Election 2004 Results
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2004 presidential election in South Carolina
George W. Bush (Republican) beat John Kerry (Democrat) in South Carolina in 2004, 58.0% to 40.9%, a margin of 17.1 points and 276,305 votes.
South Carolina voted 14.6 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+2.5.
The Republican hold continued from 2000, when George W. Bush also won.
Republicans led in 31 of the 46 counties and Democrats in 15. The largest, Greenville, cast 168,833 votes and went to the Republican by 33.2 points. The closest was Chester, where 8 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush won | Republican | 937,974 | 58.0% |
| John Kerry | Democratic | 661,669 | 40.9% |
| All other candidates | 18,057 | 1.1% | |
| Total | 1,617,700 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 55,347 32.8% | 111,481 66.0% | 2,005 | 168,833 | R+33.2 |
| Charleston | 63,758 46.8% | 70,297 51.6% | 2,261 | 136,316 | R+4.8 |
| Richland | 76,283 57.0% | 56,212 42.0% | 1,306 | 133,801 | D+15.0 |
| Spartanburg | 33,633 34.8% | 62,004 64.1% | 1,121 | 96,758 | R+29.3 |
| Lexington | 25,393 27.2% | 67,132 71.9% | 907 | 93,432 | R+44.7 |
| Horry | 29,547 36.3% | 50,447 62.0% | 1,353 | 81,347 | R+25.7 |
| York | 24,226 34.5% | 45,234 64.5% | 721 | 70,181 | R+29.9 |
| Anderson | 20,697 32.0% | 43,355 67.0% | 670 | 64,722 | R+35.0 |
| Aiken | 19,799 33.3% | 39,077 65.7% | 616 | 59,492 | R+32.4 |
| Beaufort | 21,505 38.9% | 33,331 60.3% | 399 | 55,235 | R+21.4 |
| Berkeley | 20,142 38.0% | 32,104 60.6% | 691 | 52,937 | R+22.6 |
| Florence | 21,442 43.3% | 27,689 55.9% | 414 | 49,545 | R+12.6 |
| Dorchester | 14,733 35.7% | 26,006 62.9% | 578 | 41,317 | R+27.3 |
| Pickens | 10,287 25.4% | 29,759 73.5% | 464 | 40,510 | R+48.1 |
| Orangeburg | 24,698 65.7% | 12,695 33.8% | 171 | 37,564 | D+32.0 |
| Sumter | 18,695 50.5% | 18,074 48.8% | 234 | 37,003 | D+1.7 |
| Oconee | 8,395 30.5% | 18,811 68.3% | 326 | 27,532 | R+37.8 |
| Darlington | 11,829 46.5% | 13,416 52.7% | 209 | 25,454 | R+6.2 |
| Laurens | 9,205 38.6% | 14,466 60.7% | 158 | 23,829 | R+22.1 |
| Georgetown | 10,602 44.9% | 12,606 53.4% | 385 | 23,593 | R+8.5 |
| Greenwood | 8,954 38.2% | 14,264 60.8% | 224 | 23,442 | R+22.7 |
| Kershaw | 8,515 37.2% | 14,160 61.8% | 240 | 22,915 | R+24.6 |
| Lancaster | 7,631 36.7% | 12,916 62.1% | 267 | 20,814 | R+25.4 |
| Cherokee | 6,466 34.6% | 12,090 64.6% | 158 | 18,714 | R+30.1 |
| Colleton | 6,699 47.5% | 7,264 51.5% | 143 | 14,106 | R+4.0 |
| Chesterfield | 6,729 47.9% | 7,252 51.6% | 68 | 14,049 | R+3.7 |
| Williamsburg | 9,044 65.0% | 4,795 34.5% | 79 | 13,918 | D+30.5 |
| Marion | 7,767 57.5% | 5,589 41.4% | 151 | 13,507 | D+16.1 |
| Clarendon | 7,087 53.7% | 6,061 45.9% | 52 | 13,200 | D+7.8 |
| Newberry | 4,483 36.1% | 7,654 61.7% | 272 | 12,409 | R+25.6 |
| Union | 5,236 43.9% | 6,592 55.2% | 106 | 11,934 | R+11.4 |
| Chester | 5,790 49.4% | 5,798 49.4% | 141 | 11,729 | R+0.1 |
| Abbeville | 4,389 44.2% | 5,436 54.8% | 100 | 9,925 | R+10.5 |
| Edgefield | 4,051 41.6% | 5,611 57.6% | 84 | 9,746 | R+16.0 |
| Fairfield | 5,764 61.1% | 3,531 37.4% | 140 | 9,435 | D+23.7 |
| Dillon | 4,832 52.3% | 4,301 46.6% | 102 | 9,235 | D+5.7 |
| Barnwell | 3,982 45.8% | 4,606 53.0% | 97 | 8,685 | R+7.2 |
| Marlboro | 4,984 58.2% | 3,423 40.0% | 153 | 8,560 | D+18.2 |
| Hampton | 4,832 60.3% | 3,097 38.6% | 87 | 8,016 | D+21.6 |
| Lee | 4,960 62.8% | 2,901 36.7% | 37 | 7,898 | D+26.1 |
| Saluda | 3,001 39.6% | 4,537 59.9% | 40 | 7,578 | R+20.3 |
| Calhoun | 3,393 49.0% | 3,448 49.8% | 78 | 6,919 | R+0.8 |
| Jasper | 3,840 56.1% | 2,933 42.8% | 73 | 6,846 | D+13.2 |
| Bamberg | 3,841 63.6% | 2,138 35.4% | 57 | 6,036 | D+28.2 |
| McCormick | 2,648 51.7% | 2,396 46.8% | 78 | 5,122 | D+4.9 |
| Allendale | 2,565 71.4% | 985 27.4% | 41 | 3,591 | D+44.0 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
South Carolina in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+17.9 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+11.7 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+14.3 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+10.5 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+9.0 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+17.1 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+16.0 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+5.8 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+8.1 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+23.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+28.0 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+1.2 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+13.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+42.7 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+8.5 |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+17.8 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+2.5 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+20.2 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1948 | Strom Thurmond (other) | |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+83.2 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+91.3 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+97.1 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+96.1 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+82.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+94.4 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+92.1 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+94.3 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+94.8 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+87.9 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+90.7 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+86.1 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+71.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+58.6 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+65.1 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+51.8 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+31.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+0.5 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+52.0 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+15.9 |