]

The South Carolina Democratic primary was held on February 3, 2024.

Popular vote share by county
  Biden
  •   >90%
South Carolina Democratic primary, February 3, 2024[7]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Pledged Unpledged Total
Joe Biden (incumbent) 126,493 96.2% 55 TBD 55
Marianne Williamson 2,732 2.1% 0 TBD 0
Dean Phillips 2,247 1.7% 0 0
Total: 131,472 100% 55 10 65

Republican primary

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Main article: 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary

The South Carolina Republican primary was held on February 24, 2024, the fifth contest in the nationwide Republican primaries. Nikki Haley, who served as the governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, lost her home state to former president Donald Trump by 20 points. Trump won six congressional districts, earning a total of 47 delegates. Haley won the 1st district, earning three delegates. The Republican primary recorded a voter turnout of 23% among its registered voters, passing its 2016 turnout record.[8]

Popular vote share by county
  Trump
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Haley
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
South Carolina Republican primary, February 24, 2024[9]
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: [10]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[11] Solid R December 19, 2023
Inside Elections[12] Solid R April 26, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R June 29, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[14] Safe R December 14, 2023
CNalysis[15] Solid R December 30, 2023
CNN[16] Solid R January 14, 2024
The Economist[17] Safe R October 16, 2024
538[18] Solid R October 21, 2024
RCP[19] Likely R June 26, 2024
NBC News[20] Safe R October 6, 2024

Polling

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Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump
Republican 		Kamala
Harris
Democratic 		Other /
Undecided
ActiVote[21] October 5–29, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 58.5% 41.5% –
ActiVote[22] September 9 – October 17, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 58% 42% –
Winthrop University[23] September 21–29, 2024 1,068 (LV) ± 3.0% 52% 42% 6%[b]

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump
Republican 		Kamala
Harris
Democratic 		Cornel
West
Independent 		Jill
Stein
Green 		Chase
Oliver
Libertarian 		Other /
Undecided
The Citadel[24] October 17–25, 2024 1,241 (RV) ± 3.6% 53% 41% 0% 0% 0% 6%
1,136 (LV) 54% 42% 0% 0% 0% 4%
East Carolina University[25] October 18–22, 2024 950 (LV) ± 3.0% 55% 42% – – 1% 2%
Hypothetical polling with Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump
Republican 		Joe
Biden
Democratic 		Other /
Undecided
John Zogby Strategies[26][A] April 13–21, 2024 501 (LV) – 52% 40% 8%
Emerson College[27] February 14–16, 2024 1,197 (RV) ± 3.0% 51% 37% 12%
The Citadel[28] February 5–11, 2024 1,000 (RV) ± 4.1% 54% 35% 11%
Winthrop University[29] February 2–10, 2024 1,717 (RV) ± 2.4% 50% 35% 15%
Mainstreet Research/Florida Atlantic University[30] February 1–8, 2024 679 (RV) ± 3.8% 52% 34% 14%
643 (LV) 54% 36% 10%
Echelon Insights[31] August 31 – September 7, 2022 600 (LV) ± 5.1% 51% 39% 10%
Blueprint Polling (D)[32] August 24–25, 2022 721 (LV) ± 3.7% 46% 34% 20%

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Jill Stein vs. Joe Manchin

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump
Republican 		Joe
Biden
Democratic 		Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Independent 		Jill
Stein
Green 		Joe
Manchin
Independent 		Other /
Undecided
The Citadel[28] February 5–11, 2024 1,000 (RV) ± 4.1% 49% 32% 9% 3% 4% 3%
Hypothetical polling with other candidates

Nikki Haley vs. Joe Biden

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Nikki
Haley
Republican 		Joe
Biden
Democratic 		Other /
Undecided
The Citadel[28] February 5–11, 2024 1,000 (RV) ± 4.1% 50% 28% 22%
Winthrop University[29] February 2–10, 2024 1,717 (RV) ± 2.4% 47% 29% 24%

Nikki Haley vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Jill Stein vs. Joe Manchin

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Nikki
Haley
Republican 		Joe
Biden
Democratic 		Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Independent 		Jill
Stein
Green 		Joe
Manchin
Independent 		Other /
Undecided
The Citadel[28] February 5–11, 2024 1,000 (RV) ± 4.1% 41% 25% 20% 3% 4% 7%

Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump
Republican 		Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Independent 		Other /
Undecided
John Zogby Strategies[26][A] April 13–21, 2024 501 (LV) – 47% 40% 13%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Joe Biden

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.
Independent 		Joe
Biden
Democratic 		Other /
Undecided
John Zogby Strategies[26][A] April 13–21, 2024 501 (LV) – 50% 35% 15%

Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Ron
DeSantis
Republican 		Joe
Biden
Democratic 		Other /
Undecided
Echelon Insights[31] August 31 – September 7, 2022 600 (LV) ± 5.1% 42% 42% 16%

Ballot changes after the primaries

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On July 21, 2024, Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the Presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris.[33][34] Harris and running mate Tim Walz replaced Biden on the South Carolina ballot.

On August 23, 2024, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump.[35][36] The Alliance Party of South Carolina removed Kennedy's name from the ballot, fielding no presidential candidate on their ticket for the year.[37]

South Carolina political parties had until September 3 to make final changes and certify their presidential and vice presidential candidates for the state ballot.[38]

Results

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2024 United States presidential election in South Carolina[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
1480673 58.2
Democratic
1026225 40.4
Libertarian
Green
Constitution
South Carolina Workers Party
United Citizens
Write-in
Total votes

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Some other candidate" with 2%
  1. ^ a b c Poll conducted for Kennedy's campaign

References

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