Who won South Carolina in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried South Carolina in 1912, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1912?

South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1912?

Yes. South Carolina backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraSC · 9 EV

1912

South Carolina: Wilson carries 9 EV.

South Carolina cast its 9 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — South Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in South Carolina, 1912

In 1912, South Carolina awarded its 9 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. That placed South Carolina with the eventual winner: Woodrow Wilson went on to take the presidency, and South Carolina was part of his column.

South Carolina stayed in the Democratic column for the 9th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1880. South Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Georgia and North Carolina broke the same way in 1912. 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 Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

Nationally, Woodrow Wilson finished with 435 of the 531 electoral votes to Theodore Roosevelt's 88. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 41.84% of the ballots cast.

The 1912 national map

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