2016 United States presidential election in South Carolina

The 2016 United States presidential election was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. South Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Donald Trump continued the Republican tradition in South Carolina, carrying the state with 54. 9% of the vote. Trump became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Charleston County since Herbert Hoover in 1928. The Republican party’s ticket has carried South Carolina in every election since 1980.

About 2016 United States presidential election in South Carolina in brief

The 2016 United States presidential election was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. South Carolina voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party’s nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Donald Trump continued the Republican tradition in South Carolina, carrying the state with 54. 9% of the vote. Republicans have only lost South Carolina once since the assassination of John F. Kennedy, in 1976.

Trump became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Charleston County since Herbert Hoover in 1928. The former President of the United States, Barack Obama, a Democrat and former U.S. Senator from Illinois, was first elected president in the 2008 election, running with former Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. In October 2015, Obama’s running-mate and 2-term Vice President Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination either. With their terms expiring on January 20, 2017, the electorate was asked to elect a new president, the 45th president and 48th vice president, respectively. The Republican party’s ticket has carried South Carolina in every election since 1980.