Who won South Carolina in the 1880 presidential election?

Hancock (Democratic) carried South Carolina in 1880, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1880?

South Carolina cast 7 electoral votes in the 1880 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1880?

No. South Carolina backed Hancock, while James A. Garfield won the presidency nationally.

Gilded AgeSC · 7 EV

1880

South Carolina: Hancock carries 7 EV.

South Carolina cast its 7 electoral votes for Hancock (Democratic). National winner: James A. Garfield (Republican) — South Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1880 result in South Carolina

South Carolina backed Hancock (Democratic) in the 1880 presidential election, casting 7 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: James A. Garfield (Republican) won nationally, while South Carolina had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped South Carolina away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 3 cycles. South Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Georgia and North Carolina broke the same way in 1880. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, South Carolina has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 28 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.

Nationally, James A. Garfield finished with 214 of the 369 electoral votes to Winfield Scott Hancock's 155. James A. Garfield led the national popular vote with 48.31% of the ballots cast.

The 1880 national map

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