Early voting in South Carolina
In South Carolina, registered voters can request a ballot by mail or vote in advance in person.
Mailing notes requested1,386,701
Banknotes sent by mail and personally returned1,249,711
South Carolina primary election results
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Joe BidenWinner
+ 39 Delegates
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Bernie Sanders
+ 15 Delegates
How South Carolina voted
In 2016, Donald Trump won the state with 55 percent of the vote, according to NBC News results, while Hillary Clinton received 41 percent. A trusted red state, South Carolina last voted for a Democrat for president in 1976, when it supported Jimmy Carter.
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Summary of data from the 2016 exit poll showing the proportion of how different groups voted.
Men: Democrats35%Men: Republicans59%
Women: Democrats45%Women: Republicans51%
White: Democrats24%White: Republicans70%
Black: Democrats94%Black: Republicans4%
College graduate: Democrats43%Graduate: Republicans52%
Without a university degree: Democrats36%Without a university degree: Republicans58%
More on the history of South Carolina in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic consequences are two important issues that have an impact on elections. NBC News is monitoring and updating daily the number of coronavirus-related deaths in each state and territory in the U.S., as well as unemployment insurance claims reported weekly by the Department of Labor, which counts how many people have filed for unemployment insurance.
| WE Cases | Weekly change |
60 days trend |
A month change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19,365,921 | -20.55% | +37.80% | |
| 298,050 | +7.00% | +110.00% |
South Carolina Cases
| WE Claims | Weekly change |
60 days trend |
A month change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,337,000 | -3.09% | -12.35% | |
| 39,431 | -6.95% | -15.90% |
South Carolina Claims