Elections in South Carolina are held to fill various local, state and federal seats.Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time.
In a 2020 study, South Carolina was ranked as the 7th-hardest state for citizens to vote in, based on registration and identification requirements, and convenience provisions.[1]
| Election | Candidate | Party | Election winner? | Electoral Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | George Washington | None |  Y | 7 |
| 1792 | George Washington | None | Y | 8 |
| 1796 | Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican |  N | |
| 1800 | Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | Y | |
| 1804 | Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | Y | 10 |
| 1808 | James Madison | Democratic-Republican | Y | |
| 1812 | James Madison | Democratic-Republican | Y | 11 |
| 1816 | James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Y | |
| 1820 | James Monroe | Democratic-Republican | Y | |
| 1824 | Andrew Jackson | Democratic-Republican | N | |
| 1828 | Andrew Jackson | Democratic | Y | |
| 1832 | John Floyd | Nullifier | N | |
| 1836 | Willie Mangum | Whig | N | |
| 1840 | Martin Van Buren | Democratic | N | |
| 1844 | James K. Polk | Democratic | Y | 9 |
| 1848 | Lewis Cass | Democratic | N | |
| 1852 | Franklin Pierce | Democratic | Y | 8 |
| 1856 | James Buchanan | Democratic | Y | |
| 1860 | John C. Breckinridge | Democratic | N | |
| 1864 | United States Civil War | 0 | ||
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant | Republican | Y | 6 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant | Republican | Y | 7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes | Republican | Y | |
| 1880 | Winfield S. Hancock | Democratic | N | |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland | Democratic | Y | 9 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland | Democratic | N | |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland | Democratic | Y | |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan | Democratic Populist | N | |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan | Democratic Populist | N | |
| 1900 | Alton B. Parker | Democratic | N | |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan | Democratic | N | |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | Y | |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | Y | |
| 1920 | James M. Cox | Democratic | N | |
| 1924 | John W. Davis | Democratic | N | |
| 1928 | Alfred E. Smith | Democratic | N | |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | Y | 8 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | Y | |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | Y | |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | Y | |
| 1948 | Strom Thurmond | States' Rights Democrat | N | |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson | Democratic | N | |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson | Democratic | N | |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy | Democratic | Y | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater | Republican | N | |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon | Republican | Y | |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon | Republican | Y | |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter | Democratic | Y | |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | Republican | Y | |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | Republican | Y | |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush | Republican | Y | |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush | Republican | N | |
| 1996 | Bob Dole | Republican | N | |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | Republican | Y | |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Republican | Y | |
| 2008 | John McCain | Republican | N | |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | Republican | N | 9 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | Republican | Y | |
| 2020 | Donald Trump | Republican | N | |
| 2024 | Donald Trump | Republican | Y | |
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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