1996 Presidential Election Results for South Carolina

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Bill Clinton* (D)		Robert Dole (R)		Ross Perot (Reform)		Ralph Nader (Green)		Harry Browne (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Abbeville	38%	3,493	49.2%	3,054	43.0%	537	7.6%	0	0.0%	8	0.1%	8	0.1%	7,100
Aiken	44%	14,314	33.2%	26,539	61.6%	1,984	4.6%	0	0.0%	154	0.4%	83	0.2%	43,074
Allendale	40%	2,222	67.9%	941	28.8%	87	2.7%	0	0.0%	12	0.4%	11	0.3%	3,273
Anderson	39%	17,460	38.1%	24,137	52.7%	3,896	8.5%	0	0.0%	158	0.3%	118	0.3%	45,769
Bamberg	43%	3,380	63.6%	1,715	32.3%	192	3.6%	0	0.0%	13	0.2%	12	0.2%	5,312
Barnwell	49%	3,620	46.6%	3,808	49.0%	310	4.0%	0	0.0%	14	0.2%	22	0.3%	7,774
Beaufort	41%	13,532	40.8%	17,575	53.0%	1,838	5.5%	0	0.0%	131	0.4%	86	0.3%	33,162
Berkeley	34%	13,358	40.2%	17,691	53.2%	1,922	5.8%	0	0.0%	131	0.4%	140	0.4%	33,242
Calhoun	53%	2,716	48.5%	2,520	45.0%	316	5.6%	0	0.0%	27	0.5%	19	0.3%	5,598
Charleston	42%	43,571	45.1%	48,675	50.3%	3,514	3.6%	0	0.0%	503	0.5%	425	0.4%	96,688
Cherokee	37%	5,821	42.7%	6,689	49.0%	1,064	7.8%	0	0.0%	35	0.3%	30	0.2%	13,639
Chester	38%	5,108	56.3%	3,157	34.8%	758	8.4%	0	0.0%	23	0.3%	26	0.3%	9,072
Chesterfield	35%	5,734	54.3%	4,028	38.1%	768	7.3%	0	0.0%	17	0.2%	22	0.2%	10,569
Clarendon	45%	5,930	58.1%	3,841	37.7%	395	3.9%	0	0.0%	18	0.2%	14	0.1%	10,198
Colleton	39%	5,329	51.2%	4,462	42.9%	550	5.3%	0	0.0%	32	0.3%	28	0.3%	10,401
Darlington	38%	8,943	49.2%	8,220	45.2%	898	4.9%	0	0.0%	70	0.4%	63	0.3%	18,194
Dillon	34%	3,992	56.5%	2,774	39.3%	275	3.9%	0	0.0%	12	0.2%	8	0.1%	7,061
Dorchester	42%	9,931	36.8%	15,283	56.6%	1,591	5.9%	0	0.0%	104	0.4%	78	0.3%	26,987
Edgefield	46%	3,576	47.8%	3,640	48.6%	244	3.3%	0	0.0%	13	0.2%	13	0.2%	7,486
Fairfield	45%	4,719	63.1%	2,414	32.3%	284	3.8%	0	0.0%	27	0.4%	32	0.4%	7,476
Florence	41%	15,804	43.8%	18,490	51.3%	1,563	4.3%	0	0.0%	139	0.4%	74	0.2%	36,070
Georgetown	43%	8,298	50.7%	7,023	42.9%	950	5.8%	0	0.0%	44	0.3%	37	0.2%	16,352
Greenville	45%	41,605	34.5%	71,210	59.1%	6,761	5.6%	0	0.0%	479	0.4%	365	0.3%	120,420
Greenwood	38%	8,193	45.1%	8,865	48.8%	985	5.4%	0	0.0%	51	0.3%	69	0.4%	18,163
Hampton	51%	4,828	66.0%	2,111	28.9%	344	4.7%	0	0.0%	15	0.2%	19	0.3%	7,317
Horry	40%	23,722	43.4%	26,159	47.9%	4,446	8.1%	0	0.0%	164	0.3%	162	0.3%	54,653
Jasper	49%	4,053	62.7%	2,024	31.3%	348	5.4%	0	0.0%	29	0.4%	14	0.2%	6,468
Kershaw	45%	6,764	41.4%	8,513	52.1%	996	6.1%	0	0.0%	58	0.4%	23	0.1%	16,354
Lancaster	41%	8,752	48.7%	7,544	42.0%	1,598	8.9%	0	0.0%	31	0.2%	32	0.2%	17,957
Laurens	34%	7,055	42.6%	8,057	48.7%	1,341	8.1%	0	0.0%	46	0.3%	48	0.3%	16,547
Lee	42%	3,588	60.7%	1,973	33.4%	320	5.4%	0	0.0%	16	0.3%	11	0.2%	5,908
Lexington	43%	18,907	30.1%	39,658	63.2%	3,703	5.9%	0	0.0%	301	0.5%	151	0.2%	62,720
Marion	42%	6,359	60.8%	3,595	34.4%	356	3.4%	0	0.0%	17	0.2%	124	1.2%	10,451
Marlboro	38%	5,348	66.6%	2,148	26.8%	494	6.2%	0	0.0%	20	0.2%	17	0.2%	8,027
McCormick	42%	1,858	59.5%	1,104	35.4%	148	4.7%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	10	0.3%	3,123
Newberry	43%	4,804	42.8%	5,670	50.5%	682	6.1%	0	0.0%	39	0.3%	37	0.3%	11,232
Oconee	42%	7,398	37.1%	10,503	52.6%	1,961	9.8%	0	0.0%	52	0.3%	38	0.2%	19,952
Orangeburg	47%	18,610	61.4%	10,494	34.6%	1,112	3.7%	0	0.0%	61	0.2%	38	0.1%	30,315
Pickens	34%	8,369	30.0%	17,151	61.5%	2,211	7.9%	0	0.0%	94	0.3%	75	0.3%	27,900
Richland	41%	52,222	54.8%	39,092	41.1%	3,158	3.3%	0	0.0%	505	0.5%	253	0.3%	95,230
Saluda	42%	2,486	43.6%	2,825	49.6%	371	6.5%	0	0.0%	8	0.1%	10	0.2%	5,700
Spartanburg	37%	26,814	39.9%	35,972	53.5%	3,885	5.8%	0	0.0%	297	0.4%	228	0.3%	67,196
Sumter	34%	12,198	48.0%	12,080	47.6%	933	3.7%	0	0.0%	120	0.5%	61	0.2%	25,392
Union	44%	5,407	53.8%	3,855	38.3%	749	7.4%	0	0.0%	15	0.1%	29	0.3%	10,055
Williamsburg	44%	6,987	61.5%	3,957	34.8%	375	3.3%	0	0.0%	19	0.2%	19	0.2%	11,357
York	38%	16,873	39.7%	22,222	52.3%	3,173	7.5%	0	0.0%	146	0.3%	109	0.3%	42,523
TOTAL	41%	504,051	43.9%	573,458	49.9%	64,386	5.6%	0	0.0%	4,271	0.4%	3,291	0.3%	1,149,457

1996 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in SC

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1996 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Bill Clinton* (D)		Robert Dole (R)		Ross Perot (Reform)		Ralph Nader (Green)		Harry Browne (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Sanford-R)	40%	74,150	38.4%	107,221	55.6%							11,491	6.0%	192,862
District 02 (Spence-R)	43%	90,871	41.5%	117,261	53.6%							10,827	4.9%	218,959
District 03 (Graham-R)	39%	71,755	38.7%	100,390	54.2%							13,220	7.1%	185,365
District 04 (Inglis-R)	41%	74,208	37.6%	111,699	56.6%							11,496	5.8%	197,403
District 05 (Spratt-D)	39%	82,203	46.4%	83,273	47.0%							11,827	6.7%	177,303
District 06 (Clyburn-D)	41%	113,096	65.7%	53,614	31.1%							5,525	3.2%	172,235

1996 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,493	49.2%
Robert Dole (R)	3,054	43.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	537	7.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,100
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	14,314	33.2%
Robert Dole (R)	26,539	61.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,984	4.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	154	0.4%
Other	83	0.2%
TOTAL	43,074
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 21

1996 President, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,222	67.9%
Robert Dole (R)	941	28.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	87	2.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	12	0.4%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,273
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -12

1996 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	17,460	38.1%
Robert Dole (R)	24,137	52.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	3,896	8.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	158	0.3%
Other	118	0.3%
TOTAL	45,769
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,380	63.6%
Robert Dole (R)	1,715	32.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	192	3.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	13	0.2%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,312
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -8

1996 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,620	46.6%
Robert Dole (R)	3,808	49.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	310	4.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	7,774
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	13,532	40.8%
Robert Dole (R)	17,575	53.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,838	5.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	131	0.4%
Other	86	0.3%
TOTAL	33,162
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	13,358	40.2%
Robert Dole (R)	17,691	53.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,922	5.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	131	0.4%
Other	140	0.4%
TOTAL	33,242
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 13

1996 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,716	48.5%
Robert Dole (R)	2,520	45.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	316	5.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	27	0.5%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	5,598
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	43,571	45.1%
Robert Dole (R)	48,675	50.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	3,514	3.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	503	0.5%
Other	425	0.4%
TOTAL	96,688
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	5,821	42.7%
Robert Dole (R)	6,689	49.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,064	7.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	35	0.3%
Other	30	0.2%
TOTAL	13,639
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	5,108	56.3%
Robert Dole (R)	3,157	34.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	758	8.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	23	0.3%
Other	26	0.3%
TOTAL	9,072
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -6

1996 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	5,734	54.3%
Robert Dole (R)	4,028	38.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	768	7.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	17	0.2%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	10,569
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -3

1996 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	5,930	58.1%
Robert Dole (R)	3,841	37.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	395	3.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	18	0.2%
Other	14	0.1%
TOTAL	10,198
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -3

1996 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	5,329	51.2%
Robert Dole (R)	4,462	42.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	550	5.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	32	0.3%
Other	28	0.3%
TOTAL	10,401
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	8,943	49.2%
Robert Dole (R)	8,220	45.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	898	4.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	70	0.4%
Other	63	0.3%
TOTAL	18,194
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,992	56.5%
Robert Dole (R)	2,774	39.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	275	3.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,061
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -1

1996 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	9,931	36.8%
Robert Dole (R)	15,283	56.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,591	5.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	104	0.4%
Other	78	0.3%
TOTAL	26,987
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 16

1996 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,576	47.8%
Robert Dole (R)	3,640	48.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	244	3.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	13	0.2%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	7,486
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,719	63.1%
Robert Dole (R)	2,414	32.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	284	3.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	27	0.4%
Other	32	0.4%
TOTAL	7,476
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -8

1996 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	15,804	43.8%
Robert Dole (R)	18,490	51.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,563	4.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	139	0.4%
Other	74	0.2%
TOTAL	36,070
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	8,298	50.7%
Robert Dole (R)	7,023	42.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	950	5.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	44	0.3%
Other	37	0.2%
TOTAL	16,352
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	41,605	34.5%
Robert Dole (R)	71,210	59.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	6,761	5.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	479	0.4%
Other	365	0.3%
TOTAL	120,420
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 18

1996 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	8,193	45.1%
Robert Dole (R)	8,865	48.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	985	5.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	51	0.3%
Other	69	0.4%
TOTAL	18,163
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,828	66.0%
Robert Dole (R)	2,111	28.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	344	4.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	15	0.2%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	7,317
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -12

1996 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	23,722	43.4%
Robert Dole (R)	26,159	47.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	4,446	8.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	164	0.3%
Other	162	0.3%
TOTAL	54,653
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,053	62.7%
Robert Dole (R)	2,024	31.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	348	5.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	29	0.4%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,468
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -9

1996 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	6,764	41.4%
Robert Dole (R)	8,513	52.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	996	6.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	58	0.4%
Other	23	0.1%
TOTAL	16,354
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	8,752	48.7%
Robert Dole (R)	7,544	42.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,598	8.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	31	0.2%
Other	32	0.2%
TOTAL	17,957
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1996 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	7,055	42.6%
Robert Dole (R)	8,057	48.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,341	8.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	46	0.3%
Other	48	0.3%
TOTAL	16,547
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,588	60.7%
Robert Dole (R)	1,973	33.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	320	5.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	16	0.3%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,908
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -7

1996 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	18,907	30.1%
Robert Dole (R)	39,658	63.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	3,703	5.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	301	0.5%
Other	151	0.2%
TOTAL	62,720
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 23

1996 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,858	59.5%
Robert Dole (R)	1,104	35.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	148	4.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Other	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,123
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	6,359	60.8%
Robert Dole (R)	3,595	34.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	356	3.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	17	0.2%
Other	124	1.2%
TOTAL	10,451
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -6

1996 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	5,348	66.6%
Robert Dole (R)	2,148	26.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	494	6.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	20	0.2%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	8,027
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -14

1996 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,804	42.8%
Robert Dole (R)	5,670	50.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	682	6.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	39	0.3%
Other	37	0.3%
TOTAL	11,232
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	7,398	37.1%
Robert Dole (R)	10,503	52.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,961	9.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	52	0.3%
Other	38	0.2%
TOTAL	19,952
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	18,610	61.4%
Robert Dole (R)	10,494	34.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,112	3.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	61	0.2%
Other	38	0.1%
TOTAL	30,315
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -6

1996 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	8,369	30.0%
Robert Dole (R)	17,151	61.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	2,211	7.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	94	0.3%
Other	75	0.3%
TOTAL	27,900
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 21

1996 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	52,222	54.8%
Robert Dole (R)	39,092	41.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	3,158	3.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	505	0.5%
Other	253	0.3%
TOTAL	95,230
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 0

1996 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,486	43.6%
Robert Dole (R)	2,825	49.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	371	6.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	5,700
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1996 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	26,814	39.9%
Robert Dole (R)	35,972	53.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	3,885	5.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	297	0.4%
Other	228	0.3%
TOTAL	67,196
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1996 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	12,198	48.0%
Robert Dole (R)	12,080	47.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	933	3.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	120	0.5%
Other	61	0.2%
TOTAL	25,392
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	5,407	53.8%
Robert Dole (R)	3,855	38.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	749	7.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	15	0.1%
Other	29	0.3%
TOTAL	10,055
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	6,987	61.5%
Robert Dole (R)	3,957	34.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	375	3.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	19	0.2%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	11,357
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -6

1996 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	16,873	39.7%
Robert Dole (R)	22,222	52.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	3,173	7.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	146	0.3%
Other	109	0.3%
TOTAL	42,523
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 12

* incumbent