South Carolina Presidential Race Results: Donald J. Trump Wins
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. | E.V. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trump Donald J. Trump | Republican Rep. | 1,155,389 | 54.9% | 9 | ||
| Clinton Hillary Clinton | Democrat Dem. | 855,373 | 40.7% | — | ||
| Johnson Gary Johnson | Libertarian Lib. | 49,204 | 2.3% | — | ||
| McMullin Evan McMullin | Independence Indep. | 21,016 | 1.0% | — | ||
| Stein Jill Stein | Green Green | 13,034 | 0.6% | — | ||
| Castle Darrell Castle | Constitution Const. | 5,765 | 0.3% | — | ||
| Skewes Peter Skewes | American Party Oth. | 3,246 | 0.2% | — | ||
| Others Others | 9,011 | 0.4% | — | |||
2,103,027 votes, 100% reporting (2,238 of 2,238 precincts)
Donald J. Trump has won South Carolina’s 9 electoral votes. Trump has 300,016 more votes than Hillary Clinton, with 100 percent reporting. Donald J. Trump is up by 14 points with all precincts reporting.
Below are detailed results for the race. View other South Carolina election results on our full South Carolina results page. See all states on our presidential map.
Vote share
Dem.
40
50
60
Rep.
40
50
60
Other
40
50
60
No results
| Vote by county | Trump | Clinton |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville |
127,832
|
74,483
|
| Charleston |
75,443
|
89,299
|
| Richland |
52,469
|
108,000
|
| Horry |
89,288
|
39,410
|
| Lexington |
80,026
|
35,230
|
| Spartanburg |
76,277
|
39,997
|
| York |
66,754
|
41,593
|
| Anderson |
56,232
|
21,097
|
| Berkeley |
44,587
|
30,705
|
| Beaufort |
42,922
|
32,138
|
| Aiken |
46,025
|
25,455
|
| Dorchester |
34,987
|
24,055
|
| Florence |
29,573
|
26,710
|
| Pickens |
36,236
|
10,354
|
| Sumter |
18,745
|
24,047
|
| Lancaster |
23,719
|
13,812
|
| Orangeburg |
11,931
|
26,318
|
| Oconee |
24,178
|
7,998
|
| Georgetown |
17,389
|
13,310
|
| Darlington |
14,989
|
13,888
|
| Kershaw |
17,542
|
10,330
|
| Greenwood |
16,961
|
10,711
|
| Laurens |
16,816
|
8,889
|
| Cherokee |
15,167
|
6,092
|
| Colleton |
9,091
|
7,627
|
| Newberry |
10,017
|
6,217
|
| Chesterfield |
9,312
|
6,858
|
| Clarendon |
7,386
|
7,732
|
| Williamsburg |
4,864
|
9,953
|
| Marion |
5,444
|
8,569
|
| Chester |
7,265
|
6,579
|
| Union |
7,061
|
4,729
|
| Dillon |
5,637
|
5,834
|
| Edgefield |
6,842
|
4,491
|
| Jasper |
5,187
|
5,956
|
| Fairfield |
4,027
|
6,945
|
| Abbeville |
6,763
|
3,741
|
| Marlboro |
4,267
|
5,954
|
| Barnwell |
4,889
|
4,400
|
| Hampton |
3,488
|
5,170
|
| Saluda |
5,526
|
2,813
|
| Lee |
2,803
|
5,199
|
| Calhoun |
3,787
|
3,573
|
| Bamberg |
2,204
|
3,898
|
| McCormick |
2,652
|
2,479
|
| Allendale |
789
|
2,735
|
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South Carolina has nine electoral votes and is expected to favor Mr. Trump. Mitt Romney won South Carolina in 2012 by 10.5 percentage points.