Donald J. Trump won South Carolina with 58.2% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 2,548,140 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 17.9 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in South Carolina that is loaded, the margin moved 6.2 points toward Republicans.
South Carolina leans Republican by 16.6 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
South Carolina voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 6 of 13 presidential elections from 1976 to 2024. On average its margin sat 14.4 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 2,548,140 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 64.7% of the 3,939,065 citizens aged 18 and over in South Carolina.