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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA The Democratic nominee for president did not receive less than 91% of the vote in any election from 1900 to 1944.

The Democratic nominee for president did not receive less than 91% of the vote in any election from 1900 to 1944

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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN SOUTH

CAROLINAThe Democratic nominee for

president did not receive less than 91% of the vote in any election

from 1900 to 1944.

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1944-1968

1944: Roosevelt (D) 87.6, Dewey (R) 4.5 1948: Thurmond (States Rights D) 72.1 1952: Stevenson (D) 51, Independents for

Eisenhower 46.6, Eisenhower (R) 2.9 1956: Stevenson (D) 45, Byrd (I) 29, Eisenhower

25.2 1960: Kennedy (D) 51.2, Nixon (R) 48.8 1964: Goldwater (R) 59, Johnson (D) 41 1968: Nixon (R) 38, Wallace (I) 32, Humphrey (D) 30

In 1948, the third party candidate won. In 1952 and 1956, the third party candidate beat the

Republican. In 1968, the third party candidate beat the Democrat.

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1972-present:Presidential Republicanism

1972: Nixon (R) 71, McGovern (D) 28 1976: Carter (D) 56, Ford (R) 43 (last D to win SC) 1980: Reagan (R) 49.5, Carter (D) 48, Anderson (I) 1.6 1984: Reagan (R) 64, Mondale (D) 36 1988: Bush (R) 61, Dukakis (D) 38 1992: Bush (R) 48, Clinton (D) 40, Perot (I) 11 1996: Dole (R) 50, Clinton (D) 44, Perot (I) 6 2000: Bush (R) 57, Gore (D) 41 2004: Bush (R) 58, Kerry (D) 41 2008: McCain (R) 54, Obama (D) 45 2012: Romney (R) 55, Obama (D) 44