2012 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	Barack Obama* (D)		Mitt Romney (R)		Gary Johnson (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Abbeville	55%	4,543	42.6%	5,981	56.0%	71	0.7%	76	0.7%	10,671
Aiken	56%	25,322	36.0%	44,042	62.6%	624	0.9%	375	0.5%	70,363
Allendale	54%	3,297	79.2%	838	20.1%	9	0.2%	19	0.5%	4,163
Anderson	50%	22,405	31.0%	48,709	67.5%	717	1.0%	381	0.5%	72,212
Bamberg	57%	4,624	67.2%	2,194	31.9%	34	0.5%	30	0.4%	6,882
Barnwell	60%	5,188	52.3%	4,659	47.0%	43	0.4%	33	0.3%	9,923
Beaufort	55%	29,848	40.7%	42,687	58.2%	503	0.7%	259	0.4%	73,297
Berkeley	48%	28,542	41.9%	38,475	56.4%	757	1.1%	421	0.6%	68,195
Calhoun	67%	4,045	51.6%	3,707	47.3%	37	0.5%	45	0.6%	7,834
Charleston	56%	81,487	50.4%	77,629	48.0%	1,854	1.1%	737	0.5%	161,707
Cherokee	49%	7,231	34.8%	13,314	64.1%	117	0.6%	111	0.5%	20,773
Chester	57%	7,891	54.8%	6,367	44.2%	81	0.6%	68	0.5%	14,407
Chesterfield	48%	7,958	48.0%	8,490	51.2%	59	0.4%	87	0.5%	16,594
Clarendon	61%	9,091	55.8%	7,071	43.4%	57	0.3%	73	0.4%	16,292
Colleton	58%	8,475	49.6%	8,443	49.4%	84	0.5%	84	0.5%	17,086
Darlington	59%	15,457	51.3%	14,434	47.9%	137	0.5%	122	0.4%	30,150
Dillon	57%	7,523	57.7%	5,427	41.6%	23	0.2%	62	0.5%	13,035
Dorchester	55%	23,445	41.2%	32,531	57.2%	546	1.0%	333	0.6%	56,855
Edgefield	55%	4,967	42.9%	6,512	56.2%	64	0.6%	43	0.4%	11,586
Fairfield	65%	7,777	65.4%	3,999	33.6%	67	0.6%	52	0.4%	11,895
Florence	56%	28,614	49.2%	28,961	49.8%	290	0.5%	257	0.4%	58,122
Georgetown	65%	14,163	45.7%	16,526	53.4%	187	0.6%	89	0.3%	30,965
Greenville	54%	68,070	35.2%	121,685	63.0%	2,282	1.2%	1,152	0.6%	193,189
Greenwood	54%	11,972	41.8%	16,348	57.0%	207	0.7%	145	0.5%	28,672
Hampton	59%	5,834	63.4%	3,312	36.0%	35	0.4%	25	0.3%	9,206
Horry	49%	38,885	34.6%	72,127	64.2%	907	0.8%	474	0.4%	112,393
Jasper	51%	5,757	57.4%	4,169	41.6%	43	0.4%	52	0.5%	10,021
Kershaw	59%	11,259	40.3%	16,324	58.4%	214	0.8%	149	0.5%	27,946
Lancaster	53%	13,419	40.5%	19,333	58.3%	261	0.8%	131	0.4%	33,144
Laurens	49%	10,318	40.6%	14,746	58.0%	178	0.7%	174	0.7%	25,416
Lee	61%	5,977	67.1%	2,832	31.8%	42	0.5%	56	0.6%	8,907
Lexington	55%	34,148	30.3%	76,662	68.1%	1,176	1.0%	637	0.6%	112,623
Marion	61%	9,688	64.6%	5,164	34.5%	35	0.2%	99	0.7%	14,986
Marlboro	44%	6,100	61.9%	3,676	37.3%	45	0.5%	32	0.3%	9,853
McCormick	60%	2,653	51.4%	2,467	47.8%	21	0.4%	19	0.4%	5,160
Newberry	56%	6,913	42.3%	9,260	56.6%	89	0.5%	89	0.5%	16,351
Oconee	52%	8,550	27.9%	21,611	70.5%	296	1.0%	209	0.7%	30,666
Orangeburg	62%	30,720	71.4%	12,022	27.9%	143	0.3%	156	0.4%	43,041
Pickens	47%	11,156	24.5%	33,474	73.5%	568	1.2%	351	0.8%	45,549
Richland	53%	103,989	65.3%	53,105	33.4%	1,001	0.6%	1,059	0.7%	159,154
Saluda	56%	3,328	38.9%	5,135	60.0%	58	0.7%	43	0.5%	8,564
Spartanburg	49%	41,461	37.7%	66,969	60.9%	915	0.8%	561	0.5%	109,906
Sumter	59%	27,589	58.3%	19,274	40.7%	202	0.4%	244	0.5%	47,309
Union	57%	5,796	46.2%	6,584	52.5%	71	0.6%	90	0.7%	12,541
Williamsburg	63%	11,335	69.5%	4,824	29.6%	41	0.3%	104	0.6%	16,304
York	56%	39,131	39.0%	59,546	59.4%	1,130	1.1%	403	0.4%	100,210
TOTAL	54%	865,941	44.1%	1,071,645	54.6%	16,321	0.8%	10,211	0.5%	1,964,118

2012 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 2012 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Barack Obama* (D)		Mitt Romney (R)		Gary Johnson (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Scott-R)	58%	119,833	40.1%	174,391	58.4%			4,627	1.5%	298,851
District 02 (Wilson-R)	54%	101,354	36.6%	171,829	62.0%			4,100	1.5%	277,283
District 03 (Duncan-R)	51%	89,439	33.9%	170,084	64.5%			3,971	1.5%	263,494
District 04 (Gowdy-R)	54%	99,359	36.2%	170,623	62.2%			4,488	1.6%	274,470
District 05 (Mulvaney-R)	57%	124,561	43.4%	158,537	55.3%			3,658	1.3%	286,756
District 06 (Clyburn-D)	55%	206,857	73.0%	73,588	26.0%			2,836	1.0%	283,281
District 07 (Rice-R)	54%	124,601	44.5%	152,577	54.5%			2,853	1.0%	280,031

2012 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,543	42.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,981	56.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	71	0.7%
Other	76	0.7%
TOTAL	10,671
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	25,322	36.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	44,042	62.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	624	0.9%
Other	375	0.5%
TOTAL	70,363
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,297	79.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	838	20.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Other	19	0.5%
TOTAL	4,163
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -34 Diff (US): -27

2012 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	22,405	31.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	48,709	67.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	717	1.0%
Other	381	0.5%
TOTAL	72,212
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,624	67.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,194	31.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	34	0.5%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	6,882
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -15

2012 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	5,188	52.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,659	47.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	43	0.4%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	9,923
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	29,848	40.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	42,687	58.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	503	0.7%
Other	259	0.4%
TOTAL	73,297
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	28,542	41.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	38,475	56.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	757	1.1%
Other	421	0.6%
TOTAL	68,195
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,045	51.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,707	47.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	37	0.5%
Other	45	0.6%
TOTAL	7,834
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	81,487	50.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	77,629	48.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	1,854	1.1%
Other	737	0.5%
TOTAL	161,707
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	7,231	34.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	13,314	64.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	117	0.6%
Other	111	0.5%
TOTAL	20,773
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	7,891	54.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	6,367	44.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	81	0.6%
Other	68	0.5%
TOTAL	14,407
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	7,958	48.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	8,490	51.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	59	0.4%
Other	87	0.5%
TOTAL	16,594
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	9,091	55.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	7,071	43.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	57	0.3%
Other	73	0.4%
TOTAL	16,292
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -4

2012 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	8,475	49.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	8,443	49.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	84	0.5%
Other	84	0.5%
TOTAL	17,086
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	15,457	51.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	14,434	47.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	137	0.5%
Other	122	0.4%
TOTAL	30,150
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	7,523	57.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,427	41.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	23	0.2%
Other	62	0.5%
TOTAL	13,035
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	23,445	41.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	32,531	57.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	546	1.0%
Other	333	0.6%
TOTAL	56,855
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,967	42.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	6,512	56.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	64	0.6%
Other	43	0.4%
TOTAL	11,586
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	7,777	65.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,999	33.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	67	0.6%
Other	52	0.4%
TOTAL	11,895
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -14

2012 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	28,614	49.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	28,961	49.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	290	0.5%
Other	257	0.4%
TOTAL	58,122
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	14,163	45.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	16,526	53.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	187	0.6%
Other	89	0.3%
TOTAL	30,965
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	68,070	35.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	121,685	63.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	2,282	1.2%
Other	1,152	0.6%
TOTAL	193,189
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	11,972	41.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	16,348	57.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	207	0.7%
Other	145	0.5%
TOTAL	28,672
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	5,834	63.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,312	36.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	35	0.4%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	9,206
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -11

2012 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	38,885	34.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	72,127	64.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	907	0.8%
Other	474	0.4%
TOTAL	112,393
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	5,757	57.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,169	41.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	43	0.4%
Other	52	0.5%
TOTAL	10,021
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	11,259	40.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	16,324	58.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	214	0.8%
Other	149	0.5%
TOTAL	27,946
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	13,419	40.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	19,333	58.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	261	0.8%
Other	131	0.4%
TOTAL	33,144
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	10,318	40.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	14,746	58.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	178	0.7%
Other	174	0.7%
TOTAL	25,416
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	5,977	67.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,832	31.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	42	0.5%
Other	56	0.6%
TOTAL	8,907
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -15

2012 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	34,148	30.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	76,662	68.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	1,176	1.0%
Other	637	0.6%
TOTAL	112,623
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 21

2012 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,653	51.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,467	47.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	21	0.4%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	5,160
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	9,688	64.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,164	34.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	35	0.2%
Other	99	0.7%
TOTAL	14,986
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -13

2012 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	6,100	61.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,676	37.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	45	0.5%
Other	32	0.3%
TOTAL	9,853
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -10

2012 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	6,913	42.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	9,260	56.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	89	0.5%
Other	89	0.5%
TOTAL	16,351
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	8,550	27.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	21,611	70.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	296	1.0%
Other	209	0.7%
TOTAL	30,666
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	30,720	71.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	12,022	27.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	143	0.3%
Other	156	0.4%
TOTAL	43,041
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -19

2012 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	11,156	24.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	33,474	73.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	568	1.2%
Other	351	0.8%
TOTAL	45,549
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	103,989	65.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	53,105	33.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	1,001	0.6%
Other	1,059	0.7%
TOTAL	159,154
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -14

2012 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,328	38.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,135	60.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	58	0.7%
Other	43	0.5%
TOTAL	8,564
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	41,461	37.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	66,969	60.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	915	0.8%
Other	561	0.5%
TOTAL	109,906
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	27,589	58.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	19,274	40.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	202	0.4%
Other	244	0.5%
TOTAL	47,309
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	5,796	46.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	6,584	52.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	71	0.6%
Other	90	0.7%
TOTAL	12,541
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	11,335	69.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,824	29.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	41	0.3%
Other	104	0.6%
TOTAL	16,304
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -18

2012 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	39,131	39.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	59,546	59.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	1,130	1.1%
Other	403	0.4%
TOTAL	100,210
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

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