1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  
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Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Reform
Alliance Patriot
Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore Pat Choate
Electoral vote800
Popular vote573,458504,05164,386
Percentage49.89%43.85%5.60%

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County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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South Carolina was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 49.89% to 43.85% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 6.04%. [1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 5.6% of the popular vote.

This marked the first time that a Democratic nominee was elected twice without winning South Carolina either time. Once a Democratic bastion with a tiny all-white electorate, the state has moved towards the Republicans after their party was taken over by conservatives and Southerners in the 1980s and 1990s. No Democrat has won the state since 1976, and it is now considered one of the safest red states.

As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Chesterfield, Georgetown, Abbeville, Lancaster, and Union. [2]

Results

1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 573,45849.89%8
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent)504,05143.85%0
Reform/Patriot Ross Perot [lower-alpha 1] Patrick Choate 64,3865.60%0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 4,2710.37%0
U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,0430.18%0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,2480.11%0

Results by county

CountyBob Dole
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Reform
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Abbeville 3,05443.01%3,49349.20%5377.56%160.23%-439-6.19%7,100
Aiken 26,53961.61%14,31433.23%1,9844.61%2370.55%12,22528.38%43,074
Allendale 94128.75%2,22267.89%872.66%230.70%-1,281-39.14%3,273
Anderson 24,13752.74%17,46038.15%3,8968.51%2760.60%6,67714.59%45,769
Bamberg 1,71532.29%3,38063.63%1923.61%250.47%-1,665-31.34%5,312
Barnwell 3,80848.98%3,62046.57%3103.99%360.46%1882.41%7,774
Beaufort 17,57553.00%13,53240.81%1,8385.54%2170.65%4,04312.19%33,162
Berkeley 17,69153.22%13,35840.18%1,9225.78%2710.82%4,33313.04%33,242
Calhoun 2,52045.02%2,71648.52%3165.64%460.82%-196-3.50%5,598
Charleston 48,67550.34%43,57145.06%3,5143.63%9280.96%5,1045.28%96,688
Cherokee 6,68949.04%5,82142.68%1,0647.80%650.48%8686.36%13,639
Chester 3,15734.80%5,10856.31%7588.36%490.54%-1,951-21.51%9,072
Chesterfield 4,02838.11%5,73454.25%7687.27%390.37%-1,706-16.14%10,569
Clarendon 3,84137.66%5,93058.15%3953.87%320.31%-2,089-20.49%10,198
Colleton 4,46242.90%5,32951.24%5505.29%600.58%-867-8.34%10,401
Darlington 8,22045.18%8,94349.15%8984.94%1330.73%-723-3.97%18,194
Dillon 2,77439.29%3,99256.54%2753.89%200.28%-1,218-17.25%7,061
Dorchester 15,28356.63%9,93136.80%1,5915.90%1820.67%5,35219.83%26,987
Edgefield 3,64048.62%3,57647.77%2443.26%260.35%640.85%7,486
Fairfield 2,41432.29%4,71963.12%2843.80%590.79%-2,305-30.83%7,476
Florence 18,49051.26%15,80443.81%1,5634.33%2130.59%2,6867.45%36,070
Georgetown 7,02342.95%8,29850.75%9505.81%810.50%-1,275-7.80%16,352
Greenville 71,21059.13%41,60534.55%6,7615.61%8440.70%29,60524.58%120,420
Greenwood 8,86548.81%8,19345.11%9855.42%1200.66%6723.70%18,163
Hampton 2,11128.85%4,82865.98%3444.70%340.46%-2,717-37.13%7,317
Horry 26,15947.86%23,72243.40%4,4468.13%3260.60%2,4374.46%54,653
Jasper 2,02431.29%4,05362.66%3485.38%430.66%-2,029-31.37%6,468
Kershaw 8,51352.05%6,76441.36%9966.09%810.50%1,74910.69%16,354
Lancaster 7,54442.01%8,75248.74%1,5988.90%630.35%-1,208-6.73%17,957
Laurens 8,05748.69%7,05542.64%1,3418.10%940.57%1,0026.05%16,547
Lee 1,97333.40%3,58860.73%3205.42%270.46%-1,615-27.33%5,908
Lexington 39,65863.23%18,90730.15%3,7035.90%4520.72%20,75133.08%62,720
McCormick 1,10435.35%1,85859.49%1484.74%130.42%-754-24.14%3,123
Marion 3,59534.40%6,35960.85%3563.41%1411.35%-2,764-26.45%10,451
Marlboro 2,14826.76%5,34866.63%4946.15%370.46%-3,200-39.87%8,027
Newberry 5,67050.48%4,80442.77%6826.07%760.68%8667.71%11,232
Oconee 10,50352.64%7,39837.08%1,9619.83%900.45%3,10515.56%19,952
Orangeburg 10,49434.62%18,61061.39%1,1123.67%990.33%-8,116-26.77%30,315
Pickens 17,15161.47%8,36930.00%2,2117.92%1690.61%8,78231.47%27,900
Richland 39,09241.05%52,22254.84%3,1583.32%7580.80%-13,130-13.79%95,230
Saluda 2,82549.56%2,48643.61%3716.51%180.32%3395.95%5,700
Spartanburg 35,97253.53%26,81439.90%3,8855.78%5250.78%9,15813.63%67,196
Sumter 12,08047.57%12,19848.04%9333.67%1810.71%-118-0.47%25,392
Union 3,85538.34%5,40753.77%7497.45%440.44%-1,552-15.43%10,055
Williamsburg 3,95734.84%6,98761.52%3753.30%380.33%-3,030-26.68%11,357
York 22,22252.26%16,87339.68%3,1737.46%2550.60%5,34912.58%42,523
Totals573,45849.89%504,05143.85%64,3865.60%7,5620.66%69,4076.04%1,149,457

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. Perot vote is the fusion of Reform and Patriot Parties.

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